Tag: video
In Our Feeds: book covers for book lovers, math blackouts, and more!
By Lia on March 16th, 2012
Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny— or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Enjoy! Happy Friday! We’ve had an exciting week here at Scholastic. From the L.A. premiere of The Hunger Games onmore… full post
The 2012 WordGirl Definition Competition!
By Megan on March 13th, 2012
Did you know that in their everyday conversations, most Americans don’t utilize even half of the words in the English language? Roughly two-thirds of students in American schools are not proficient in reading, according to the 2011 Nationalmore… full post
A reminder of why libraries are so important
By Tyler on December 23rd, 2011
Libraries are special for so many kids — places that inspire them to learn, or provide a quiet corner to study and read, or, for many kids, give them their only access to books, computers and games. This great video from the New York Publicmore… full post
Close Encounters of the Spielberg Kind
By Dante on December 5th, 2011
“We’re here to see Steven Spielberg.” Never in a million years did I think those words would be coming out of my mouth. But there I was, along with Kid Reporter Damien Murphy, his mom, and a videographer, standing in the DreamWorks receptionmore… full post
On the red carpet with Hugo
By Dante on November 22nd, 2011
Yesterday, New York hosted the red-carpet premiere of Hugo, the 3D big-screen adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Hugo opens in theaters on November 23 and stars Asa Butterfield as Hugo, Chloe Grace Moretz as Isabelle, andmore… full post
A glimpse inside our workspace!
By Guest Blogger on October 20th, 2011
Roman Feeser is here again to fill you in on a pretty neat video. We know you all like inside looks at Scholastic, so here’s your chance to see where we work! MediabistroTV’s “Cubes,” a series that offers VIP tours of the media world’s hottestmore… full post
Finding solace in stories
By Morgan on October 19th, 2011
We’re facing a 9.1% unemployment rate in the U.S. these days; there are Occupy protests in cities across the world; funding for literacy programs continues to be cut. It’s clear the economic crises are affecting us deeply, in a multitude of ways.more… full post
Brian Selznick leaves Kid Reporter Wonderstruck
By Dante on October 11th, 2011
When Brian Selznick stopped by Scholastic recently to present his new book Wonderstruck at a Scholastic Store event, he talked to Kid Reporter Grace McManus about Wonderstruck, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and how he goes about creating hismore… full post
What has been your greatest success as a teacher?
By Anne on September 27th, 2011
The greatest success for Marian from TX was working with a young boy and his family to encourage reading. With help from his family and an e-reader, the student was soon on grade-level and reading every day with his family. Art teacher Andrewmore… full post
5 Questions with Sara Sinek: finding the right balance
By Ivy on July 8th, 2011
Being a working mom and having a toddler at home has its challenges. But being a working mom with a toddler AND a newborn? That really requires being able to find the “just right” balance between work and family. You may recall that a few monthsmore… full post
