“When we imagine people without books, we think of villagers in places like Afghanistan. But many families in the United States have no children’s books at home. In some of the poorest areas of the country, it’s hard to find books for sale.”
The New York Times profiles First Book, a nonprofit focused on providing “new books to children in need.”
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