Scholastic Corporation was founded by Maurice R. Robinson as the Scholastic Publishing Company in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1920. At first, the company was a publisher of youth magazines.
In 1926 Scholastic published its first book, a collection of writings by student winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards
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When low-priced paperback books became available after World War II, Scholastic entered the school book club business and began offering classic books at twenty-five cents.
Scholastic expanded internationally in 1957 when the company opened an office in Canada.
The company published books under its division, Scholastic Book Services, which were offered to schools via mail-order catalogs.
In 1997 Scholastic purchased the exclusive U.S. publishing rights to the first Harry Potter book. It has continued to publish wildly popular Harry Potter books.
Today Scholastic is known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children, and selling and distributing them by mail-order, via books clubs and fairs, and through their online store. The company has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games books series. The company’s official mascot is Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Scholastic has 8,900 employees, trades publicly on the NASDAQ, and had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2016.
Scholastic books often make children’s best sellers lists.
Scholastic maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.
Scholastic Corporation was founded by Maurice R. Robinson as the Scholastic Publishing Company in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1920. At first, the company was a publisher of youth magazines.
In 1926 Scholastic published its first book, a collection of writings by student winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards
History
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When low-priced paperback books became available after World War II, Scholastic entered the school book club business and began offering classic books at twenty-five cents.
Scholastic expanded internationally in 1957 when the company opened an office in Canada.
The company published books under its division, Scholastic Book Services, which were offered to schools via mail-order catalogs.
In 1997 Scholastic purchased the exclusive U.S. publishing rights to the first Harry Potter book. It has continued to publish wildly popular Harry Potter books.
Today Scholastic is known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children, and selling and distributing them by mail-order, via books clubs and fairs, and through their online store. The company has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games books series. The company’s official mascot is Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Scholastic has 8,900 employees, trades publicly on the NASDAQ, and had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2016.
Scholastic books often make children’s best sellers lists.
Scholastic maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.