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Books are best: John O'Leary, of Frontier College, uses celebrities to provide an example by reading to children.
Books are best: John O'Leary, of Frontier College, uses celebrities to provide an example by reading to children.

Books are best: John O'Leary, of Frontier College, uses celebrities to provide an example by reading to children.

Date8/18/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131686F
. . . and away: Sidney Ledson, who claims he can put any child well on the way to reading in just 60 days, uses letter and combinations of letters to help three tiny pupils. Left to right are Michael D'Alessandro, 3, Sarah Jayne Puppi, 2, and Jacqueline Symons, 3. Ledson has written two books on the subject.
. . . and away: Sidney Ledson, who claims he can put any child well on the way to reading in just 60 days, uses letter and combinations of letters to help three tiny pupils. Left to right are Michael D'Alessandro, 3, Sarah Jayne Puppi, 2, and Jacqueline Symons, 3. Ledson has written two books on the subject.
11/30/1983
Sign here: Jack Ellison does portraits of celebrities, he sends the subject two copies, one to keep, and the other - he hopes- to be signed and returned to the artist.
Sign here: Jack Ellison does portraits of celebrities, he sends the subject two copies, one to keep, and the other - he hopes- to be signed and returned to the artist.
7/5/1988
Hans Gerhardt keeps a photographic record of the celebrities he greets as president of Toronto's Sutton Place hotel.
Hans Gerhardt keeps a photographic record of the celebrities he greets as president of Toronto's Sutton Place hotel.
7/18/1991
Standing in his DEN Toronto's master limousine driver Lewis Goldblatt is surrounded by photographs of some of the many celebrities he has chauffeured around the city
Standing in his DEN Toronto's master limousine driver Lewis Goldblatt is surrounded by photographs of some of the many celebrities he has chauffeured around the city
4/9/1975
Star clients: For 20 years Lewis Goldblatt's been a chauffeur to celebrities such as The Beatles, Lauren Bacall, Judy Garland, Mohammad Ali.
Star clients: For 20 years Lewis Goldblatt's been a chauffeur to celebrities such as The Beatles, Lauren Bacall, Judy Garland, Mohammad Ali.
1/31/1980
Neuropsychologist Irving John Snider decided to use his professional knowledge in filling a gap in children's books
Neuropsychologist Irving John Snider decided to use his professional knowledge in filling a gap in children's books
2/3/1977
Yea. To Principal John Plumpton of Jane Junior High School in North York for trying to get more students to read books. Twice a week staff and students are given 50 minutes of the day just to read - anything they like. Some of them may discover that reading is a joy, even though it's a little more work than watching a TV scree. It's a nice idea.
Yea. To Principal John Plumpton of Jane Junior High School in North York for trying to get more students to read books. Twice a week staff and students are given 50 minutes of the day just to read - anything they like. Some of them may discover that reading is a joy, even though it's a little more work than watching a TV scree. It's a nice idea.
11/11/1977
Best books: Owner Richard Bachmann stands in his Burlington book store, Different Drummer Books, which has a reputation as one of the best book stores in Canada.
Best books: Owner Richard Bachmann stands in his Burlington book store, Different Drummer Books, which has a reputation as one of the best book stores in Canada.
11/12/1987
Comics a shrewd investment: Richard Foster looks over some of the comic books from a collection he values at $25,000. Foster keeps his comics at the bank and takes them out periodically so he can have the fun of re-reading them. He compares owning comic b
Comics a shrewd investment: Richard Foster looks over some of the comic books from a collection he values at $25,000. Foster keeps his comics at the bank and takes them out periodically so he can have the fun of re-reading them. He compares owning comic b
11/24/1979
Pursuing subject they share in common are Jeffrey King, this year's Timmy, and Hank Aaron, baseball's home run king, at Sports Celebrities Dinner at R(...)
Pursuing subject they share in common are Jeffrey King, this year's Timmy, and Hank Aaron, baseball's home run king, at Sports Celebrities Dinner at R(...)
2/13/1974
Disgruntled customer: Uriel Domb, an associate professor of computer science at York University's Calumet College, demonstrates on a blackboard why he thinks the method Mastercard uses to calculate interest charges is unfair and not written clearly enough
Disgruntled customer: Uriel Domb, an associate professor of computer science at York University's Calumet College, demonstrates on a blackboard why he thinks the method Mastercard uses to calculate interest charges is unfair and not written clearly enough
3/1/1982
Twice a day: Book agent Peter Livingston uses Neutrogena or Ivory soap and shaves twice a day
Twice a day: Book agent Peter Livingston uses Neutrogena or Ivory soap and shaves twice a day
4/14/1988