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JOIN THE NATION IN A SEUSSIAN CELEBRATION! Read with a child!

How NHS Is Involved

• We visit all of the town elementary schools and read to all of the participating preschool through fourth grade classes.
• We wear "Cat in the Hat" hats and other Seussical outfits.
• See you at Russell, Blandford, Chester, R. H. Conwell, or Littleville Elementary School!

                         

How You Can Be Involved

• You can bring Seussical snacks like cupcakes or cat shaped cookies.
• Read to your child a Seuss book.
• Do a Seussical craft with your child such as a picture or a collage.
• Donate books to your local Elementary School library.
• Your participation is appreciated.
• Contact the NEA for more information on how you can participate in ongoing Read Across America events. Visit www.nea.org/readacross or e-mail: readacross@nea.org

About Dr. Seuss

• March 2, 2004 -- Theodor Seuss Geisel died in 1991, after authoring dozens of books that became bedtime rituals around the world. Students will celebrate Dr. Seuss' 100th birthday today with special events across the country. Teachers and celebrities will dress up like Cat in the Hat and lots of people will be reading Seuss aloud.


• "A person's a person, no matter how small!" Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted."


• Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read.


• Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring "Quick, Henry, the Flit!," appeared in leading American magazines. His first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever!


• In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best-selling series - Beginner Books. This popular series combines engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills.


• Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 childrens books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world.


• Thank you Dr. Seuss for everything you've done!

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