Books

Books are our closest friends and our companions. Friends might leave you someday, but a book’s knowledge and memories will never leave you. Reading books is a good habit, and it is a favorite hobby of many people. It is an enjoyable time as no one feels bored while reading books.  

Books are essential to gain knowledge. They also enhance our thinking skills. Every person of any age shall read books. Reading 30 minutes daily can improve your focus, attention span, and memory.

Benefits of Reading:-

Reading Improves Concentration and the Ability to Focus: Reading helps in improving memory by increasing mental stimulation. The more one reads, the easier it becomes to recall certain things. This is because reading exercises the brain.

Reading Improves Literacy: It develops important skills like recognizing story elements, and it helps children understand the written word. Reading also benefits school-age children as they build the foundations of lifelong learning.

Reading increases General knowledge: Reading informative books will improve your general knowledge. What matters is if you are reading good content or not.

Reading is motivational: Reading biographies of famous and successful people can motivate you. Reading biographies of your favorite basketball player or actor can motivate you to do something great like them.

Reading reduces Stress: Reading books, particularly fiction, fully engages the mind and imagination. Any activity that possesses meditative qualities in which the brain is fully focused on a single task is proven to reduce stress and enhance relaxation.

These days reading can either be done online or offline. Many children these days prefer video games instead of reading. Every child shall read for 15-30 minutes at least. Books offer us so many things without us lending them anything else. Books leave a deep impact on us and are responsible for uplifting our mood. Have you ever noticed that after reading a book your mood changes like the characters of the book?  Books are essential to improve a child's memory and enhance their thinking skills.

There are different genres of books available for book readers. Every day, millions of books are released in the market ranging from travel books to fantasy books. We can pick any book of our interest to expand our knowledge and enjoy our reading experience.

Firstly, we have travel books, which tell us about the experiences of various travelers such as Christopher Columbus, and Charles Darwin. They introduce us to different places in the world without moving from our place. It gives us travel tips that we can use in the future.

Next, we have history books that state historical events. They teach about the eras and how people lived in the past.

Furthermore, we have technology books that teach us about technological developments and different equipment used these days. You can also read fashion and lifestyle books to get up to date with the latest trends in the fashion industry.

Most importantly, there are self-help books and motivational books. These books help in the personality development and improvement of an individual. They inspire us to do well in life and also bring a positive change in ourselves. 

Books make us more fluent in languages and enhance our writing skills too. Reading makes us confident and helps us in debating, public speaking, quizzes, and more. Books give us a newer perspective and give us a deeper understanding of things. It impacts our personality positively. Thus, we see how books provide us with so many benefits. We should encourage everyone to read more books.

By

Riyanshi Malhotra

@riyanshi_malhotra

(Riyanshi is a loving child of Grade 6. She is a kind girl and always ready to help. She is an intelligent student who loves to express her thoughts with the best vocabulary. She is an extremely bright, confident, and focused student who enjoys and works hard to achieve her goals. She loves reading books and read a lot many books by various authors. She cannot go to sleep without reading. She also loves writing stories and has written a lot many stories. Many of them have got published in books)