AUSTIN, Texas—ϱ ISD will be promoting reading throughout its elementary schools during International Read for the Record Day.
What: Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz will read “Bunny Cakes,” by Rosemary Wells to bilingual kindergarteners.
When: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21
Where: Barrington Elementary, 400 Cooper Drive
Background: International Read for the Record Day is an initiative by Jumpstart. Jumpstart is a national early education organization that recruits and trains college students and community Corps members to serve preschool children in low-income neighborhoods.
People from all around the world will promote reading by reading the same book some time throughout the day.
This year’s book, “Bunny Cakes,” is a comical story of sibling bonding and birthday shenanigans, by bestselling author and illustrator Rosemary Wells.
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