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Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Beatrix Potter Story.
Life Lesson #31 – Learn To Read Well.
Have you read a good book lately? Well, if you have, there is a special lady who would be happy to know it because ever since she was a little girl, reading has been very important to her! Barbara thought of the books she read as exciting adventures with handsome princes, evil queens, or wicked pirates searching for treasure. Barbara never got tired of reading.
When she grew up, Barbara married a young man named George Herbert Walker Bush who later became the forty-first President of the United States. That made Barbara the “first lady,” and she took that opportunity to share her message with people all over the world about how important learning to read is! Later, her oldest son, George W. Bush became President!
Barbara has this advice to give boys and girls everywhere. She says, “Turn off the TV once in a while and put down your video games. Pick up a good book. You won’t be able to put it down once you get started.” She also says, “Pay attention in school when the teacher is teaching you how to spell, how to read, and how to write. If some of your classmates are having a tough time, help them and never laugh at them. And please,” she says, “don’t forget your little brothers and sisters…take the time to share a storybook with them, and you will be giving them a gift that will last all their lives—good reading habits.” Many years ago, Barbara Bush formed the Barbara Bush Foundation all for the purpose of helping others learn to read. Barbara Bush became a HERO!
– Jim Lord