Follow the "Gung Ho!" Dragon Boat Team as they prepare for a race, then work together so well that they are taken on a fantastic flight through Philadelphia, arriving back to the finish line just in time to WIN the race! Reach Out and Read is a national nonprofit organization that prepares America's youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Reach Out and Read program started in 1996 and takes place at nine of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's primary care practices located in West and South Philadelphia; Burlington Township, New Jersey; and Coatesville, Kennett Square and West Chester, Pennsylvania.In the exam rooms at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Reach Out and Read sites (primary care doctor's offices), the pediatricians and nurse practitioners encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer age-appropriate tips and give the young children a brand-new, age-appropriate book at each well visit.
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