Scholastic Press Releases
Kids Tackle Climate Change by Learning How to “Act Green” at www.scholastic.com/actgreen
Multi-Media Educational Website Helps Kids Create Custom Green Plans, Earn Green Points, and Take Action to be GREEN
New York, NY (January 22, 2008) — According to a recent Scholastic News online poll, kids ranked the environment as one of their top issues in the upcoming presidential elections. Now, Scholastic launches ACT GREEN! at www.scholastic.com/actgreen, a fun, educational website designed to motivate and empower kids to take action in school, at home and in their community to preserve the environment. This multi-media website provides kids, parents and teachers with customized green plans, expert tips, inspiring green short films provided by Live Earth, and a “Greenroom” to share ideas with other kids.
Developed in consultation with an environmental scientist from the University of California at Berkeley, ACT GREEN! at www.scholastic.com/actgreen provides kids, parents and teachers with free actionable information that will help them preserve the environment. When kids enter the site, they are first directed to the Green Quiz, to test how environmentally conscious they are. Upon completing the quiz, kids receive a customized Green Plan and are automatically entered into the Greenerator™, where they can activate their Green Plan and turn it into reality. As kids check off the green actions they have accomplished, they earn green points that power up the Greenerator. They can also earn green points throughout the site by selecting action items from the “100 Ways to Act Green!” list, reading articles, sending e-cards and more. Kids will enjoy tracking their own green points, as well as the overall power of the Greenerator, generated by all ACT GREEN! members.
Scholastic Launches Bone-Chilling New Book Series by World-Wide Bestselling Author R.L. Stine — Goosebumps Horrorland
“R.L. Stine rode a wave of kid popularity, partly fueled by the fledgling Internet, to become perhaps the best-selling children’s author of the 20th century.”
— Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly (August 17, 2007)
Scholastic Sets Industry-Leading Goals for Recycled and FSC-Certified Paper Use
New “Act Green” Website Teaches Kids About Climate Change and Sustainability
Scholastic and Los Angeles Unified School District Announce the 40 Schools Participating in J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour
40 Lucky LAUSD Students from Each Selected School Will Join Rowling at the Kodak Theatre for Special Reading, Q&A and Book Signing
Scholastic Donates 5,000 Copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to L.A. Schoolchildren Ready to Begin Their Hogwarts Journey
Scholastic and New York City Department of Education Announced the 40 Schools Participating in J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour
1,600 Lucky New York City Public School Students Will Join Rowling at Carnegie Hall for Special Reading, Q&A and Book Signing
Scholastic To Donate 5,000 Copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to New York City Schoolchildren Ready to Begin Their Hogwarts Journey
Scholastic Announces Record Breaking Sales of 11.5 Million Copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in First Ten Days
New York, NY (August 2, 2007) -- Scholastic, the global publishing, education and media company, announced today that sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the blockbuster final volume in J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful series, reached a record breaking 11.5 million copies in the U.S. in its first 10 days on sale. This milestone comes on the heels of the previously announced 8.3 million copies sold in the U.S. within the first 24 hours of the book’s release at 12:01am on July 21st.
Scholastic and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Make Publishing History with 8.3 Million Copies Sold in First 24 Hours
New York, NY (July 22, 2007) -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling’s seventh and final Harry Potter book, published in the U.S. by Scholastic, hit bookstores nationwide at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007 and once again Harry Potter made history. Early reports estimate that Scholastic broke all publishing records, selling an unprecedented 8.3 million copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in its first 24 hours on sale.
Scholastic to Host "Harry Potter Place" in New York City Leading up to Midnight Release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Scholastic to Host "Harry Potter Place" - Outdoor Street Celebration in New York City on July 20 - Leading up to Midnight Release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
First Author-Signed U.S. Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be Unveiled Past Harry Potter Contest Winners Reunite at Harry Potter Place
Scholastic Makes Largest Ever Commitment to Forest Stewardship Council Certified Paper in a Single Book
Scholastic Makes Largest Ever Commitment to Forest Stewardship Council Certified Paper in a Single Book for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
65 percent of the 16,700 tons of paper to be used in U.S. first printing will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and all paper will contain at least 30 percent post-consumer waste fiber
Bestselling Authors J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving Read From Their Works Live on Stage at Radio City Music Hall
Bestselling Authors J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving Read From Their Works Live on Stage at Radio City Music Hall in Two Benefit Performances, August 1 and 2, 2006
All Proceeds from AN EVENING WITH HARRY, CARRIE AND GARP to Benefit the Haven Foundation and Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières