Books bound to help teens, kindergartners

Fifteen years ago, teachers Andy Anderson and her husband, Frank, devised a project that would bring their students—separated in age by 13 years—together. Books have been the tie that binds Frank’s high school seniors, teenagers nearing graduation and adulthood, to Andy’s kindergartners, children completing their first year of school. It starts with the seniors writing papers on the importance of reading early and often in life. After writing the papers, the seniors pair up to write original children’s stories. They also illustrate and bind them, and develop a lesson or activity to go along with the books. The culmination comes in mid-April, when the seniors take a field trip to the elementary schools. Once there, they read their books to the kindergartners and participate in the activity with them. Read more of this article from the Bradenton Herald of Florida.