Top 10 Reasons to Read, Read, Read
1. Reading helps you become an interesting
person. (Impress your friends, dates and future in-laws!)
2. Reading helps you learn how to write
correctly. (Make your grandmother happy
when she reads your well-written thank-you
notes.)
3. Read
ing develops your imagination. (Write
terrific stories for school, cook up funny ideas
for friends.)
4. Reading entertains you. (No more long
boring car rides, waits in the dentist’s office, or
too long summer vacations when you can’t
think of anything to do.)
5. Reading teaches you about things
unfamiliar to you. (Write A+ reports for
school, impress your friends, and earn big
prizes on TV game shows!)
6. Reading takes you to places you have
never visited. (Read about actors on
Broadway, bullfighters in Spain, and
astronauts in space.)
7. Reading takes you to times you’ve never
experienced. (Spend a week in Colonial
times, or experience the burial ceremony of an
Egyptian king.)
8. Reading introduces you to people you’ve
never met. (Find out how the Japanese live
or what an NFL football player’s practice is
like.)
9. Reading introduces you to new ideas.
(Some scientists believe that time isn’t linear.)
10. Reading is FUN! (Laugh out loud! Gasp in
disbelief! Feel your heart beating in suspense!
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