Read+Across+America+Day,+2008

Read Across America Day 2008: Updates!
NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on or around Dr. Seuss's birthday. Read Across America website: http://www.nea.org/readacross/index.html
 * What is NEA's Read Across America?**

Horton Hears a Who from Kidthing and NEA: [|www.kidthing.com/horton] Dr. Seuss Biography:

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Guest readers:

 * Coming Soon: 4 or 5 readers from KJCT!!! JC Cooper** will be here for an hour 8:15-9:15, **Sarah Goldenberg** will be here for an hour, 10:00-11:00.


 * Chantell Gregory** is not only a great cook, she'd love to come read to your class. She is in the building all day Monday!


 * Melinda Mawdsley**, Daily Sentinel Features Reporter, will be here for an hour starting at 1:30.


 * Richie Ashcraft**, another Daily Sentinel Reporter will also be here for an hour at 1:30.

Our "World's Best SRO"**, Matt McChesney**, has agreed to read to a class/classes in the morning, 8:15-11:30. He will be reading the book, //Raising Sweetness// about a little girl who was adopted by a sheriff with no housekeeping or cooking skills. Sweetness takes it upon herself to save the family by learning to read.


 * Donna Miller**, author and Director of Library Media Services, District 51, has agreed to read. She will be here from 8:15-9:15, and will be able to read to 3 classes during that time. She has chosen to read //Talking Eggs// by San Souci. Jerry "Pinkney's Caldecott Honor Book illustrations illuminate this Creole Cinderella story, featuring a two-headed cow, chickens the color of Easter eggs, banjo-playing rabbits, and a heroine saved from poverty in the bayou."

Our own **Terrie Requa** will be available to read. She has a huge collection of wonderful picture books. (She will not be available during lunch waves.)


 * Debra Bailey**, Director of Middle Schools, District 51, will be reading an excerpt from Truman Capote's //A Christmas Memory//; "a reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixty-ish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them." Deb has a picture book version. She will be here from 11:15-12:00, probably able to get to 2-3 classes during that time.

Our own **Heather O'Brien** loves to read aloud, and will be available to read during her plan times: 9:45-11:00