Friday, March 2, 2012

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Today is NEA's   
        READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY!

Amazon is celebrating this day by having a Sweepstakes to WIN a Kindle FIRE + an Amazon Gift Card worth $2,000! Wow! That IS if I read it correctly?! Wow! That is a LOT of money on a Gift Card!!! This is in conjunction with Dr. Seuss' "THE LORAX" movie! The next paragraph below has the LINK to go and ENTER for YOUR chance to WIN!!!

You can ENTER for a chance to WIN at this LINK: The LORAX! Enter to win a Kindle FIRE + Gift Card!

Celebrate Read Across America

Read Across AmericaThe theme is green for a very special 2012 Read Across America celebration. NEA's Read Across America campaign will showcase the Lorax book as well as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (featuring the voices of Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Danny DeVito and Betty White).

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                NEA's "Read Across America"
Can be accessed at this LINK: http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm which is where I got this photo of the children below! The first paragraph explaining what this is is copied and pasted from the link above:



Today is NEA's Read Across America Day!
Lorax stars Zac Efron and Danny DeVito join NEA President Dennis Van Roekel at the New York Public Library today for the national kickoff of NEA's Read Across America while millions of readers around the country are sharing their love of reading in places large and small. Have you checked the RAA pledge site to see what's happening in your state.  
Again, this is the LINK http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm 


Even MAZDA is involved! Check this out! SAME LINK AS ABOVE whic is this: http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm  (The following is copied and pasted from the LINK. Please check it out!)

Mazda to raise $1 Million for public school libraries

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has teamed up with Universal Studios, NEA’s Read Across America, and the NEA Foundation to benefit public school libraries nationwide. Mazda has pledged up to $1 million in support of the nation’s public school libraries through a unique test drive program. For each test drive of a Mazda vehicle between Feb. 21 and April 2, Mazda will donate $25 toward public school libraries nationwide, up to $1 million. Administered by the NEA Foundation, this donation will provide vital funds to help the nation’s struggling public school libraries. (click here
ENJOY THE MOVIE WHEN YOU GET YOUR CHANCE TO GO SEE IT!
Author, Theodor Seuss Geisel
 "A person's a person, no matter how small," Theodor Seuss 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." 

This biography was provided by the author or their representative. 
Click on this link here for MORE about Dr. Seuss! About the Author - Dr Seuss!

1 comment:

  1. My son's school celebrated Read Across America day last week. They served green eggs and ham in the cafeteria. The Chick Fil A cow came to visit, armed with coupons. Also, the following day, he kept asking me to see The Lorax!! We didn't go, but I do plan on taking him!

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