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Scholastic Unveils 2013 "Give the Gift of Reading" Guide with Top Children's Books for Holiday Gifts

Submitted by liaz on Fri, 12/06/2013 - 17:50.

Contact:

Nadia Almahdi
Scholastic Inc.
nalmahdi@scholastic.com
(212) 343-6635

Michael Barrett
Scholastic Inc.
mbarrett@scholastic.com
(212) 343-6570

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Most Viewed Website for K–6 Teachers Sees Record Traffic Spike Before Thanksgiving

Submitted by liaz on Fri, 12/06/2013 - 11:33.

CONTACT:
Alexandra Wladich
Scholastic Inc.
awladich@scholastic.com
(212) 965-7353

Thanksgiving Content and Videos Drive More Than 11 Million Page Views

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Study Shows Educational and Psychological Value of Letting Children Read What They Want

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/04/2013 - 12:18.

Contact:
Tyler Reed
Scholastic Inc.
212-343-6427
treed@scholastic.com

New book from Scholastic studies the nature and variety of reading pleasure, and the psychological value of reading popular genres like romances, vampire stories and dystopian fiction

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Bestselling Author-Artists Jeff Kinney and Dav Pilkey Create a "Story Smashup" Live On Stage in Exclusive Scholastic Webcast

Submitted by liaz on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 13:24.

Contact:

Tracy van Straaten
VP, Trade Publicity, Scholastic
tvanstraaten@scholastic.com
(212) 389-3782

Registration Now Open for Free January 15, 2014 Webcast Designed to Teach Kids About Creative Writing

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Scholastic Parent & Child® Magazine Announces Winners of 2014 Gold Star Toy Awards

Submitted by liaz on Mon, 11/18/2013 - 11:48.

Contact:
Kristen Joerger
Scholastic Inc.
kjoerger@scholastic.com
(212) 389-3343

24 Outstanding Kids’ Products Featured in First-Ever “Shoppable” Issue Powered by ShopAdvisor and Digimarc

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Math@Work™ Video Series from Scholastic Connects Classroom Learning to 21st Century Careers

Submitted by liaz on Thu, 11/14/2013 - 13:40.

Contact:

Tyler Reed
Scholastic Inc.
(212) 343-6427
treed@scholastic.com

Premiere Episode Math@Work: Math Meets Fashion, Hosted by Project Runway's Tim Gunn

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PBS Kids Launches New WordGirl App

Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 11/14/2013 - 10:29.

Contacts:

Maria Vera
PBS
703.739.3225
mvera@pbs.org

Meredith Gandy
360PR
646.568.3238
mgandy@360pr.com

In innovative WordGirl™ Superhero Training App for iPad and Android tablets, kids create their own avatars and build superhero skills and vocabulary alongside WordGirl