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Also called a Library Corner or a Book Corner.<br>
The books in the reading nook should be rotated out on a regular basis.  There should not be more than ten or twelve books there at a time.<br>
==Presentation==
Introducing a child to the reading nook

[[File:Two Shelf Reading Nook.JPG|350px]] [[File:Reading Nook.JPG|420px]]<br>

[[File:Book Nook.jpg|300px]]<br>
Source: [http://ahandmadechildhood.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-nook.html A Handmade Childhood]

[[File:Counting Coconuts reading nook.JPG|400px]]<br>
Source: [http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/10/classroom-tour.html Counting Coconuts]

==Further Reading==
*[[Children's Books in a Montessori Classroom]] on this site
* The [[Handling a Book]] lessons on this site
*[[The Read-Aloud Handbook]] by Jim Trelease
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*[[Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives]] by David Gettman, pages 156-157
*[[Montessori Read & Write]] by Lynne Lawrence, page 40

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