Dr. Seuss character "Sam I Am" for Read Across America

Dr. Seuss character "Sam I Am" for Read Across America
Photo by Kristen Hines

March 4, 2008

Third graders at Overstreet Elementary School in Starkville watch as Robbie Ward, a research writer at Mississippi State University dressed as the Dr. Seuss character "Sam I Am," reads the book "Green Eggs and Ham." Throughout the country on Monday, volunteers read Dr. Seuss books to students to encourage them to read as part of Read Across America, coordinated annually with the author's birthday.