Schools Read Across America

Nationwide, schools and libraries are celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday on Friday, March 2.

This year, the National Education Association, a group of more than 3.2 million educators who work to improve public schools, is calling on book lovers around the nation to take up The Lorax, the popular Dr. Seuss children's book published in 1971 about the lovable creature who fights to save the environment.

Snellville Patch went over to R.L. Norton Elementary School in Snellville to snag a few photos of the occasion.

There, Thing 1, Thing 2 and Cat in the Hat came by, courtesy of Gwinnett Public Lirbary. In addition, visiting readers from and also came by.