Scholastic Press Releases
Scholastic Parents Site Receives Two Prominent Web Awards
Contact: Kristen Joerger, kjoerger@scholastic.com, (212) 389-3343
Parenting Site Receives Accolades from Web Marketing Association and International Academy of the Visual Arts
Scholastic to Publish Two New Captain Underpants Books, Plus Newly Re-illustrated Editions of Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta Series
Contact:
Tracy van Straaten
VP, Trade Publicity, Scholastic
tvanstraaten@scholastic.com
(212) 389-3782
Captain Underpants #11 & #12 to release in August 2014 and August 2015
Scholastic, Mars Institute and Seti Institute Take Flight with the Launch of New Nonfiction Book "MISSION: MARS"
Contact:
Sara Sinek, ssinek@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6899
Michael Barrett, mbarrett@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6570
Karen Randall, krandall@seti.org, (650) 960-4537
Elaine Walker, elaine.walker@marsinstitute.net, (480) 388-0710
Scholastic Media and Sprout Launch Original New Series for Summer 2014
Contacts:
Scholastic: Jennifer Marcus, Goodman Media, jmarcus@goodmanmedia.com, (212) 576-2700
Sprout: Jennifer Levine, jennifer_levine@sproutonline.com, (215) 286-1873
Astroblast!™ Will Take Preschoolers on a Hilarious Outer-Space Adventure
20,000 Teachers Share Their Views on the Common Core State Standards in Advance Findings from Primary Sources
Contact:
Scholastic, Anne Sparkman, asparkman@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6657
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Media Relations, media@gatesfoundation.org, (206) 709-3400
Teachers Are Aware of the Standards, Expect Positive Outcomes, and Are Enthusiastic, but Recognize Challenges, Call for Supports and Resources
Storia® Wins 2013 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award
Contact: Kristen Joerger, kjoerger@scholastic.com, (212) 389-3343
eReading app from Scholastic Builds Life-long Readers in Schools and at Home
13 Acclaimed Illustrators Promote Children's Independent Reading with Art Depicting READ EVER DAY. LEAD A BETTER LIFE.
Contact:
Sara Sinek, ssinek@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6899
Michael Barrett, mbarrett@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6570
Illustrations Include Work by Award-Winning Artists Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Kazu Kibuishi (Harry Potter), Judy Schachner (Skippyjon Jones) and More
Second Annual Class of National Student Poets Appointed to Serve One Year as Literary Ambassadors
Contact:
Kimber Craine / President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities / 202-682-5661 / kcraine@pcah.gov
Anne Sparkman / Scholastic Art & Writing Awards / 212-343-6657 / asparkman@scholastic.com
Giuliana Bullard / Institute of Museum and Library Services / 202-653-4799 / gbullard@imls.gov
Scholastic Donates One Million Books to "Reach Out and Read" to Help Low-Income Families Build Home Libraries
Contact:
Sara Sinek, ssinek@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6899
Michael Barrett, mbarrett@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6570
Donation Augments $150,000 David M. Rubenstein Prize Presented to Reach Out and Read by the Library of Congress
Scholastic Reading Club Calls for Nominations for "Star Readers" from Proud Parents and Teachers
Contact:
Sara Sinek, ssinek@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6899
Nadia Almahdi, nalmahdi@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6635
Selected "Star Readers" to be featured in the monthly Scholastic Reading Club flyers starting this spring