First Lady of Mississippi donates books to Natchez elementary schools – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

NATCHEZ — College students at public elementary faculties in Natchez had a go to from the First Woman of Mississippi Elee Reeves on Monday as she gave them copies of her new exercise e book for youngsters “Mississippi’s Fred the Turtle.”

The go to was a part of Reeves’ new initiative, known as the “Fred the Turtle initiative,” introduced lately throughout a kickoff occasion alongside The Casey Basis, The Hope Institute, and the Mississippi Division of Schooling.

Fred the Turtle is the story of a turtle from the Mississippi Gulf Coast who finds himself on a voyage throughout Mississippi with Fisherman Jimmy. After getting trapped in a fishing internet and touchdown at the back of Jimmy’s pickup truck at a dock in Biloxi, Fred the turtle travels with Jimmy to a number of of the state’s well-known sights.

The coloring and exercise e book is authored by Reeves and illustrated by Ashley Denson.

Reeves mentioned Fred was impressed by her childhood imaginary pal and Fisherman Jimmy was impressed by her dad.

The e book’s goal is to include participating and thought-provoking dialog crucial to little one improvement and problem-solving expertise, thus having a constructive affect on the lives of Mississippi’s kids, she mentioned.

Roughly 350 of the books and packs of crayons had been donated to 5 Mississippi elementary faculties on Monday, together with Joseph Frazier, McLaurin and Susie B. West, Jefferson County Higher and Kemper County Higher.

The books will attain 5 college districts within the state, together with Natchez-Adams, Jefferson County, Claiborne County, Kemper County and South Delta.

The primary spherical of e book donations was made doable by a grant from the Cassey Basis. Reeves and her staff are working to establish further funding sources and partnerships to put extra exercise books within the arms of scholars all through the state.

“I’m extremely excited to have the ability to introduce Mississippi college students to Fred the Turtle,” Reeves mentioned. “My hope is that these college students will take pleasure in all of the actions all through the e book whereas additionally studying precious life classes. I’m wanting ahead to seeing the affect that Fred and his journey may have on college students throughout the state.”