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j f j i q orewino minus r author believes its heyer to early to teach children to read taught themselves explained parkes of the purpose of her books she said this notonly builds a sense of confidence in children but also helps busy parents and caregivers her books come in a set of eight enti- tied tiny bdoksfor liny hands level 1 each book isa differentcolour and uses that colour to emphasize sounds and words for example blue ball blue box each page focuses on a single con- cept with one picture and only a few words below to explain it the laminat ed board books are short in story length and designed for little hands to hold s by sarah parker- staff writer f necessity is the mother of inven tion then melanie parkes certainly knows how to turn need into a deed and a profitable business thirty years ago when parkes now a nursery school ownerteacher in queensyille taught kindergarten she afouhd thatmany of her young students tcreadyieadbutjnonepfjhe then i wondered if fouryearolds available readers were suitable for five- yearroids s i r couldreadguess what they read y readingwas not yet part of the- r aswllis fiveyearolds kindergarten curriculum and education x consultants told parkes thatfiveyear then 1 thought kbet- j olds were not capable of readingparkes had a hunch they were wrong she had an idea and quickly stapled together atbook of simple wordsand l pictures made from newsprint and con- struction paper and stood back to watch threeyearolds can read melanie parkes authorteacher the results its amazing to see little kids all read- could read said parkesguess what 1 y theyreadasweuasfiveyearbldsthen parkes has had tremendous reading k i thought i bet wreeyearoldscan success with her preschoolers most of v v read j j t- whom leave her care for kindergarten she was right parkes con- witha reading level- zv x touedwimliefbdoksfnaking them j can nestly say every kid m my wimbristolnboardiarida bookbinding nursery school is a reader f tmstzah macnihevandusedtheniinher own bss u ti p x somerville w k i v j j kids preschool out of her home in frhilhwvehnnirvrallfttf she looks after c rhilary an executive on bay street runs the publishing side see never page 21 re visi f o tit sh o wroom s2ws lv oan h s 1 0 interest total payments 599500 plus laxes refinished beyond compare 158 main street 9054749677 9 piece plantation style shield back dining room suite buffet hutch banded pedestal table 6 shield back chairs i if tv is isv5