Cambridge
Date submitted: 3/1/01 3:26:17 PM

As part of the National Education Association's Read Across America, The Daniel Haggerty Elementary School and EchoMail will celebrate the joy of reading and the birthday of Dr.Seuss. Who: The Daniel Haggerty Elementary School & EchoMail. When: March 2nd, 2001 at 12:30 p.m. What: Read Across America - "Oh, The Places You''ll Go." Published in 1990 by Dr. Seuss. Where: 110 Cushing Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Why: The Daniel Haggerty Elementary School and EchoMail will be part of a mosaic of reading that stretches all across this country, from east coast to west, from urban centers to tiny hamlets, from shopping malls to assembly halls to living rooms. The astonishing success of Read Across America offers proof that a love for reading is alive and well in the United States. Whether thousands mark Dr. Seuss's birthday in a glittering amphitheater, or a parent gathers a child onto her lap for a story, the simple, yet profound essence of NEA's Read Across America remains the same: On March 2, the National Education Association is calling for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult.