TIL Children's books have 50% more rare words written in them than words spoken in an average showing of adult prime-time television.

http://www.csun.edu/~krowlands/Content/Academic_Resources/Reading/Useful%20Articles/Cunningham-What%20Reading%20Does%20for%20the%20Mind.pdf



Submitted March 01, 2015 at 07:43AM by brighterside http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xisoc/til_childrens_books_have_50_more_rare_words/