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Thorndike Press to Host Raffle for Large Print Collection with Author, Jason Reynolds at Maine Reading Round-Up Conference

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thorndike Press from Gale , part of Cengage Group, will host a raffle drawing with New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds at the Maine Reading Round-Up Conference .

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  • AUGUSTA, Maine, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thorndike Press from Gale , part of Cengage Group, will host a raffle drawing with New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds at the Maine Reading Round-Up Conference .
  • The winner will receive a large print classroom collection worth $1,500, chosen from Thorndike Press' extensive catalog of over 1,000 juvenile and young adult books.
  • 3 in 4 of teachers said students reading below grade level demonstrated increased reading comprehension and retention with large print in a nationwide study conducted by Project Tomorrow® .
  • Event details are as follows:
    Who: Jason Reynolds, Reading Round-Up's keynote speaker, will draw a winner to receive a youth large print classroom collection for their school.

Discussing Slavery in Classrooms -- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author's New Book Shows the Way

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Friday, December 30, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 3, 2023, Kwame Alexander, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Crossover, The Door of No Return and The Undefeated, will kick off a national tour at Judy Blume's in Key West, Florida for An American Story, a bold children's picture book that explains American slavery through the voice of a teacher who is struggling to help her students understand its place in history.

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  • Kwame Alexander's An American Story releases Jan. 3 and will help educators and parents start the conversation.
  • "I wrote this book after a rather difficult parent-teacher conference back in my daughter's fourth grade school year," said Alexander, whose book The Crossover is a forthcoming Disney+ television series.
  • "An American Story is for all teachers and parents trying to find their voices, trying to share a lesson that we all find so difficult to discuss.
  • Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning artist, muralist, and sculptor whose primary artistic objective is to create positive imagery of Black people and families.

OVER 60,000 COPIES OF LUPITA NYONG'O'S SULWE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THIS FALL

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Friday, October 14, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award® winning actress Lupita Nyong'o, Lancôme, First Book, and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing are proud to announce that October 15, 2022, is "Sulwe Day." To celebrate the third anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within, over 60,000 limited edition copies of Sulwe will be distributed to more than 1,000 classrooms in underserved communities across the country via the First Book network of schools this fall; participating classrooms around the country will read Sulwe together throughout the month of October.

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  • Since 1992, First Book has distributed more than 225 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income communities.
  • "Sulwe's message is such an important one for children everywhere, but most especially for the children we serve.
  • "Sulwe Day is such a wonderful opportunity for educators and children to reflect on the book's inspiring messages of inclusion and empowerment."
  • While maintaining an extensive award-winning backlist, the division continues to publish acclaimed and bestselling books for children of all ages.

Explore the Value of Allyship with Author and Actor Duoa Muoa in His New Picture Book Today Is Different

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Today Is Different provides the perfect opportunity to begin a conversation with young readers about allyship and unity with Black Lives Matter.

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  • Today Is Different provides the perfect opportunity to begin a conversation with young readers about allyship and unity with Black Lives Matter.
  • Bao Phi, author of A Different Pond
    With simple yet poignant prose, Today Is Different fosters compassion and connection among young readers.
  • Today Is Different is his debut picture book.
  • We believe that all children should be able to find themselves in the pages of a book.

Babylist Secures $40 Million Series C Funding

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Babylist , the baby-commerce discovery and transaction destination, today announced it has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by new investor Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Halogen Ventures, 500 Global, Next Play Capital, and Marcy Venture Partners.

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  • Babylist , the baby-commerce discovery and transaction destination, today announced it has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by new investor Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Halogen Ventures, 500 Global, Next Play Capital, and Marcy Venture Partners.
  • As part of this funding round, which brings Babylists total raised to $50 million, Sonya Brown, Norwest General Partner, will join its Board of Directors.
  • 8 million people made purchases on Babylist in the last year, and the company is on track to achieve $250 million in 2021 revenue.
  • Babylist is the leading discovery and transaction destination for baby-commerce, where 8 million people each year buy what they need to welcome a new baby.

HarperCollins Publishers Commits to Becoming Carbon Neutral in Direct Emissions In 2022

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

HarperCollins Publishers today announced a global commitment to becoming carbon neutral for its direct operational emissions in 2022.

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  • HarperCollins Publishers today announced a global commitment to becoming carbon neutral for its direct operational emissions in 2022.
  • We have been successfully reducing our emissions and becoming carbon neutral in Scopes 1 and 2 is the next step in the process.
  • HarperCollins has already begun its journey toward becoming carbon neutral, reducing its energy consumption by nearly 30% over the last five years.
  • We look forward to working with them as they take the significant step of becoming carbon neutral in direct emissions.

HarperOne Publishes Paulo Coelho Backlist with New Covers and Boxed Set Editions

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Paulo Coelho commented:"HarperOne has been a constant and enthusiastic partner for all these years.

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  • Paulo Coelho commented:"HarperOne has been a constant and enthusiastic partner for all these years.
  • "We initially published Paulo Coelho in 1993 and three decades later his books remain as universal, relevant and powerful as ever.
  • "The Essential Paulo Coelho" boxed set (9780062845061; $49.99 U.S.) includes six classic works: The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, Warrior of the Light, The Valkyries, Veronika Decides to Die, and Eleven Minutes.
  • Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world.

Follett, Acclaimed Author Kwame Alexander Announce Partnership

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The partnership will be formally introduced Saturday (Oct. 13) in Miami, where Alexander is touring to promote his new book, Swing.

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  • The partnership will be formally introduced Saturday (Oct. 13) in Miami, where Alexander is touring to promote his new book, Swing.
  • Alexander will curate the content for the campaign, which will feature his works plus a collection of new artists and authors.
  • How theybegin to imagine a better world is through books," Alexander said.
  • Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and theNew York TimesBestselling author of 28 books, including SWING, SOLO, and REBOUND, the follow-up to his Newbery-medal winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER.