Scholastic To Donate One Million Books for Superstorm Recovery

Scholastic is donating a million books and offering free online resources to those children and teachers affected by Superstorm Sandy. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic To Donate One Million Books for Superstorm Recovery

Scholastic is donating a million books and offering free online resources to those children and teachers affected by Superstorm Sandy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade donates over one million books via Book Aid International

UK publishers and the book trade donated more than one million books to readers in 24 countries last year, according to charity Book Aid International.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 21:12:55 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust to donate half a million books to primary schools

Scottish Book Trust will give away half a million books to pupils in Primary 1-3 as part of Book Week Scotland, which is taking place this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Donates 1m Books to Charity Reach Out & Read

Scholastic has donated 1 million books to Reach Out and Read, a literacy charity that works to provide books to at-risk children via doctors and nurses. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Book Fair Will Discontinue Separate Collection Of Race And Gender Books

The publisher had said it would segregate books with themes on race and gender at school fairs in order to navigate a rash of bans across the country. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2023-10-25 04:04:33 UTC ]
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Scholastic to separate books on race, gender and sexuality for book fairs

Children’s book publisher will allow US districts to include or exclude separate list, a decision that has led to a backlashThe children’s book publisher Scholastic said it will separate titles in its elementary school book fairs by race, gender and sexuality, allowing school districts to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-18 15:10:12 UTC ]
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Scholastic Offers Option to Exclude Diverse Books from Book Fairs

Scholastic has separated out LGBTQ books and BIPOC books into an optional add-on box in a policy some are calling a "bigot button." Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-16 14:39:10 UTC ]
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Find TNR’s bookmobile to donate banned books at the Brooklyn Book Festival this weekend!

Starting this weekend, to coincide with Banned Books Week, The New Republic and their partners will be kicking off a month-long Banned Books Tour—sending a bookmobile around the country to share books, celebrate reading, and fight book banning. If you want to help, and you’ll be at the Brooklyn... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-29 14:00:14 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: UK-based Book Aid International: 1.2 Million Books in 2019

The charity last year was at work in 23 refugee camps, 38 prison libraries, 1,567 schools, 635 public libraries, and more. The post Industry Notes: UK-based Book Aid International: 1.2 Million Books in 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-14 17:51:35 UTC ]
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PRH US donates up to 30,000 books to First Book charity in Obamas' name

Penguin Random House US will donate up to 300,000 more children’s books to First Book, the literacy charity, on behalf of former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 05:39:25 UTC ]
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Scholastic in $186 Million Deal with 9 Story

Scholastic has acquired 100% of the economic interest in 9 Story Media Group, a Toronto-based creator, producer, and distributor of children’s content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Piracy in Italy: Study Shows Book Industry Losing €705 Million Annually

Book piracy is costing the Italian book market more than a quarter of its overall value, according to a study commissioned by the AIE. The post Piracy in Italy: Study Shows Book Industry Losing €705 Million Annually appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-08 22:07:51 UTC ]
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PRH Led in Children’s Picture Book Bestsellers in 2023, While Scholastic Took Top Spot in Fiction

Penguin Random House strengthened its grip on the picture book lists and made gains on the frontlist fiction lists, which Scholastic still rules. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Trouble with Book Fairs Prompts Scholastic to Lower Financial Forecast for Fiscal 2024

CEO Peter Warwick attributed lower than expected second quarter results to a “complex” school environment characterized by “growing polarization in U.S. society and politicized schools and school boards.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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After Outcry, Scholastic Lays the Groundwork for Its Spring Book Fairs

Books once included in Scholastic's optional Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice collection, along with additional books with inclusive content, will become part of regular book fair shipments next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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What Is SkyTree Book Fairs? A “New” Scholastic Competitor

What is SkyTree Book Fairs? The new book fair attempting to take the place of Scholastic in schools–but it's not what you think. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-11-27 17:16:53 UTC ]
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Sharjah’s 42nd Book Fair: More Than1.2 Million Visitors

Early numbers from the UAE indicate that the 2023 Sharjah International Book Fair has drawn at least 1.2 million visitors. The post Sharjah’s 42nd Book Fair: More Than1.2 Million Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-13 03:54:12 UTC ]
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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2023-10-25 19:50:33 UTC ]
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