Scholastic Press Releases

Scholastic Media Launches The Magic School Bus®: Oceans LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game

NEW YORK –JUNE 14, 2012 – Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced a new addition to its global children’s science franchise, The Magic School Bus®, with the release of THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: OCEANS for LeapFrog’s award-winning LeapPad™ and Leapster

Scholastic Earns Eight Educational Publishing Awards for its Education Programs and Magazines

Contact: Kristen Joerger, 212-389-3343, kjoerger@scholastic.com

Math Solutions Wins industry’s top honor, a Golden Lamp Award, for professional development

Award-Winning Author Ellen Levine (1939-2012) Dies at Age 73

New York, NY (May 30, 2012)--Ellen Levine, award-winning author, teacher, mentor and fierce fighter for social justice, died on May 26, 2012, after a valiant 19-month battle with lung cancer. She died peacefully with her beloved spouse and partner of 40 years, Anne Koedt, and her devoted sister Mada Liebman and adored brother-in-law Burt Liebman by her side.

Ms. Levine graduated with a B.A., magna cum laude with honors, from Brandeis University, an M.A. from University of Chicago, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Leo Dillon, Award-Winning Author/Illustrator, Dies at Age 79

New York, NY (May 30, 2012)--LEO DILLON, one of the world’s most celebrated children’s book artists—internationally applauded for creating a world of stunning multicultural books using a broad diversity of art styles and ethnic backgrounds—died on Saturday, May 26, in Brooklyn, New York. He was 79. “The cause was complications of a sudden illness requiring lung surgery,” said Bonnie Verburg, his longtime editor at the Blue Sky Press/Scholastic and formerly Harcourt. Mr. Dillon, who died at Long Island College Hospital, lived in nearby Brooklyn.

Scholastic Storia™ Awarded the “Editor's Choice Award" by Children's Technology Review