Who Was Dr. Seuss? Why Read Across America Day Falls on His Birthday
On 3/2/21 at 7:02 AM EST
Read Across America Day was launched in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA). It is a day to encourage children and teenagers to read and falls annually on March 2, which is also Dr. Seuss birthday. When the day was first established, it was synonymous with the children s author.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2, 1904. Despite never having children himself, Dr. Seuss is one of America s most famous youth authors. He wrote more than 60 books, with some of his most famous works including
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