Month: December 2013
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Scholastic Reports Fiscal 2014 Second Quarter Results
New York — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today reported results for the fiscal 2014 second quarter ended November 30, 2013. Revenue in …
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Where the Sidewalk Began
“Shel Silverstein was hardly a prime candidate to become the world’s next great children’s author. After all, the guy wasn’t shy about his distaste for the genre—a fact evident in …
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Scholastic Media Announces Production Order for 26 New Episodes of Emmy Award-Winning PBS Kids Series ‘WordGirl’
New York, NY — Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today a new production order from PBS KIDS for 26 additional episodes of WordGirl®, …
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14 Illustrators Contribute Pieces for the ‘What’s Your Favorite Animal?’ Anthology
Participating artists include Eric Carle, Nick Bruel, Lucy Cousins, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Jon Klassen, Tom Lichtenheld, Peter McCarty, Chris Raschka, Peter Sís, Lane Smith, Erin Stead, Rosemary Wells, and …
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New Books For Kids in Need: Random House to Match Holiday Donations to Nonprofit First Book
WASHINGTON — This holiday season, kids in need will receive three times as many new books of their own, thanks to First Book and the generous support of Random House …
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Scholastic Media Content Now Available on Hulu Kids
NEW YORK, NY – December 23, 2013 – Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today a non-exclusive agreement that makes Scholastic Media’s iconic …
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Betsy Bird’s 100 Magnificent Books
“…I always like to use my own particular list to highlight those titles I love more than life itself but that are getting passed over,” says Bird. Read more at …
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Scholastic News® Names the ‘8 Coolest Kids We Met in 2013’
New York, NY – The editors of Scholastic News® today announced their list of the 8 Coolest Kids We Met in 2013, a roundup of the most inspiring, courageous, and innovative kids featured …
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J.K. Rowling to Co-Produce a ‘Harry Potter’ Theatrical Project
The play is set to open in London’s West End sometime in 2015. The organizers have not yet secured a theater for this production. Warner Bros., the movie studio behind …
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e.E. Charlton-Trujillo Launches Nonprofit to Empower At-Risk Youth
Other children’s books authors, including Ellen Hopkins, Kathryn Erskine, and A.S. King, helped by sitting for interviews. All of the film footage will be used for a documentary project. Since …
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Jessica Brody Has Written the ‘Undiscovered’ Novella
“In this 100-page novella, told from Zen’s point of view, more secrets are revealed about Seraphina’s forgotten past, the corporation that created her, and the boy who fell in love …
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President Snow, The Harry Potter Alliance, and Project for Awesome
“I just want to point out that inequality is not the result of animosity; it is just the result of the status quo. It’s complacence that causes it, not evil. …
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Candlewick Press Launches E-Volt: New YA E-book Tumblr
By following http://e-volt.tumblr.com/ readers will be tuned in to Candlewick’s newest YA e-book offerings as well.E-Volt currently features: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: …
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Scholastic Announces New Nonfiction ‘Guided Reading’ Program for the Common Core
NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the release of Guided Reading Nonfiction Focus: Second Edition, for K–6 reading instruction. Built for the Common …
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Disney UK Hosts ‘Winnie the Pooh Laureate of the Year’ Writing Contest
Writers are allowed to invent new characters for these original stories. Altogether, five winners will be chosen. Each victorious storyteller will have the chance to share their story at a …
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Scholastic Unveils 2013 “Give the Gift of Reading” Guide with Top Children’s Books for Holiday Gifts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nadia Almahdi, nalmahdi@scholastic.com, 212-343-6635Michael Barrett, mbarrett@scholastic.com, 212-343-6570 Share This Release: http://bit.ly/1966CCJ NEW YORK – December 9, 2013 – The editors at Scholastic have been publishing, curating and …
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Don’t Miss the Last CBC Diversity Newsletter of 2013!
Click to view CBC Diversity Newsletter December v. 1 on GLOSSI.COM
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Susan Kuklin Interviews Transgender Teens for New Book
The book features portraits and candid photographs shot by Kuklin herself. It also contains family pictures. “Referring to the six teens as ‘my kids,’ Kuklin made it clear that she …
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Lila Perl Has Passed On
“In addition to Four Perfect Pebbles—the prolific Perl’s fiftieth book—many of her other works for children were renowned for having strong female characters. These include Dumb Like Me, Olivia Potts …
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NPR Speaks with Latinas For Latino Lit about Diversity in Best-Of Lists
Hurtado says, “It’s important that Latino children see themselves represented in books, in media, in movies because…that’s the power of identification and how far it can go to help a …
