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'Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. It also has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter book series.[1] Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links Scholastic_Logo_Bar. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... A chained book in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University A book is a collection of paper, parchment or other material with text, pictures, or both written on them, bound together along one edge, usually within covers. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... Cover of the first book in JK Rowlings series: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British/Canadian/Australian version) The Harry Potter books are an extremely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ...


Scholastic has grown its business most recently by acquiring other media companies, including Klutz Press, the animated television production company Soup2Nuts, the K-12 educational software publisher Tom Snyder Productions, and most significantly the reference publisher Grolier, which publishes the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and The New Book of Knowledge. Klutz Press is a publishing company started in 1977 and acquired by Scholastic Inc. ... Soup2Nuts is a production company known for its adult-oriented animated comedies. ... The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the This encyclopedia is available on the Internet for subscribers and is updated monthly. ... The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the Academic American Encyclopedia. ...


Prior to and after Scholastic's 2005 release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the publisher was the focus of a campaign by two environmental organizations, Greenpeace and the National Wildlife Federation. The environmental organizations advised consumers in the United States who planned to buy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to do so from the book's Canadian publisher, Raincoast Books, instead of Scholastic, the book's American publisher. Raincoast Books stated that they would print the book on 100 percent recycled paper, while Scholastic Press stated that they would use a percentage of recycled paper in publishing, but declined to specify the amount. [2] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... << Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows >> Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth novel in J. K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways. ... Greenpeace is an international environmental organization founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. ... The National Wildlife Federation is the largest and most prominent American conservation organization, with over 5 million members and supporters in 47 state-affiliated organizations; its annual budget is over $125 million as of 2006. ... In economics, consumers are individuals or households that consume goods and services generated within the economy. ... Raincoast Books is a Canadian book publishing company. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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Corporate divisions and subsidiaries

  • Scholastic Marketing Partners
  • Scholastic Trade Books
Imprints:
  • Scholastic Press
  • Arthur A. Levine Books
  • Cartwheel Books
  • The Chicken House
  • Graphix
  • Little Shepherd
  • Michael di Capua Books
  • Orchard Books
  • PUSH
  • Scholastic en español
  • Scholastic Paperbacks
  • Scholastic Reference
  • The Blue Sky Press
  • Scholastic Book Fairs
  • Scholastic Book Clubs
  • Scholastic At Home
  • Scholastic Classroom Magazines
  • Lectorum Publications
  • Scholastic Education
  • Scholastic Media
  • Scholastic Library Publishing
  • Scholastic National Service Organization
  • eScholastic

List of publications

Animorphs is an English language science fiction series of young adult books written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic. ... Baby-Sitters Club book #45, in the series original cover style. ... Bionicle as it is stylised by the Lego Company. ... Cover of Bone: One Volume Edition Bone was originally serialized in an independently, irregularly published comic book series for 55 issues, from 1991 to 2004, notable as one of the longest-running self-published comic book series by a single writer/artist. ... Captain Underpants (book one) cover The Captain Underpants series, by Dav Pilkey, is a series of American childrens books about two 4th graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and the aptly-named superhero they accidentally created, who is their principal, Mr. ... Clifford the Big Red Dog is an enduring American childrens book series that began being published in 1963. ... A book series is a sequence of books with common characteristics, typically marketed as a group by a particular author or publisher. ... Spoiler warning: The main character in the popular Children of the Red King series of childrens fantasy books written by Jenny Nimmo. ... Chestnut Hill is a place in the State of Massachusetts in the United States of America: see Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... Dear America is a series of historical novels for older children published by Scholastic Press between 1996 and 2004. ... Deltora Quest is a series of childrens books, written by Australian author Emily Rodda. ... Everworld #1: Search for Senna Everworld is a fantasy book series written by K.A. Applegate and published by Scholastic. ... Guardians of GaHoole is The New York Times bestselling book series written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey. ... R. L. Stine with some of his creations. ... Geronimo Stilton, is a best-selling book series written by Geronimo Stilton. ... The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the Academic American Encyclopedia. ... Cover of the first book in JK Rowlings series: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British/Canadian/Australian version) The Harry Potter books are an extremely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ... Heartland is a most often a geopolitical term, often used to refer to a central area of Eurasia that is remote and inaccessible from the periphery. ... Inkheart (original title: Tintenherz) is a young adult-child fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke about a girl named Meggie whose life changes dramatically when she realizes that her father, a bookbinder named Mo, has an unusual ability: when he reads aloud, he can bring characters from books into our world. ... Bill Cosby and Robert Culp appear on the cover of this 1960s paperback based upon the series. ... The Keys to the Kingdom is a fantasy-adventure series, written by Garth Nix, started in 2003 with Mister Monday Spoiler warning: // Plot The series protagonist is a boy, Arthur Penhaligon, who is an asthmatic. ... LEGO Exo-Force is a LEGO toy line based on the popular mecha genre from Japanese manga and anime. ... Monty Python & the Holy Grail in Lego (also known as Lego Knights or Its Only a Model in the United States) is a Lego made version of Monty Pythons Monty Python & the Holy Grail comedy film. ... The Magic School Bus was a series of childrens books intended to teach scientific concepts to children. ... On the Run is the third track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyds 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... The Mayflower Project Spoiler warning: Remnants is a science fiction book series authored by K. A. Applegate. ... Sixth Grade Secrets is a novel by Louis Sachar. ... Cover The Revenge of the Shadow King is the first volume in the Grey Griffins Book series written by American authors Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis, published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. ... The Underland Chronicles is a five-part series of children’s books written by Suzanne Collins between 2003 and 2006. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is a science fantasy saga and fictional galaxy created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ... T*Witches is a popular book series by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld. ...

Reference

  1. ^ Corporate profile on Yahoo!
  2. ^ Article on Greenpeace's request to U.S. consumers to buy Canadian editions of Harry Potter, published on cbc.ca.

Greenpeace is an international environmental organization founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. ...

See also

qubo (kyoo-bo, originally Smart Place for Kids until August 23, 2006 [1]) is the name of the chlidrens programming endeavor involving three broadcast networks, a new digital television network, and numerous childrens entertainment producers. ...

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