Cobb students, staff celebrate ‘Read across America day’

By Daarel Burnette II

March 4, 2013

Cobb County schools’ students and staff celebrated “Read Across America Day” by hosting local authors, cooking green eggs and ham and reading with therapy dogs. The day, March 1, coincides with Dr. Seuss’ birthday and was created to get more students to celebrate literature.

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