#Scholastic Inc.

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Perspectives

Melvin And Naomi

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Aside from Paul Chadwick's Concrete, I strongly feel that this comic series is ripe for adaptation.

I just started re-reading my favorite and, in my opinion, the BEST graphic novel of all time, Jeff Smith's "Bone".

Anybody remember it? If you do and you have read it, you may be wondering why they never did anything with that series (like, it just stopped at comics and two video games). Well, they've tried three separate times to make it into a TV show or a movie.

First, Nickelodeon wanted to make a huge movie out of Bone...and then it got dropped.

And then Warner Bros. wanted to make a trilogy of movies. They wrote up all the scripts...and then it got dropped.

And then Netflix wanted to make a TV series out of Bone...and then it got canceled in 2022.

The first two story arcs (out of nine) were adapted into an adventure game series by Telltale Games in 2005 and 2006. As of now, it's the closest we will ever get to an animated Bone TV series or movie. When is Bone gonna get its justice? Somebody come save Bone...

The works of Jeff Smith are very near and dear to my heart. When it comes to fantasy comics, this guy is one of my personal favorite writers/artists, and the world he created and the stories he crafted are, without a doubt, one of my all-time favorites.

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A Well-Chapeaued Feathursday

Birds in Hats!

Our graduate intern Olivia is currently preparing a major exhibition on the work  of wood engraver, illustrator, designer, letterpress printer, and fine press publisher Barry Moser. He is well known, at least in fine press and book enthusiast circles, for his distinctive engravings and exquisitely-designed limited editions from his Pennyroyal Press. The rest of the world, however, mainly knows him for his illustrations for children’s books, which are usually executed in watercolors. We hold many of Moser’s fine press publications, but only a few examples of his children’s books. The Curriculum Collection in our general library, however, holds quite a number of his children’s books, and we are borrowing a few to include in the exhibition.

We are especially tickled by Moser’s humorous paintings of anthropomorphized birds in hats for Virginia Hamilton’s collection of African American folktales, When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing, published in 1996 by The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. The illustrations are a perfect accompaniment to this set of lively and entertaining jewels of American folklore.

Since the book was mostly designed by Moser, it bears an extensive colophon, usually reserved for fine press publications. This is why we know that the paintings were executed in transparent watercolor on handmade Barcham Green paper, the types are Sumner Stone’s Stone Serif Medium (1987) and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse’s Diotima Italic (1953), the color separations were made by Bright Lights, Ltd in Singapore, and the edition was printed and bound by Tien Wah Press in Singapore. Probably more information than any child would need to know, but we sure appreciate it.

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Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, And My Hero Academia are In April's NY Times Graphic Novels/Manga Top Ten

Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, And My Hero Academia are In April's NY Times Graphic Novels/Manga Top Ten #SpyXFamily #manga #MyHeroAcademia #ChainsawMan #DemonSlayer #JujutsuKaisen

PLEASE NOTE: Rankings reflect sales for March 2023 It’s April. And as always, there has been another change-up in this month’s NY Times Graphic Novels and Manga, we’re seeing Kohei Horikoshi’s Super Hero Manga, My Hero Academia, dropping down to No. 9, A steep drop from number three last month, taking its place is Tatsuya Endo’s Spy x Family Vol. 9. Joining the popular titles are Gege Akutami’s…

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Michael Jordan Sports Shot Collector's Book (1994) by Scholastic Inc

By Devra Newberger

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Elegance Engraved: Exploring the Timeless Appeal of Jade Glass Awards in the World of Trophies and Awards

In the realm of recognition, trophies and awards stand as tangible symbols of accomplishment, each uniquely crafted to honor excellence. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the world of trophies and awards, with a specific focus on the timeless allure of Jade Glass Awards. From their aesthetic brilliance to the broader spectrum of recognizing achievements, this exploration aims to highlight the significance of these finely crafted pieces.

Understanding the Essence of Trophies and Awards:

Trophies and awards serve as more than just physical representations of achievements. They are tokens of appreciation, symbols of hard work, and reminders of success. Whether in a corporate setting, academic institution, or sports arena, these accolades play a pivotal role in motivating individuals and fostering a culture of excellence.

Types of Trophies and Awards:

1. Traditional Trophies: These are the classic symbols of victory, often featuring a figurine or emblem atop a pedestal. Ideal for sports events, academic competitions, and corporate recognition.

2. Plaques and Certificates: Offered in various materials, these flat surfaces provide ample space for personalized engravings, making them suitable for commemorating a wide range of achievements.

