One book, two books, plenty of books for Sequim students — on Read Across America Day.

Sequim Middle and High School students returned to elementary classrooms on March 2 for the annual birthday celebration of Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Upper grades last visited classrooms in March 2020.

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In the morning, high school students visited Helen Haller Elementary School classrooms, reading everything from “Bad Kitty” to “Curious George” to “Dog Man.”

That afternoon, eighth-graders from Sequim Middle School were bused to Greywolf Elementary School to read books, draw pictures of Thing 1 and 2 from “The Cat in the Hat,” and collaborate on worksheets.

Sponsored by the National Education Association, Read Across America offers year-round resources for families at readacrossamerica.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Charley Sturm, right, reads to Kennedy Larson, a third grader in Carolyn Luengen’s class, a book from the Geronimo Stilton series. Sequim High School classes walked to Helen Haller Elementary on March 2 to read with younger grades to celebrate Read Across America Day.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Mark Fiso reads a Dr. Seuss book to first grader Finley Liebolt on March 2 at Helen Haller Elementary for Read Across America Day.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Eighth grader Ava Shinkle works with first grader Mavery Abken on a Dr. Seuss-inspired word work sheet on March 2 in Dawn Downs’ classroom at Greywolf Elementary. Sequim Middle School students traveled in the afternoon to read, draw and work with Greywolf students.