DisneyXD, Marvel Entertainment and First Book Team Up to Champion Children's Literacy
Subject:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
All
Source: DisneyXD
DisneyXD, Marvel Entertainment, First Book and ABC owned Television Stations have teamed up to champion children’s literacy through the Reading With: Marvel Comics Close-Up initiative. More than 210,000 books will be donated to local communities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno. ABC Stations will invite the communities to participate in traditional and virtual book drives, as well as register an eligible organization or school reaching low-income families ages 1-18, to receive an ongoing supply of books from First Book. Visit DisneyXD for additional details.
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