Industry News
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Scholastic Media’s The Magic School Bus Continues Legacy with The Magic School Bus 360°, A New Netflix Original Series for Kids
New York, NY – Netflix and Scholastic Media announced today they will launch a new original TV series based on the groundbreaking and iconic TV show The Magic School Bus. The …
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Curious George Joins iRead With™ – A New Shared-Reading Series for Early Learners
Tribal Nova™, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt™ company and developer of the award-winning PBS KIDS PLAY!®, today announced the launch of Curious George and the Firefighters by iRead With for the iPad®. The …
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New Global Acquisition For Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Bloomsbury Children’s is thrilled to announce the acquisition of World English rights for The Mercy Rule, the debut young adult novel from Jeff Giles, as well as its untitled sequel. …
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First Lady Michelle Obama & White House Chef Sam Kass Join Scholastic Math@Work Webisode with a Special Message for Students
NEW YORK, NY — First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chef Sam Kass will deliver a special message to students during Scholastic’s Math@Work: Culinary Arts webisode launching April 29th at www.scholastic.com/mathematics. The Scholastic Math@Work: …
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Summer Superstars: Kids Can Earn Prizes for Reading & Writing
Wigu Publishing has launched a national summer literacy campaign, committing over $3,000 in cash prizes to encourage kids to read and write all summer long. Each week throughout the summer, …
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Candlewick Press Acquires ‘The New Small Person’, a Picture Book by Lauren Child
The New Small Person introduces readers to Elmore Green, who started life as an only child, as many children do. He had a room all to himself, and everything in it …
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Scholastic to Publish New Book Series with Major League Baseball Player Ryan Howard
NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, has acquired worldwide rights to publish a new baseball-themed book series by Major League Baseball first baseman …
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Random House Children’s Books Acquires Picture Book by Actress & Playwright Amanda Peet, Co-Written by Andrea Troyer
New York, NY — Random House Children’s Books has acquired DEAR SANTA, LOVE RACHEL ROSENSTEIN, a new picture book from actress and playwright Amanda Peet, co-written by her longtime friend Andrea …
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Four Inspiring Teachers Named National READ 180® and System 44® Outstanding Educator Award Winners
Scholastic Honors Four Passionate Teachers Who Have Turned Students’ Lives Around by Helping Them Learn to Read NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, …
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Random House Releases Video with Former SNL Castmember Ana Gasteyer and Bestselling Author Ann Brashares to Promote New Novel ‘The Here and Now’
NEW YORK, NY — The original queen of YA literature and author of the internationally bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series Ann Brashares is back on the teen scene with her biggest novel yet— THE HERE …
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2014 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge Launches Today, Free Program for Schools and Families to Prevent the “Summer Slide”
Students Log Reading Minutes as They Seek to Break the World Record for Summer Reading; Teachers/Schools Can Register All Their Students New York, NY – Today, Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) announces …
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Thirteen U.S. Students Are Honored by Scholastic for Outstanding Academic Success
READ 180® and System 44® All-Star Award winners recognized for overcoming the odds and improving their reading skills. NEW YORK, NY – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and …
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Simon & Schuster Announces Publication of New Series by Mike Lupica
NEW YORK, NY – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers will publish New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica’s new middle-grade series called HOME TEAM. Each HOME TEAM novel will tell the story …
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Scholastic Launches New Subscription-Based Digital Reading Programs for Schools
New York, NY – Scholastic today announced the launch of Storia® School Edition, a subscription-based ebook solution for Pre-K through Grade 6, for group and individual classroom reading, and Core Clicks™, a web-based …
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Internationally Bestselling Book, ‘Pay it Forward,’ to be Published as New Middle Grade Novel
NEW YORK, NY – Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, has announced today that Pay It Forward, an adult novel that inspired a highly successful movement of …
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Parenthood’s Mae Whitman to Narrate a New Edition of ‘City of Bones’ Audiobook by Cassandra Clare
NEW YORK, NY — Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce that actress Mae Whitman will narrate a new edition of CITY OF BONES by bestselling author Cassandra Clare. The audiobook will be available on April 15, …
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Penguin Young Readers Group Acquires Middle Grade Novel by Filmmaker Haifaa al Mansour
Wadjda scheduled for publication in Fall 2015. NEW YORK, NY — Haifaa al Mansour, Saudi Arabia’s first female film maker, will publish a middle grade adaptation of her feature film debut Wadjda with …
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Mara Anastas Named Publisher of Aladdin Books & Simon Pulse
NEW YORK, NY — Mara Anastas has been named Publisher of Aladdin Books and Simon Pulse it was announced today by Jon Anderson, President of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Introduces New Collection of Apps to Strengthen Literacy Skills for Today’s Mobile Learners
Common Core Reading Practice and Assessment apps designed for at-home and classroom use. Boston, MA — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt™ (HMH®) today introduced a new collection of seven elementary grade-specific tablet …
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Matthew Baldacci Named Vice President of Marketing, Scholastic Trade Publishing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (April 8, 2014) — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Matthew C. Baldacci as …
