Welcome to Guys Read
Welcome to Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys. Our mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.
Research shows that boys are having trouble reading, and that boys are getting worse at reading. No one is quite sure why. Some of the reasons are biological. Some of the reasons are sociological.
But the good news is that research also shows that boys will read — if they are given reading that interests them.
So the biggest part of this site is the collection of book titles below. These are books that guys have told us they like.
Our idea is to help guys become readers by helping them find texts they want to read.
Get in there and start looking around. There is a little something for everyone.
And please help guys out by recommending more of your guy-favorites.
Listening to books is reading too.
Audiobooks let readers explore stories they might not otherwise try to read.
Audiobooks help readers pronounce words and feel the pace of storytelling.
Audiobooks offer a way to enjoy a story in a different way.
Go to Guys Listen to find (and recommend) audiobooks guys like.
February 2010
Actual Size
Steve Jenkins
How big do you think a giant Gippsland worm is? Open up Actual Size and you will know. Crazy fun details of animals large and small . . . and really disgusting. But you never know when you might need to know the exact dimensions of the giant rat-and-bird-eating Goliath frog. Beautifully designed non-fiction.
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
Mac Barnett
A heart warming story about a boy and his whale. Wait a minute. His whale? Are you kidding? No, I am not kidding.
GUYS WITH BOOKS Tour
Jon Scieszka, Dave Shannon, Mac Barnett, and Adam Rex are joining forces to travel the country and mess around with their new books. There may be explosions. Quite possibly food. Check out their schedule and follow them at their Guys With Books blog.
Posted by Jon on Thursday, September 24, 2009
