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Literacy, Children's Author & Eco-Resources

-- Quote of the Day -- "In today's world, some 774 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 721 million children are out of school and many more attend irregularly or drop out; and literate environments with access to reading material and suitable publications are lacking, with the result that neo-literates cannot sustain their skills." ~ Kochiro Matsuura, Director-Generalof UNESCO (Sept, 2007) -- Authors Read -- Doris Fisher is a popular children's author & has several books available ( One Odd Day, My Even Day, My Half Day, Happy Birthday to Whoo, Play with Your Food , & the Grammar Allstars series ). Regular listeners may remember Doris reading My Half Day on Sept 29, 2008 - she returned back on Dec 1st, 2008 to read from another book in that series: One Odd Day .– Today we will hear Doris read her book: My Even Day . To access today's broadcast simply click on the hyper-lin...