Read Across America 2009 Media Coverage

For Mackenzie Trinidad-Dowdy, reading Dr. Seuss books during class, in her pajamas, with a favorite stuffed animal, and inside a tent made of sheets and classroom chairs, wasn’t just special.
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Mission Valley School kindergartners' hands were filled with "Oobleck" Monday.
Kindergartners rotated from room to room as part of national Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss.
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Each year around the March 2 birthday of Dr. Seuss, schools break out the books (see photos above) for the Read Across America program to encourage kids to read. In Photo No. 1, parent volunteer Ilene Ruesga treats second-graders Monday to the Dr. Seuss classic “Green Eggs and Ham” in a class taught by Felice Rodriguez at Osborn Elementary School in Turlock. In Photo No. 2, kindergartners at Osborn eagerly greet a special guest, the Dr. Seuss character “Cat in the Hat.”
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On any other day, wearing a tall, floppy, red-and-white striped hat might elicit more than a few raised eyebrows.
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The chilly wind and intermittent rain showers made Monday a perfect day to stay inside and curl up with a good book. 
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County Supervisor Adrienne J. Tissier reads ‘I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!’ on Monday to Ms. Lori McGlone’s second-grade class at Bayshore Elementary School in Daly City as part of the 12th annual Read Across America program, sponsored by the National Education Association.
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The Cat in the Hat, the mischievous, striped hat-wearing feline character conceived by Dr. Seuss, wreaked his usual havoc Monday at Adam School in Santa Maria.
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Cordova Gardens principal Patricia Carbone's new Cat-in-the-Hat whiskers were hurting her nostrils Monday.
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It's not clear who had more fun -- the adults in big, tall silly hats or the kids hearing about green eggs and ham.
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Sam doesn't like green eggs and ham -- but how about kids in Sacramento? In honor of the 105th birthday of Theodore Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, the UC Davis Children's Hospital served up green eggs to patients.
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It was Theodore Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, who said, “You’re never too old, never too wacky, never too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”
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Second-graders at Lawrence T. Magee Elementary School celebrated the 105th birthday of Dr. Seuss on Monday with reading and breakfast, thanks to local businesses.
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Today, the beloved Theodor Seuss Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) would have turned 105.
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Kids sat cross-legged on classroom rugs across America on Monday, small faces upturned, listening intently to stories both whimsical and fun.
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Monday kicked off reading of Dr. Seuss books and activities for Read Across America in Tulare County schools.
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For some Bella Vista students, the day started about how you'd expect - with a breakfast of green eggs and ham.
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Preschoolers at Frost Early Education Center received an early start to reading at the school's second annual Read Across America event.
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