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The benefit of books

Stephen Bray Stephen Bray
Sunday 22 April 2012

The Harry Potter series of has encouraged children and their parents to actually read books.  

harry-potter-books.jpgBecause the book comes out before the film, there is competition between children to be first and hence read rather than have to wait to watch.  This is a major result for education and a generation of children may have cause to thank authoress J K Rowling.

Reading brings multiple benefits, it encourages imagination as the reader superimposes his own impression and images on the written words. The fact that a subsequent film director may bring a different view simply complements the reader's initial impression and encourages them in their interpretation of future episodes.

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