3. Glass and Crystal Awards: Known for their elegance, glass and crystal awards, such as Jade Glass Awards, add a touch of sophistication to recognition ceremonies. Their transparency and versatility make them suitable for diverse occasions.

Exploring the Timeless Allure of Jade Glass Awards:

1. Transparency and Brilliance: The distinct green tint of jade glass adds a unique and captivating visual element to awards. Its transparency allows for the play of light, creating a dazzling effect.

2. Versatility in Design: Jade glass can be molded into various shapes and sizes, offering limitless design possibilities. From sleek plaques to intricate sculptures, the versatility of jade glass awards caters to different recognition needs.

3. Customization Options: Jade glass awards can be easily customized with engraved details, logos, and personal messages. This flexibility allows organizations to tailor each award to specific achievements and occasions.

Suitability for Different Occasions:

1. Corporate Recognition: Jade glass awards add a touch of refinement to corporate events. Whether honoring employee milestones, commemorating achievements, or recognizing excellence in leadership, these awards create a lasting impression.

2. Academic Achievements: The elegance of jade glass awards is well-suited for acknowledging academic accomplishments. From graduations to academic competitions, these awards reflect the significance of scholarly success.

3. Sports Triumphs: In the world of sports, jade glass awards stand out as a symbol of victory. Whether for individual accomplishments or team successes, these awards add prestige to sports ceremonies.

 The Broader Spectrum of Trophies and Awards:

1. Motivation and Morale Boost: Trophies and awards play a crucial role in boosting employee morale and motivation. Recognizing achievements fosters a positive workplace culture and encourages a sense of pride in one's work.

2. Employee Appreciation: Organizations use awards to express gratitude and appreciation for employees' dedication and outstanding contributions. This recognition not only rewards individual efforts but also reinforces a culture of acknowledgment.

3. Promoting Academic Excellence: Trophies and awards in educational institutions serve as powerful motivators for students. Recognizing academic achievements encourages a culture of excellence and dedication to learning.

4. Fostering Healthy Competition: Sports trophies and academic awards promote healthy competition among students. They instill a sense of discipline, teamwork, and the pursuit of excellence.

5. Symbolism in Sports Trophies: Sports trophies hold immense symbolic value in the world of athletics. They represent hard work, dedication, and the pursuit of victory, fostering a spirit of healthy competition.

6. Memorabilia of Success: Trophies become cherished memorabilia for athletes, representing milestones and triumphs in their sporting careers. They serve as tangible reminders of the dedication required for success.

Where to Find Jade Glass Awards and a Diverse Range of Trophies:

For those seeking to honor achievements with Jade Glass Awards and a diverse range of trophies, various suppliers and retailers offer a wide array of options both online and in-store. Local trophy shops often provide customization services, ensuring that each award is tailored to the specific needs and preferences of the recipient.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the world of trophies and awards is a rich tapestry of recognition, motivation, and celebration. Jade Glass Awards, with their timeless elegance, add a touch of sophistication to this tapestry, creating lasting impressions across various sectors.

Whether it's a corporate setting acknowledging employee achievements, an educational institution celebrating academic excellence, or a sports arena honoring athletic triumphs, trophies and awards play a vital role in shaping a culture that values and celebrates success. Invest in the art of recognition, and let the brilliance of Jade Glass Awards and other trophies elevate your celebrations of excellence.

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Review: The Witch Boy

Series: The Witch Boy #1Writer/Artist: Molly Knox OstertagPublisher: Scholastic, Inc.Released: November 1, 2017Received: Library Find it on Goodreads Summary: Aster has always been surrounded by magic. His family is made of shapeshifters and witches. Unfortunately, some strong traditions limit his access to these gifts. For one thing, all the men are expected to become shapeshifters, and the…

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Traders on the floor of the NYSE June 29, 2023. Source: NYSE Stock futures were near flat Thursday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average wrapped up a ninth day of wins. Futures tied to the Dow added 16 points, trading close to the flat line. S&P 500 futures were little changed, and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked down 0.1%. Transportation stocks CSX and Knight-Swift fell 4% and 3%,…

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DOG MAN, DAV PILKEY'S GLOBAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON WITH MORE THAN 60 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT TO DATE, IS BACK WITH A NEW BOOK, HIT MUSICAL, FREE COMICS, AND MORE

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DOG MAN, DAV PILKEY'S GLOBAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON WITH MORE THAN 60 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT TO DATE, IS BACK WITH A NEW BOOK, HIT MUSICAL, FREE COMICS, AND MORE

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Scholastic SCOPE, Scholastic Magazines, Inc., October 14, 1966

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Okay guys this is kind of ridiculous, I started reading the Harry Potter books with one goal in mind: to prove that the reason it has so many plot holes is because JKR didn't actually plan anything about what happened in the marauder's era.

Not until book three at least and even that isn't really enough information. I have the Scholastic Inc. version of this book with a cover made by headcase design.

But let's start off with a bang!

Most of the information in this book is on Lily Evans and James Potter, which makes complete sense, I'm not going to throw a hissy fit about that.

Here's what we know about Lily:

She has a sister who rejected her named Petunia (ch. 1 pg. 2).

According to Hagrid she was very good at magic (ch. 4 pg. 51, ch. 5 pg. 79).

She turned teacups into rats at home meaning that she broke the underage magic rules (according to petunia ch. 4 pg. 53).

Her parents were very proud to have a witch in the family. (Petunia ch. 4 pg. 53).

She was Head girl (ch. 4 pg. 55)

Was killed on Halloween when Harry was just a year old (ch. 4 pg. 55)

Her eyes were green (ch. 5 pg. 82)

The wand she used was Willow 10 1/4 inches, swishy, and good for charm work (ch. 5 pg. 82). Now if we look at the harrypotter.com page we can find out a little bit more. "Willow is an uncommon wand wood with healing power, and I have noted that the ideal owner for a willow wand often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it. While many confident customers insist on trying a willow wand (attracted by their handsome appearance and well-founded reputation for enabling advanced, non-verbal magic) my willow wands have consistently selected those of greatest potential, rather than those who feel they have little to learn. It has always been a proverb in my family that he who has furthest to travel will go fastest with willow" (Harrypotter.com).

She's a very pretty woman with dark red hair and eyes that aren't only the same color but the same shape as Harry's (ch. 12 pg. 208)

She tried to protect Harry and if she hadn't, there's a possibility that Voldemort wouldn't have killed her (ch. 17 pg. 294)

She loved Harry so much that it left its own mark, though not a visible one. (ch. 17 pg. 299)

James Potter:

He was a good for nothing husband who was very unDursleyish (Petunia ch. 1 pg. 2).

He was good at magic according to Hagrid (ch. 4 pg. 51).

He was head boy (ch. 4 pg. 55).

Was killed on Halloween when Harry was just a year old (ch. 4 pg.55).

The reason Voldemort didn't try and get him on his side was because he knew how close the Potter's were to Dumbledore, technically this is also mentioned about Lily but seeing as she was Muggle born I highly doubt that the offer to join the Death Eaters would ever be extended to her so I didn't put this in her section (ch. 4 pg. 55).

His wand was Mahogany, 11 inches, pliable, slightly more powerful than Lily's, and excellent for transfiguration (ch. 5 pg.82). Kay guys I'm not kidding when I say that mahogany isn't listed on Harrypotter.com and I even went to the fandom wiki but all it had was that James potter's wand was made of mahogany as well as a table in the leaky cauldron and the Nimbus 2000.

According to McGonagall he was an excellent quidditch player, however she doesn't say what position he played (ch. 9 pg. 152)

He left his invisibility cloak in the care of someone (who we know is Dumbledore ch. 12 pg. 202).

He was tall, thin, had untidy black hair that stuck up in the back, and he wore glasses (ch. 12 pg. 208).

Severus and James loathed each other (ch. 17 pg. 290).

Voldemort killed him first and he apparently put up a courageous fight (ch. 17pg. 294).

James mainly used the invisibility cloak to sneak into the kitchens and steal food (according to Dumbledore ch. 17 pg. 298).

He saved Snape's life (ch. 17 pg. 300).

Now I'm just barely going to mention that Lily and James were very rarely brought up without the other.

Sirius Black:

I'm honestly shocked that Sirius was even mentioned in the first book, I knew that it was his motorcycle that Hagrid had but I really thought that was going to be something mentioned in later books. however on chapter 1 page 14 Hagrid says "'Young Sirius Black lent it to me.'" From this we know that Sirius was there on the night Harry's parent's died.

Harry later has a dream about a flying motorcycle which I think can either be read as a reference to the night Hagrid flew him to the Dursley's OR as a subtle mention that Sirius was around a lot before Lilly and James died (ch. 2 pg. 19).

So kudos to JKR for having one other character than Harry's parents created.

General information about the marauder's era:

20 years from the beginning of this book Voldemort started looking for followers and found them. Some wanted power others were afraid (ch. 4 pg. 54).

No one ever lived after Voldemort decided to kill them (ch. 4 pg. 55).

Voldemort killed some of the best witches and wizards of the age: McKinnons, Bones, and Prewetts (ch. 4 pg. 56).

