Children nationwide celebrate National Read Across America Day
The annual reading motivation and awareness day is celebrated on the birthday of beloved children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.
- Marcus Bonsu, right, 4, spots the camera while Matt Hemelt of Ellicott reads a story during a program in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday at Head Start Ellicott City in Ellicott City, MD on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
- Matt Hemelt of Ellicott reads to children during a program in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday at Head Start Ellicott City in Ellicott City, MD on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
- In this photo distributed by Feature Photo Service for NEA: The National Education Association’s Read Across America Reading Tour lands this week in Dallas, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Denver and Atlanta. The annual Read Across America Day is on March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. (Kevin Lock/Feature Photo Service for NEA)
- Khloe Williams, center, 3, colors a Dr. Seuss hat during a program in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday at Head Start Ellicott City in Ellicott City, MD on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
- The Cat in the Hat, filling in for second grade teacher Mrs. Lisa Ferrer, reads the Dr. Seuss book “The Cat in the Hat” to Ferrer’s students at Hillsmere Elementary School. To celebrate Dr. Seuss’s 112th birthday, schools and libraries across the country took part in the annual Read Across America Day, dressing like Seuss’s characters and reading both is works and other favorite children’s books.
- Josue Pina, left, 4, and Keagan Bonsu, right, 4, show off their Dr. Seuss hats during a program in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday at Head Start Ellicott City in Ellicott City, MD on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
- Kindergartener Payton Kolis reacts as her teacher Mara Wooley makes green eggs and ham at C.T. Plunkett School in Adams, Mass., as part of Dr. Seuss’s birthday celebration for Read Across America on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (Gillian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
- Khloe Garvin, 3, dances after making Dr. Seuss hats during a program in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday at Head Start Ellicott City in Ellicott City, MD on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
- The Cat in the Hat, filling in for second grade teacher Mrs. Lisa Ferrer, helps students Jack Boivin, 7, left, and Kieran Pendergraph, 8, center, at Hillsmere Elementary School. To celebrate Dr. Seuss’s 112th birthday, schools and libraries across the country took part in the annual Read Across America Day, dressing like Seuss’s characters and reading both is works and other favorite children’s books.
- Mr. Holtz’s fourth grade classroom door is decorated for Read Across America at Westminster Elementary School Wednesday, March 2.
- Dr. Suess books on display in a classroom during a program in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday at Head Start Ellicott City in Ellicott City, MD on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.