New York1,
NY (June
7,
2002) --
New York, NY-June 7, 2002--Scholastic, the global children's media and publishing company, today announced the launch of
Summer Splashdown!, a special report online at Scholastic News Zone™ (
www.scholasticnews.com), a leading Internet news site for kids.
Summer Splashdown! gives kids their own place on the web for summer feature stories, as well as ideas for fun seasonal learning projects and activities. In addition, Scholastic News Zone will offer regular, age-appropriate news reports throughout the summer on its home page.
Summer Splashdown! features include:
- Have a SuperScience Summer - From an interview with Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin to experiments you can do in the backyard, News Zone science is cool summer fun. From the pages of SuperScience Magazine, join pro surfers Keala Kennelly and Pat O'Connell for a day at the beach, and learn what they need to know about waves before they hop on their boards. Plus more ideas for summer science fun!
- DynaMath's Math-tastic Summer - Help Stan Shram through his weekly, summer-long mathematical adventure as he tries to run a strange lemonade stand and earn major money. Also, if you love sports, we've got your numbers! Exciting Web-exclusive articles will show you super statistics that'll help you understand this summer's Men's World Cup Soccer, WNBA, and major league baseball action. Plus, come back each month for a new mindbender from Dr. Brainy!
- Storyworks Reading Race - Want to curl up on the beach with a good book? Check out Scholastic's list of must-reads! Keep track of a personal summer reading list on Scholastic News Zone, and print out a Scholastic Summer Reading Certificate of Achievement for every ten books completed (impress family, friends and new teacher)!
- Summer Movie Madness - Summertime is movie time, but don't rely on Roger Ebert or any other adult give a movie the thumbs-up or -down. Log onto the Scholastic News Zone to find out what's coming out when, view slide shows from the newest flicks like Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones, and read Q&As with favorite stars. Vote for the top movie of the summer!
- Send an e-Postcard - Let family and friends know what a great summer you're having with your own e-postcard! Send a personal message using the icons and language of your choice.
Scholastic is the world's largest publisher of educational magazines for grades pre-k through 12. Teachers rely on Scholastic classroom magazines to enhance instruction in subjects including reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, current events, geography, world languages, and art.
Scholastic News®, grade-by-grade classroom magazines for grades 1-6, gives kids their own thought-provoking, interactive news weekly through which they can understand current events and relate them to their world.
Junior Scholastic® is a bimonthly current events magazine for grades 6-8. Scholastic News Zone, the magazines' online companion, gives teachers, students and parents an additional resource with which to learn about and discuss current events in the classroom and at home. Scholastic News Zone's special reports, which offer expanded, in-depth coverage of important topics in the news such as the terrorist attacks, the Middle East Crisis, and school violence, have received high praise from teachers for sensitive, age-appropriate coverage of major breaking news.
About Scholastic Corporation:
Scholastic is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books. As a global children's publishing and media company serving the needs of parents, teachers, and children, Scholastic provides proprietary book and software distribution through school book clubs, school book fairs and to classrooms, as well as through the retail trade. Since 1920, Scholastic has created quality educational materials for schools and has expanded its reach to include the distribution of books, software, toys, online learning services and television programming directly to the home. Scholastic's Grolier division is the leading print and online publisher of children's reference materials and the leader in children's direct-to-home book clubs. Internationally, Scholastic operates wholly owned companies in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Scholastic web site is a leading provider of educational services online for parents, teachers and children.