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A military child in Sara Rohde’s grade 1-2 class reads to a preschooler during Reading Buddies Day at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Mar. 15. The Reading Buddies program was part of Read Across America, an annual reading motivation and awareness campaign sponsored by the National Education Association to coincide with the Mar. 2 birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

Crossroads Elementary School celebrates Read Across America

A military child in Sara Rohde’s grade 1-2 class reads to a preschooler during Reading Buddies Day at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Mar. 15. The Reading Buddies program was part of Read Across America, an annual reading motivation and awareness campaign sponsored by the National Education Association to coincide with the Mar. 2 birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

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