Article: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FIRST BOOK, RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS LAUNCH 2008 SUMMER READING INITIATIVE

The U.S. Department of Education issued the following press release:

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings; Wendy Bhagat, senior vice president, First Book; and Heidi Kilgras, editorial director, Random House Children's Books today announced the availability of free books through the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative. Announced at Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston, Mass., the Initiative marks the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country.

Secretary Spellings stressed the importance of summer reading to help students succeed in school ...

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