NEA's Read Across America

Cat-a-Van Tour 1 | Cat-a-Van Tour 2 | Cat-a-Van Tour 3

Cat-a-Van Tour 1

On February 29, 2008, three Cat-a-Vans will depart Atlanta, Austin, and Chicago to bring the gift of reading to local schoolchildren in 11 states. Photo by Jessica McGowan. Courtesy of the National Education Association. All Rights Reserved.

Chicago, Ill.
Friday, February 29
10:30 a.m.
Chicago Children's Museum
700 East Grand Avenue (at Navy Pier)

Indianapolis, Ind.
Monday, March 3
10 a.m.
Wendell Phillips Elementary School #63
1163 North Belmont Avenue

Shelbyville, Ind.
Monday, March 3
1:30 p.m.
Hendricks Elementary School
1111 St. Joseph Street

Lima, Ohio
Tuesday, March 4
9:30 a.m.
Northridge Elementary School
900 North Blackhoof Street, Wapakoneta

Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday, March 5
10 a.m.
East Pilgrim Elementary School
440 Taylor Avenue

Austintown, Ohio
Thursday, March 6
10 a.m.
Woodside Elementary School
4105 Elmwood Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pa.
Friday, March 7
10 a.m.
Kerr Elementary School
341 Kittanning Pike

Cat-a-Van Tour 2

NEA brought the gift of reading to hundreds of children during read-ins from coast-to-coast for NEA's Read Across America. Photo by Jessica McGowan. Courtesy of NEA. All Rights Reserved.

Starting its cat trek in the capital of the Lone Star State, Cat-a-Van Tour 2 will travel through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri to celebrate NEA's Read Across America.

Austin, Texas
Friday, February 29
9 a.m.
Austin Children's Museum
201 Colorado Street

Oklahoma City, Okla.
Monday, March 3
9:30 a.m.
Sky Ranch Elementary School
9501 South Western Avenue

Tulsa, Okla.
Tuesday, March 4
10 a.m.
Springdale Elementary School
2510 East Pine Street

Wichita, Kan.
Wednesday, March 5
10 a.m.
Kelly Elementary Liberal Academy
3143 South Millwood

Topeka, Kan.
Thursday, March 6
10 a.m.
McEachron Elementary School
4433 SW 29th Terrace

Kansas City, Mo.
Friday, March 7
10:30 a.m.
Butcher-Greene Elementary School
5301 East 140th, Grandview

Cat-a-Van Tour 3

Hitting the road in Atlanta, Cat-a-Van 3 will travel hundreds of miles through the country's Southeast corridor—including Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida—to rev up young readers.

The Cat in the Hat surprised hundreds of Atlanta area children to kick off NEA's Read Across America. Over 45 million are expected to celebrate on March 3. Photo by Jessica McGowan. Courtesy of National Education Association. All Rights Reserved.

Maria Macre, 8, second grader at Kemp Primary School in Clayton County, receives a special goodie bag at the Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta. Photo by Jessica McGowan. Courtesy of NEA. All Rights Reserved.

Atlanta, Ga.
Friday, February 29
9 a.m.
Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta
275 Centennial Park Drive N.W.

Augusta, Ga.
Monday, March 3

• 9:30 a.m.
  Ursula E. Collins Elementary School
  1321 Swanee Quintet Boulevard
• 1 p.m.
  Joseph Lamar Elementary School
  970 Baker Avenue

Columbia, S.C.
Tuesday, March 4

• 10 a.m.
  Joseph Keels Elementary School
  7500 Springcrest Drive
• 1 p.m.
  Hyatt Park Elementary School
  4200 Main Street

Charleston, S.C.
Wednesday, March 5
9 a.m.
Chicora Elementary School
1912 Success Avenue, Heights

North Charleston, S.C.
Wednesday, March 5
1 p.m.
Mary Ford Elementary School
3180 Thomasina McPherson Boulevard

Savannah, Ga.
Thursday, March 6

• 10 a.m.
  Thunderbolt Elementary School
  3313 Louis Street
• 1 p.m.
  Butler Elementary School
  1909 Cynthia Street

Jacksonville, Fla.
Friday, March 7

• 10 a.m.
  Richard L. Brown Elementary School
  1535 Milnor Street
• 1 p.m.
  Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School
  4346 Roanoke Boulevard