New York, NY (August 22, 2005) -- Scholastic Entertainment (SE), a leading producer of quality, family-oriented media including feature films, home video, TV and software, today announced the availability of Scholastic’s Math Missions™ for the popular Leapster™ learning game system from LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
 
Math Missions is part of Scholastic’s award-winning series of interactive learning games. Based on the CD-ROM series released in 2003, Math Missions for the Leapster learning game system introduces age-appropriate math concepts in a real-world context for children in first through third grade. Children develop addition, subtraction, multiplication, and problem solving skills while playing activities in real-world environments such as a candy store and a seafood market.  As a reward for successfully completing math exercises, children earn virtual “money” to play games at the arcade featured in Math Missions. 
 
Math Missions for the Leapster learning game system includes many familiar games from the original CD-ROMs while also introducing exciting new characters, environments, and challenges. A game that allows kids to experience skill-building fun on-the-go, Math Missions is available for the MSRP of $24.99 at retail stores nationwide.
 
“Math Missions cleverly integrates essential math skills that children need with the entertainment and fun that they desire,” said Alan Waldman, Senior Vice President for Scholastic Entertainment’s Interactive Products Group. “The product’s unique combination of education and entertainment leverages the strength of the Leapster handheld. Scholastic is delighted to extend our library of interactive content to platforms like the Leapster that promote learning through play.”
 
About the Leapster Learning Game System
The Leapster learning game system, the award-winning handheld from LeapFrog, is the only educational option for parents seeking a portable video game system that fully engages children to learn while they play. Introduced in 2003, the Leapster learning game system has won dozens of industry awards, including dual Toy of the Year (TOTY) awards in 2004 -- for the Most Innovative Toy and Best Educational Toy. The Leapster learning game system library includes a wide range of software titles that teach essential skills for preschool through fourth grade. 
 
About Scholastic Entertainment
Scholastic Entertainment (SE) is the entertainment and media division of Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company. A proven leader in the children's entertainment landscape, SE ranks as one of the foremost producers of quality, family-oriented television programming, feature films, videos, and web sites, and an award-winning licensor and marketer of children's properties worldwide. SE's production credits include such popular television series as the top-rated Clifford The Big Red Dog® (PBS KIDS®); the Emmy award-winning spin-off of this hit TV series, Clifford’s Puppy Days™ (PBS KIDS); the Emmy award-winning series I SPY (HBO Family) and The Magic School Bus® (TLC); as well as Dear America®, The Royal Diaries™, Animorphs® and Goosebumps®. This fall, SE’s new series, Maya & Miguel™, debuted on PBS KIDS GO! In the feature film arena, SE has produced the critically-acclaimed movies Clifford’s Really Big Movie, The Baby-sitters Club, The Indian in the Cupboard, Tuck Everlasting and The Mighty and is currently adapting the best-selling Philip Pullman trilogy, His Dark Materials, for the big screen with New Line Cinema. Additionally, SE serves as the exclusive licensing, merchandising and promotional representative for such prominent franchises as Home Movies™. SE has been recognized with the LIMA Award for Best Brand/Corporate License for its Scholastic Brand product line as well LIMA’s Best Character License of the Year for Clifford The Big Red Dog. For more information, visit Scholastic's Webby award-winning web site at scholastic.com.
 
About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology.  Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys.  The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company's Internet site, www.scholastic.com.
 
 

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