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National Nonprofit Jumpstart Sets Guinness World Record
Wednesday August 30, 9:24 am ET
More than 100,000 children read same book on August 24 and draw visibility to America's school readiness crisis

BOSTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 24, Jumpstart and its partners -- American Eagle Outfitters, Pearson, and Starbucks -- hosted events across the country as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record, a national campaign designed to engage adults and children in setting the world record for the largest shared reading experience ever. Although the official count is still being tallied, adults had pledged (prior to the event) to read with more than 150,000 children yesterday. As of August 27, 600 reports had come in providing documentation of 114,000 children, who read The Little Engine That Could with adults on Aug. 24. With more than 1,000 local events taking place last Thursday, Jumpstart expects this number will keep climbing as reports continue to be sent from locations across the country."