Read All About It - Time For Kids Reader Author:Harcourt School Publishers Staff "Think about a book you've read. It could be this one in your hand, or it might be your favorite one. It could be a dictionary or a comic book. What would you do if the book was damaged? Would you buy a new one? What if there weren't any more copies? What if the only way to make a copy was to write one out by hand? Now, think about ... more »newspapers and magazines. What if they didn't exist? What if the only way to get the news was by messenger? Finally, imagine a world in which almost no one knows how to read. Today we take books and other printed materials for granted. The printing press changed the world as much as the telephone, the radio or the Internet. It had changed the world because it changed the way people got information. The printing press made it much easier for people to learn, to teach, and to send each other news.« less