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LeVar Burton To Read To Fullerton Students For Livestream Event

Burton will read his book, "The Rhino Who Swallowed A Storm," as part of an event with audio-streaming company tonies.

LeVar Burton has teamed up with audio-streaming company tonies to host a live reading Tuesday at Richmond Elementary School in Fullerton.
LeVar Burton has teamed up with audio-streaming company tonies to host a live reading Tuesday at Richmond Elementary School in Fullerton. (Courtesy of tonies)

FULLERTON, CA — Students at Richmond Elementary School in Fullerton will get a literary treat Tuesday as LeVar Burton will hold a storytime event that will be streamed online across the country.

Burton has teamed with tonies, an audio-streaming device company, for a live reading of his book, "The Rhino Who Swallowed A Storm," at the school at 9 a.m.

Although students at Richmond Elementary will enjoy the event in person, tonies will stream the reading online, the company said in a statement.

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For more information about the reading, visit Tonies' Facebook page.

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