Event: Read for the Record at the Indy Zoo

National early-education organization Jumpstart is hosting Read for the Record, a one-day event to set the mark for the largest shared reading experience ever.

Be part of the world record for the number of children reading the same book in a single day with an adult—come to the zoo with your kids on August 24 and join families across the country in reading the campaign's official book, The Little Engine that Could. While you're there, stop by the Pearson Education ABC Book-making Event, where your kids can personalize a book to take home.

This event is about more than hitting a benchmark for a world record; it's about sharing the "I Think I Can" message of this classic book with children who need additional support and development in their earliest educational years. Jumpstart currently provides one-on-one attention to more than 10,000 preschool children to help them build the language, literary, and social skills they need when entering kindergarten—giving them a great foundation for their lifelong schooling.

The nationwide Read for the Record event is sponsored by Pearson Education, Penguin, Starbucks, American Eagle Outfitters, and The TODAY Show. Pearson Education and Penguin have employees here in Indianapolis who will be staffing the Read for the Record event at the Zoo.

When: August 24, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis Zoo
Book: The Little Engine that Could
Learn more and register to participate: readfortherecord.org