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Nurturing Readers

NEA's Read Across America grows a love of reading year round.
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NEA's Read Across America was created to instill in children a life-long love of reading, through books that celebrate diversity and inclusion. The year-round event culminates in Read Across America Day on March 2, but don't wait to start exploring!

Featured Books

Our Read Across America Calendar includes three recommended books per month—appropriate for elementary, middle-grade and teen readers—all related to a monthly theme. 

RAA Event Ideas

Find suggestions for planning fun book-themed events (in-person or socially distanced!), tips for guest readers, and tools to promote your event in your community and to local media.

Support for Young Readers

Our resources for parents and educators include recommended booklists organized by theme, tips for getting free and discounted books for home and the classroom, expert advice for reading to kids, and more.

Member Gloria Pereyra-Robertson
These books also change mindsets and help children develop empathy. It allows them to get to know and get along with many different kinds of children and to recognize the beauty of what we all bring to class.
Quote by: Gloria Pereyra-Robertson, Oregon kindergarten teacher
Find books to help students practice empathy
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Recommended Books by Theme from NEA's Read Across America

Spread the joy of reading with these lists from NEA and Colorín Colorado to connect children and their families to diverse books, languages, and cultures.
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