Read for the Record Day
Today, Jumpstart’s Read for the Record will set a new record for the world’s largest shared reading experience and raise funds for early education in low-income communities. People everywhere will join together to read the beloved children’s classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to more than one million children across the country and globe.
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record is a celebration of reading and community service created to raise awareness about the importance that reading with young children has in developing crucial early language and literacy skills they need to succeed in school and in life. Each year, one third of America’s children arrive at their first day of school developmentally behind their peers and without the skills necessary to succeed. This year’s campaign will donate hundreds of thousands of books and raise more than $2.5 million to support Jumpstart’s yearlong work with preschool children.
The official campaign book for the 2009 Read for the Record is a special, limited edition of the Philomel Books classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Walmart stores nationwide are offering the official limited edition copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar in support of Jumpstart's Read for the Record. All net proceeds from the book sales will be donated to Jumpstart. Anyone, anywhere can participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record by pledging to read at readfortherecord.org, buying their official limited-edition campaign book at Walmart, and then reading with a child at home or at one of the thousands of events taking place in schools, libraries, town halls and community centers across the country. To see what’s happening in your community, visit the Event Finder at readfortherecord.org.
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