IMPORTANCE OF READING U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin Reads To Charleston Preschoolers
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
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Also Contributing: Kristin Keeling
Reported: Mar. 1, 2013 1:14 PM EST
Updated: Mar. 1, 2013 1:32 PM EST
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin hit the books with some preschoolers in Charleston Friday.
The event was part of "Read Across America Day." Manchin toured Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary School and read to the children, then met with teachers and discussed the importance of reading. Manchin said the earlier you begin to read, the better.
"It's something that never leaves us, and it's something special and it's traditional and it's generational," Manchin said. "And I think it's just something that's valuable for us anywhere in the world but especially here in America."
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Bethany Simmons
