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About Scholastic

Our Mission Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company, has a corporate mission supported through all of its divisions of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child’s intellectual, personal and cultural growth, Scholastic, for more than 80 years, has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children and are designed to help enlarge their understanding of the world around them.

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Largest Publisher of Children's Book Scholastic is the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and is the largest operator of school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs in the United States. The Company is also a leading publisher of children’s books distributed through the trade channel and the leading distributor in the United States of children’s books through direct-to-home continuity programs for children ages five and younger.

Scholastic Trade Books is an award-winning publisher of original children's books. Scholastic publishes over 750 new hardcover, paperback and novelty books each year. The list includes the phenomenally successful publishing properties Harry Potter® and Captain Underpants®, the beloved series Clifford The Big Red Dog®, I Spy™ and The Magic School Bus®, as well as licensed properties such as Barney®, Star Wars® and Scooby Doo™. Scholastic recently published all novelizations, coloring and activity books, picture and storybooks based on DreamWorks' Shrek 2™ and Shark Tale™.

Bestsellers include : How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, No, David!, Inkheart, Charlie Bone, Chasing Vermeer, and The Day My Butt Went Psycho.

Scholastic Press, Arthur A. Levine Books, Cartwheel Books®, Scholastic Paperbacks, Scholastic Reference™, The Blue Sky Press®, and Orchard Books® are imprints of the Scholastic Book Division and Chicken House™ is a publishing partner. In March 2002, the Company acquired Klutz®, a highly innovative publisher and creator of "books plus" for children.

Through its unparalleled distribution businesses, Scholastic Book Clubs , Scholastic At Home , and Scholastic Book Fairs , the company reaches over 35 million children, 40 million parents and nearly every school in the U.S .

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2 Billion Dollar Company With over $2 billion in revenues, Scholastic's more than 10,000 employees operate globally in education, entertainment and publishing businesses reaching children, parents and teachers. A highly trusted brand name with many businesses centered around education and learning, Scholastic's products and services include award-winning curriculum software, television shows, videos, magazines, books and toys marketed through school and home, including the Internet, direct mail, telemarketing call centers and sales forces. Scholastic is a publicly held company that trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SCHL.

Unriveled in Educational Publishing The company has built a longstanding relationship as the most trusted name in learning, reaching millions of parents, teachers and children, and is a leader in innovative applications of technology and education. Scholastic lends support to teachers by providing both professional and classroom resources. Its 34 school-based magazines, published for grades Pre-K-12, are leaders in the educational publishing industry, consistently capturing a host of national awards, including the Association of Educational Publisher's prestigious EdPress Awards.

In addition, Scholastic Library Publishing , is a leading provider of print and online reference products for school and public libraries, with a broad array of products and services through its well-known Grolier, Children's Press®, Franklin Watts®, and Grolier Online® imprints.

Award Winning Entertainment

Scholastic Entertainment (SEI) is a focused media and consumer products business that creates and distributes high quality media and engaging products for children. SEI is a leading producer of quality, family-oriented television programming, feature films, videos and web sites, and a licensor and marketer of children's properties worldwide. SEI builds and manages Scholastic's global brands through multiple media and consumer products, including the Company's highly successful Software Group consisting of retail software and software clubs . In addition, SEI manages Weston Woods® Studios, an industry leader of audiovisual adaptations of children's picture books and Soup2Nuts®, an internationally recognized television production company.

Scholastic.com and E-commerce Scholastic.com is an award-winning portal for school-based professionals including teachers, administrators, librarians, families and kids. Featuring rich content, community and live events, productivity and communication tools, and e-commerce, Scholastic.com helps teachers integrate technology into the classroom and supports the way today's students learn. It also provides a unique link between the home and the classroom to enable parents to supplement their child's education at home.

Worldwide Internationally, Scholastic operates companies in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom.



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