Jim Henson Company with HaperCollins the publisher annouced that they are launching a publishing program for "Sid the Science Kid", the emmy-nominated animated TV series that is PBS Kids. The TV series has been on airing since fall of 2008. The books in the series will feature full-color stills from the TV series and will go on sale in December 22,2009. The book series will start with three
titles and are targeted for children ages three to six, but are also great for kids
up to age nine that need more paratice reading.
The first three books in the series will be Sid the Science Kid: Why Are My Shoes Shrinking?, Sid the Science Kid: The Trouble with Germs and Sid the Science Kid: A Cavity Is a Hole in Your Tooth. The books are priced between $3.99 and $5.99, and are available on www.Amazon.com for pre-order.
In other publishing news the bookseller Borders announced on August 17 2009 that they will be INCREASING they offer educators from 20% to 25% off of the list price on books, music CD's, toys, and games for use in the classroom. This change came after Barnes and Noble annouced their launch of a new school/educational section on Barnes and Noble.com, plus they are offering a 20% discount to educators.
The new Borders discount is available to pre-k through 12th grade teachers as well as home school educators and school librarians. Also Borders has added "Borders Teaching Zone" sections to it's stores which will carry educational workbooks.
The battle rages on between Barnes and Noble and Borders. I am not sure if there will ever be a "clear" winner, but in this case educators and our children are the winners. Teachers of all grade levels need all the assistance they can get, even in the form of battling booksellers.
Have a great weekend!
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