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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1987
Page
10
The 1987 initiative named The Year of the Reader aims to boost reading, urging Americans to read more as President Reagan and Congress call attention to the importance of literacy. The year also marks the 200th birthday of the Constitution, underscoring the link between reading and preserving constitutional freedoms.
California markets designate story listening zones for children while parents shop. Newspapers publish reading help stories. Florida boaters fly a book-friendly flag to loan titles. TV networks air programs linking reading with television. Cap'n O.G. Readmore, ABC cartoon cat, promotes reading.
Richard Egielski, of New York, won the 1987 Caldecott Medal for Hey, Al. The book, written by Arthur Yorinks, features Al the janitor and his dog Eddie who escape dull life for a cloud island fantasy.
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