First Twenty eBooks in Bestselling Scholastic Series to Feature Classic Cover Look

New York, NY (August 11, 2011)--Six-time NBA All-Star and New York Knicks captain Amar’e Stoudemire has signed with Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, which has acquired world rights to STAT: Standing Tall and Talented, a chapter book series for middle-grade readers launching in August 2012. Stoudemire is committed to turning kids, especially boys, into readers.

Extensive and integrated teen community to include Facebook, SCVNGR, and national tour
featuring bestselling authors Meg Cabot, Libba Bray, and Maggie Stiefvater

New York, NY (April 7, 2011) ­­— Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that its Trade Publishing division has retained The Gotham Group as its exclusive worldwide motion picture representative, covering all books in which the Scholastic Trade Publishing division controls the film and television rights from its current catalogs and backlist. Scholastic Media retains its “first look” on any Scholastic published property.