For adults · Nonfiction
The Read-Aloud Handbook
Jim Trelease
About the book
A guide for parents and teachers on the benefits of reading aloud to children, with practical advice and a recommended list.
Reading notes
For adults; later editions have been revised and updated.
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Book details
- Author
- Jim Trelease
- First published
- 1982
- Suggested ages
- For adults (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Adult reader
- Topics
- reading aloud, literacy
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780143037392 · Penguin (Non-Classics), July 25, 2006
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
Metadata verified against Open Library on 2026-11-11. Other editions and formats exist; ISBNs differ by edition.
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