According to Hagrid there wasn't a single witch or wizard who went bad that wasn't in Slytherin (ch. 5 pg. 80).

Edited on November 19, 2024, to add chapter numbers.

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Ignore everyone whinging about the mufasa movie btw. Watch if when you can and make your own decision ok

I Will say as someone who’s survived the trenches of the mylionking forums in 2008 and has seen every episode of the lion guard, as someone who googled lion king 2019 trailer every day for two years leading up the the release of the 2019 only to be crushed by the disappointment that it was… the mufasa movie is great. I know what bad lion king content looks like.

Like, is it perfect? No, lol. Definitely not. But it’s fun and an interesting take on mufasa and scar’s backstory. It’s visually stunning. The songs are fun. The score is good. It’s definitely not at all what I was expecting from a prequel, but I’m not complaining. It was cool to see an original lion king movie after all these years. This is the third explain action for how scar got his scar and the best one btw. There was no venomous snake that turns him evil this time. Sorry to disappoint

If you’re still disappointed go read a tale of two brothers and maybe you’ll feel better

You’re welcome

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Muppet Fact #1056

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic received a book adaptation in 1987, about a year after the release of the special.

Source:

Gikow, Louise. The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. Scholastic Inc., 1987.

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Staff Pick of the Week

My name is Elizabeth Voorhorst, and I am a new writing intern for Special Collections this semester. It is a pleasure to share this space, as I am excited to delve into the vast sea of books that Special Collections makes a home for.

I am an English major, with a focus on creative writing. Because of this, my time spent in Special Collections will be focused predominantly on fairy tales and folklore, perhaps dipping into mythology when curiosity and inspiration strikes hardest.

For this week, I wanted to focus on black creators and their works for Black History Month. Because my pride and passion is folklore and fairy tales, I thought it would be fun to take a look at what we have in our collection and share it with you!

Retellings are always enjoyable, as you get to see the way writers recreate and offer their own flare and heritage to the story. One such story is The Girl Who Spun Gold, a retelling of the German classic fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. This retelling was written by Virginia Hamilton (1932-2002) and illustrated by Leo Dillon (1933-2012) and Diane Dillon (1933- ).The book was published 1n 2000 by Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

The story is about a West Indian girl named Quashiba, whose mother lies to Big King that she is able to spin golden thread. The King takes Quashiba as his queen, expecting her to fill whole rooms with golden fabrics and finery, which of course she would be unable to do. However, she meets a creature who offers to help, but demands that in three days she must guess his name correctly or be bound to him forever.

Quashiba is now able to fulfill the King’s continuous demands, but is unable to guess the name of her helper, until the King reveals to her that he ran across a strange creature in the woods who was dancing and singing a song that included his name, Lit’mahn Bittyun. So, on the final night, after the room is filled with fabrics and wondrous goods, Quashiba plays dumb for the first two guesses, and on the last guess she gives him his full name and he explodes into a confetti of golden specks. The King repents his greed, but only after three years and a day does Quashiba reconcile with him.

The absolutely stunning illustrations for The Girl Who Spun Gold were made using a four-color process with gold as a fifth color. The Dillons comment on the painting process, stating:

Knowing the difficulty of painting with metallic paint as well as the difficulty of reproducing gold, we still chose to use it, for the story itself revolved around the concept of gold. The art was done with acrylic paint on acetate, over-painted with gold paint. The gold borders were created using gold leaf.

The book was printed on one-hundred-pound Nymolla Matte paper, and each illustration was spot-varnished.  Color separations were made by Digicon Imaging Inc., Buffalo, New York, and the book was printed and bound by Tien Wah Press, Singapore, with production supervision by Angela Biola and Alison Forner. Along with Leo & Diane Dillon, the book was also designed with help from Kathleen Westray.

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- Elizabeth V., Special Collections Undergraduate Writing Intern

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Dragon Ball Super and Goodbye, Eri Are In The Top Ten For July's NY Times Best Seller List.

Dragon Ball Super and Goodbye, Eri Are In The Top Ten For July's NY Times Best Seller List. #DragonBallSuper #DragonBall #Manga #GraphicNovels #さよなら絵梨 #DemonSlayer

PLEASE NOTE: Rankings reflect sales for June 2023 It’s the red-hot days of summer, and July’s New York Times Best-Sellers List for Graphic Novels and Manga is quite a scorcher! Last month, Kohei Horikoshi’s Shonen Manga, My Hero Academia Volume 34, took the No. 2 spot. This month, it was the fourth volume of Rachel Smythe’s Beloved Webtoon series, Lore Olympus, that took the spot. Meanwhile,…