NORCROSS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta News First anchors and meteorologists are delivering books to kids at Brookview Elementary School in East Point.

The facts are clear: If kids aren’t proficient at reading by third grade, odds are they never catch up.

The Books to Kids initiative started in 2016 as a way to encourage young learners to read. Since then, Atlanta News First has handed out more than 102,000 books to children across 31 metro Atlanta schools.

During each visit, students receive a backpack with five books.

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