In Our Feeds: Restoring old books, a Harry Potter study, and the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Kristen Joerger  //  May 1, 2015

In Our Feeds: Restoring old books, a Harry Potter study, and the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a great weekend!

A new study found that kids who read Harry Potter have a more positive attitude toward people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Take a look at the beautiful artwork in this book! Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Catalog of Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World, features word art of words like commuovere (Italian for "being moved to tears by a story"), and komorebi (Japanese for "the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees").

Here's a fun video for lovers of old books: this craftsman in Japan has mastered the art of restoring old books so that they look completely new!

Do you ever get tired of exaggerated clickbait titles that tempt you to click links on social media? People have been recreating classic book covers with clickbait titles using #clickbaitbooks -- here's a roundup of 14 funny recreations!

Finally, don't forget that the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge starts on Monday! Here's a video to get you ready to read!