‘You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child’
You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. The wise and timeless words of Theodore Seuss Geisel – better known to all as Dr. Seuss.
Elementary students across America celebrated “Read Across America” on Wednesday, March 2 – a day coordinated to be held as the same day as the birthday of Dr. Seuss.
“Read Across America” event – a project of the National Education Association (NEA) – encourages children to keep reading and learning. It was estimated that more than 45 million readers throughout the country – both young and old – picked up a book and read.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist. He was most widely known for his children’s books, which he wrote and illustrated under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss. Some of his book’s characters include The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, The Lorax, Thing #1, Thing #2, Horton The Elephant, Fox in Socks, The Hunches, Marvin K. Mooney, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Bartholomew Cubbins, The Sneetches, Thidwick The Good-Hearted Moose and Yertle The Turtle. He was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He would have been 112 years old if he was still alive. Dr. Seuss passed away on September 24, 1991 in La Jolla, San Diego, California, at at the age of 87.
At Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES), a couple of events highlighted the day. To kick start the special day, Taher Food Service served up a green eggs and hamwich breakfast to students and their parents. The idea was taken from the Dr. Seuss book title, “Green Eggs and Ham.” In addition, there were packets of take-home Dr. Seuss activities available, and a Dr. Seuss video was shown during the breakfast time.
The celebrating continued in the morning with The Cat in the Hat arriving to share the writings of Dr. Seuss with kindergarten, first-grade, second-grade and third-grade students.
Dr. Seuss even shared advice on the importance of reading – for all ages. From the Seuss title, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” – The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Below is a photo gallery from the day’s activities:
