Hospital. Because you didnt think the paramedic was going to leave until he got the dog . Yes. Reporter family friend kevin chung tracked down the puppy with the help of the Fire Department. Their brother was reportedly given to friends of the paramedic. Its crazy. I mean you shouldnt be taking advantage of these people during that situation given her condition, given his condition. You shouldnt be doing that to people asked about the dogs. Patient care, right . Shouldnt that be your top rye yourty. Sdplp wh what do you think about that now . Im so sad. Reporter the Fire Department says its investigating the incident but declined to name the accused paramedic. The family tell us that a fire captain came to visit today and said the puppy will be returned to them on november 21st following a routine Health Maintenance and check over. The family says that they also have been told that the paramedic will face disciplinary action. Live if San Francisco, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Than
And the Publishing Industry needs to innovate more. You started with suspense thrillers and moving into childrens books. Why . The interesting thing for me about childrens book. I started an imprint a little one called jimmy. The smart one is when a kid finishes a jimmy book, they will say please give me another book. Because a lot of kids when they finish a book, they say i dont like books. How do you catch kids. You hook them. Get a story they are interested in. Where do you start . With the plot . This is weird. I can write a story about pretty much anything. About baby shoes. Yeah, i could give something about baby shoes. Give me shoes. Not off the top of my head. Give me an hour right off the bat, it sounds like a horror story. Thats probably where id go with it. Its going to be a horror story or a teary love story. One of the two. See im already starting it. Did it get easier the more books you wrote or was this just your personality . I grew up in upstate new york and spent a lo
Getting more people reading. 30 million americans cant read. Thats about 14 of the adult population. Across the u. S. , the Literacy Rate has remained about the same for the past ten years. Patterson says the country must make reading a national priority, especially for children. But hes encouraging kids to read not just the young adult series he writes like middle school, house of robots or treasure hunters. The illustrations are humor use. He has been a one Man Foundation working to fight illiteracy and funding the evidence himself. He is pledging 2 million to get new books to school libraries. Last year he gave grants to 178 million bookstores. Has given more than 5 million ton scholarships to students and reading teachers. Beyond that, he has donate more than a million books directly to soldiers and school children. The National Book foundation quote expanding the audience for books and reading. When becky quick spoke to him recently he explained when he started his writing career
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Money, your money, your life, your future. James patterson is among the most prolific authors of all time. He has written 147 books that have sold more than 305 million copies. But beyond all the suspense thrillers and novels he has penned he has also been on a crusade. And thats our cover story this week. One of the countrys most popular writers is on a mission. James patterson is dedicated to getting more people reading. 30 million americans cant read. Thats about 14 of the adult population. Across the u. S. , the Literacy Rate has remained about the same for the past ten years. Patterson says the country must make reading a national priority, especially for children. But hes encouraging kids to read not just the young adult series he writes like middle school, house of robots or treasure hunters. He has been a one Man Foundation working to fight illiteracy and funding the evidence himself. He is pledging 2 million to get new books to school libraries. Last year he gave grants to 178