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"Punky Brewster" actress Soleil Moon Frye reads to students at Public School 148, in East Elmhurst, inside their newly renovated library. The library was one of 25 chosen nationwide for the Target School Makeover Program. Frye is Target's Mommy Ambassador.
A beloved ‘80s sitcom star embraced her latest role promoting literacy at the opening of a newly renovated library at Queens elementary school.
"Punky Brewster" actress Soleil Moon Frye, Target’s Mommy Ambassador, read to children at Public School 148, in East Elmhurst, at Friday’s celebration.
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PS 148 was one of 25 schools chosen nationwide for the Target School Makeover Program. The makeovers typically cost about $200,000, a Target official said.
It received 2,000 books, 10 iPads, a smart board — and a renovated library. Each student also received seven books to take home with them.
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“This is going to help kids want to read more and learn more,” said school principal Nancy Birson. The old library was “certainly not a 21st century library.”
Frye read the kids a book about a cow that loves cookies.
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“Education and learning should be a part of everyone’s lives,” she told the Daily News. “Every child should have the chance to have books at their fingertips.”
ctrapasso@nydailynews.com
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