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'Some regrettable errors' with age-ranging, publisher admits.
Scholastic UK group managing director Kate Wilson has admitted at a public forum that 'there were some regrettable errors' in the introduction of age-ranging on children's books.
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Atwood wins top Spanish literature prizeCanadian author Margaret Atwood has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize for literature, beating 32 nominees from 24 countries. Described a...
Jolly becomes chairman of Scholastic Oz and NZ
Scholastic has announced the appointment of Ken Jolly AM, formerly managing director of Scholastic Australia, to the position of chairman, Scholastic Australia and New Zealand. Jolly, who held the pos...
Scholastic pulls Bratz in US and Canada after 5000 complaints
Scholastic, children's publisher and distributor, has removed the Bratz brand of books from its web, catalogue and book fair offerings in its US and Canadian schools following pressure from parents an...
'Censorship by salesmen'
Literary agent Lyn Tranter has described as ‘gutless' the decision by Scholastic Australia to cancel publication of Army of the Pure by author John Dale. The children's book, commissioned ...
Over 100 take voluntary redundancies at Scholastic US
Over 100 staff have accepted voluntary redundancies at Scholastic in the US, as the ailing company sheds staff to try to cut costs.
'Strong performance in Australia' for Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation, parent company of Scholastic Australia has reported a net loss of US$22.4 million (A$25.8 million) for the financial year to May. However, when the company's loss-ma...
Kids still read for fun, teens less so
A new report released by Scholastic in the US corroborates the findings of the company's 2006 report on children's reading habits, finding that pleasure reading in children begins to decline at age ei...
'Running Man' in new race
The Running Man (Scholastic) is in the running for another prize. Brisbane author Michael Gerard Bauer's 2004 YA novel has been nominated for the Katholischer Kinder-und Jugendbuchpreis, one of ...
Scholastic US sets paper-use goals
Scholastic has announced that it aims to boost the use of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper to 30% of total output by 2012 and will increase its use of recycled paper from 11%...
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