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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday DMember 15 1B0 Pige J Features Children encouraged to read Montreal Rick Hansen the yearold Canadian athlete who showcased the potential of disabl people through his 198587 Man In Motion World Tour and established a trust fund for spinal cord research joined World Books Partners In Excellence Classroom Reading Program celebrity poster series to promote literacy by encouraging children to read James Mohler general manager World Book Educa tional Products of Canada has an nounced Im glad to appear in a poster that encourages children to read said Hansen who joins 16 other poster celebrities who are volunteering their support of the Program including Canadian Olympic gold medalist Michelle Cameron basketball all star Michael Jordan Award winning actress Meryl Strecp Denver Broncos quarter back John and S track and field Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner Kersee A love of reading and books helps me develop ideas take action and reach my goals I want to en courage children to read so they can achieve their own goals said With volunteers like Rick Hansen supporting the project its bound to be sue cessful Partners In Excellence is a school program in which students read a minimum of seven books in seven weeks and ask sponsors to pledge a small amount for each book read For every the students raise World Book con tributes The money is used to place The World Book En cyclopedia Childcraft The How and Why Library and other reference materials the classroom Students who com the program receive a cer and can earn a gold or silver reading medal often presented during a school awards ceremony The free Hansen poster can be obtained by students teachers and libranans who participate in the Partners In Excellence pro gram The posters often are displayed in classrooms and school libraries or given as pro gram prizes So far 10 million students have provided nearly 138000 classrooms in Canada and the S with World Book pro ducts that schools otherwise might not be able to afford World Book first introduced Partners In Excellence 1986 to promote literacy by helping schools in North America The estimated five million Canadian citizens who cannot read or write have a staggering economic im pact Canada loses an estimated billion to 4 billion each year in taxes jail costs and extra medical and worker compensa tion charges according to a report Broken Words The Southam Literacy Report spon sored by the Southam Newspaper Group of Toronto Ontario Well known reading expert author and consultant Alvtn Granowsky World Book tional Products vicepresident of school and library services who directs the Partners In Ex ceUence Classroom Reading Pro gram believes The program adds excitement to the classroom CORRECTION Due to an error in Cash Carry Household Supplies ad on Wednesday December 1 2 1 990 it should be noted that there is a limit of 2 per family purchase on the Saran Wrap The Heraldapologizes for any inconvenience this error may have caused Book representative in their area by looking under En cyclopedias in the Yellow Pages or call toll free 8006218202 while improving students reading writing and research skills But just as important he said is the selfesteem the pro gram fosters in those who par When children receive their certificates and medals for reading all those books you can almost see their eyes light up They re very proud of their complishments Hundreds of thousands of posters already have been distributed Teachers principals and other educators interested in par in Partners In Ex cellence Classroom Reading Pro gram should contact a World REMOTE CONTROL TELEVISION Allelectronic Control System with onscreen prompts and displays for easy operation High Quality Speaker System Auto Programming Automatic ContrastColor Tracking ten Screen Stereo Monitor Tuning System Programmable lime Compatible With RCA TV Unified Remote Express Recording With Delayed Access Inliaied Remote Control Search and Slop Action HO 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