<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330741248750675681</id><updated>2024-09-01T12:56:32.641-07:00</updated><category term="books"/><category term="digital books"/><category term="kindle"/><category term="physical books"/><category term="reading"/><title type='text'>Why Reading Rocks</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6330741248750675681/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Diana Kipka</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11102749726822036028</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkm_qaVmTRauCjEbZcicSWB8NdBjiMZOvu2y3pgZIfcqsHymwpKFWmdJJ-0U-7H_kwZNlUIk-N-OWdTqfrltpp27sb5XZ8ePfm0ZAMOUdktdfNXXVqKX9tiwVEZWQcA/s220/diana23%5B1%5D.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330741248750675681.post-1532992796705265403</id><published>2011-11-20T13:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T13:59:44.199-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Reading Rocks: When I Was A Child...</title><summary type="text">Why Reading Rocks: When I Was A Child...: From earliest memory, the sheer joy of reading gave me goosebumps!  From the crown of my head to the tip of my toes, I&#39;d get a huge thrill t...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/feeds/1532992796705265403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-reading-rocks-when-i-was-child.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6330741248750675681/posts/default/1532992796705265403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6330741248750675681/posts/default/1532992796705265403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-reading-rocks-when-i-was-child.html' title='Why Reading Rocks: When I Was A Child...'/><author><name>Diana Kipka</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11102749726822036028</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkm_qaVmTRauCjEbZcicSWB8NdBjiMZOvu2y3pgZIfcqsHymwpKFWmdJJ-0U-7H_kwZNlUIk-N-OWdTqfrltpp27sb5XZ8ePfm0ZAMOUdktdfNXXVqKX9tiwVEZWQcA/s220/diana23%5B1%5D.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330741248750675681.post-5589904519496546397</id><published>2011-11-20T13:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T13:38:46.314-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="digital books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kindle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="physical books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reading"/><title type='text'>When I Was A Child...</title><summary type="text">From earliest memory, the sheer joy of reading gave me goosebumps! &amp;nbsp;From the crown of my head to the tip of my toes, I&#39;d get a huge thrill thinking of the unknown adventures that lay ahead as I opened up a new or well-loved book.


Our mother read to us every day, television was not a big priority on our home, and so we learned to use our imaginations in ways that most children today miss </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/feeds/5589904519496546397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-i-was-child.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6330741248750675681/posts/default/5589904519496546397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6330741248750675681/posts/default/5589904519496546397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whyreadingrocks.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-i-was-child.html' title='When I Was A Child...'/><author><name>Diana Kipka</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11102749726822036028</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkm_qaVmTRauCjEbZcicSWB8NdBjiMZOvu2y3pgZIfcqsHymwpKFWmdJJ-0U-7H_kwZNlUIk-N-OWdTqfrltpp27sb5XZ8ePfm0ZAMOUdktdfNXXVqKX9tiwVEZWQcA/s220/diana23%5B1%5D.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>