During the month of July, 2018, Scholastic Inc. held a summer reading road trip. A Scholastic RV(野营车) travelled to bookstores and libraries across the US with kids’ favourite writers and characters(角色).

On July 12, the RV visited Jersey City. Young visitors got to read books and play fun games. Kids also took photos with their favourite characters such as Clifford the Big Red Dog. At a table outside a bookstore called Word, some writers talked to readers about their books.

“It’s relaxing to write books, but coming out and meeting the readers is so different and interesting,” said Gale Galligan, a writer.

“Meeting young readers, teachers and booksellers inspires me to keep writing. I will keep writing interesting books for kids.” said Joyce Wan, another writer.

For the workers of Scholastic Inc., the road trip offers a chance to share love of reading with people around the country. “Kids are so excited to meet our writers,” said a worker. “They are really excited to meet the characters, too. I love seeing kids enjoy books in a really different way and learn that reading is fun. That’s what our reading road trip is here to celebrate.”

Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot during the months of July and August.

Children do not go to school during these two months. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation because they don’t go to work. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or near a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan or Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel to see interesting places in their own country. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to the mountains.

Are you ready for a road trip? Then let’s drive our car with lots of water and get going. We’re going to Arizona (亚利桑那州). We’ll start in northern Arizona and work our way south.

The first stop is the Grand Canyon (峡谷). It will be a great place to start. We can look at the colorful canyon rocks and the beautiful Colorado River. While in northern Arizona we could also visit Sedona. The red rocks there are amazing.

Next, we’ll go down south. We can choose one or two ways. We could follow the Colorado River southwest. This river will take us to the Mexico border (边境). We could just drive south through Phoenix (菲尼克斯). It is the capital city. There we can learn more about Arizona.

Then, let’s stop in southern Arizona. We’ll visit Tucson. It’s the state’s second largest city. There are some other wonderful cities in southern Arizona, too.

Finally, we’ll go home. We might be tired. but we should have some great experiences to tell about our time in the great state of Arizona.