YOU get to choose the 2010 official campaign book for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record! The choices are the following classic Penguin children’s book titles – Blueberries for Sal, Make Way for Ducklings, Peter’s Chair, and The Snowy Day. Voting closes on February 28. The winner will be announced on March 2 via text message and will become the centerpiece of Jumpstart’s fifth annual record-breaking campaign. Also, each time you vote, the Pearson Foundation, Read for the Record’s sponsor and founding partner, will donate $1* to Jumpstart to support our yearlong efforts to connect college students and community volunteers with preschool children in low-income communities, helping to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. (*up to $200,000).

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I don’t mean to sway your vote, but do you remember The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats? I LOVED that book as kid. Here’s a description to jog your memory:

“In this Caldecott Award winning book, sparkling with atmosphere, a small boy named Peter experiences the joy of a snowy day. First published in 1962, this now classic book broke the color barrier in mainstream children’s publishing. It is beloved by children, by their parents, and by their grandparents. The vivid and ageless illustrations, along with the classic text, have earned this book a place in the pantheon of the greatest children’s literature ever produced in this country” (www.ezra-jack-keats.org).

Remember to vote soon because voting ends next week!

About Jumpstart

Jumpstart is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. To support this mission, they bring college students and community volunteers together with preschool children in low-income communities for a full school year of individualized mentoring and tutoring. Jumpstart’s research-based curriculum is focused on building language, literacy, social and emotional skills in preschool children, while providing volunteers with a rewarding way to have lasting impact in their communities. Visit www.readfortherecord.org for more information.

About the Pearson Foundation – Literacy

The Pearson Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Pearson plc, one of the world’s leading media and education companies. The Pearson Foundation extends Pearson’s commitment to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance across the globe. Visit www.pearsonfoundation.org for more information.

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