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Reading is funny! : motivating kids to read with riddles /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anderson, Dee
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : American Library Association, 2009.
Subjects:	School libraries > Activity programs > United States. Riddles, Juvenile. Wit and humor in education. Reading promotion > United States.

Table of Contents:

Bulletin boards that promote reading
Encouraging children to share riddles
Games to play with riddles
Using riddles for public relations
Sharing riddles through puppets
Do it yourself! : how to make up riddles and keep a riddle file
Laugh lines : riddles about literacy
Laughing at "our-shelves" : riddles about specific books
The loony library : riddles for loony library bulletin boards and games
Merry menagerie : riddles about animals and zoos
"'Hoppy' birthday!" : riddles about birthdays
Frightfully funny : riddles about creepy creatures
"'Hoppy' holidays!" : riddles for holidays and seasons
Fun(ny) and games : riddles about sports
Talking turnips : riddles for talking turnip bulletin boards, games, and story
Odds and ends : riddles about popular subjects.