Coppell reads for the record

By Ellen Cameron Staff Writer Video by Peyton Wood One apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday and three plums on Wednesday may not seem like a lot, but they mark the beginning of a book that is helping change the nation. A Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, is a classic children’s book chosen to be this year’s book for “Read for the Record”, a program orchestrated by Jumpstart, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving education for preschoolers. “Read for the Record” is an annual event in which high school and college students across the nation read the same book to children. “This is the first year we’ve done it,” William T. Cozby…