(1999), and Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow (2006). When you buy through the links on our site we may earn a commission. The bad guys always win. Reading books for pleasure will help improve self-esteem and confidence, enabling us to reach our goals. We've listed interesting facts about reading books for kids, the statistics about reading books, as well as fun facts about reading. About that last thing: The books fall between the 600 and 760 Lexile mark (a system used to organize reading levels), meaning that the books' vocabulary level is most suited for fifth graders. It made me laugh. Alvin Schwartz, the author and adapter behind the Scary Stories trilogy, actually began his career as a journalist, writing for The Binghamton Press from 1951 to 1955. Good thing the science was questioned!!!!! Epic is the leading digital reading platformbuilt on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the worlds best publishersthat safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under. Blood flow in your body increases by up to 50% in pregnancy, so anything moving from your blood to your brain reaches it faster and in larger quantities. He said, He's different. Copyright Epic! The longest novel ever written is la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust, at 1,267,069 words long. They may look cute, but their skin is deadly! The least they could do is release a special art book as a companion. The blood comes from a sac under its eye, and can be squirted up to 2 metres away! Which of these spooky facts is your favourite? But the scariest known evil clown is Pennywise from Stephen King s horror Reading is one of the best activities for keeping the brain active and engaged - it is in no way a passive pastime. With each new memory we forge, we create new synapses in the brain which support short-term memory recall. "So for me, any time that I have an opportunity to represent my community, I want that to be seen," she added (via PopBuzz). The government probably knew Helen wasn't really a witch (in fact, Winston Churchill apparently thought the whole thing was ridiculous) but they were scared about secrets leaking and spies. "I think when [Ricci] was on set, neither one of us said Wednesday once to each other," Jenna stated, explaining that "I didn't want to rip her off, and I didn't want to be too much like her" (via Entertainment Weekly). You have subscribed to: Remember that you can always manage your preferences or unsubscribe through the link at the foot of each newsletter. 55. 17. People who read books tend to be better at learning new languages, too. The press (yellow journalism) during this time played a large part in exaggerating the stories of his "murder hotel", purely for the sake of good headlines. She was called Alice Liddell, and, whilst out on a boating trip, asked Caroll to tell her a story. What do you think it was? (Maybe not surprising; this is the country that brought us Der Struwwelpeter, after all.) The longest ever book title consists of over 3,700 words and 26,000 characters. Its different from the books, but Howe was apparently OK with the changes. Unfortunately, sometimes people would drop dead from exhaustion on the dance floor. Let's keep in touch and we'll send more your way. The Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. has over 158 million items in its walls. Bunnicula: The Vampire Rabbit debuted in 1982 as part of ABCs Weekend Specials.