Westerville North students Devon (The Cat in the Hat), Grace (Thing 1), and Morgan (Thing 2) surprised students in classrooms at Hawthorne Elementary School.
In an information age dominated by Facebook posts, YouTube videos and tweets, one might think the value of reading is lost. Not so. On Friday, March 1, educators throughout the Westerville City School District celebrated Read Across America day, held every year on or around the birthday of the late Theodor Geisel, the beloved children’s author commonly known as Dr. Seuss.
Geisel was born March 2, 1904. He died in 1991, having written and illustrated 44 children’s books, including such all-time favorites as Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Fox in Socks, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. His books have been translated into more than 15 languages. Approximately 200 million copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world, according to the Dr. Seuss Memorial in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Read Across America Day is the nation’s largest reading celebration with more than 45 million people participating around the country to highlight the importance of developing a love for reading at an early age. The award-winning literacy program was founded by the National Education Association in 1997 through a partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., and Random House.