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HISTORY OF SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIRS By Surabhi Ashok

The Scholastic, a biweekly magazine publication, got its start in 1920, with Maurice Robinson’s The Western Penn sylvania Scholastic as a four-page edi tion. In two years, the over 20-page publication covered national and world events, as well as sports and arts. In 1923, the mag azine founded the

Scholastic start ed its popular in school book fairs in 1981 by pur chasing California School Book Fairs. Partnering with schools across the country, Scholas tic Book Fairs now host more than 120,000 book sales, enabling children to have various genres directly at their fingertips.

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Scholastic staff with M.R. Robinson, 1940: John Jamieson, librarian; Ernestine Taggard, literary editor; Gladys Schmitt, associate editor.

CHILD, ADOLESCENT & ADULT PSYCHIATRIST Partnering with Pocket Books in 1948, the company created Scho lastic Book Clubs, allowing children to look in a magazine and order books directly through their teachers. Within a decade, Scholastic established its first international subsidiary in Canada, which has since expanded all across the globe. Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to recognize young writers and eventually teen artists. This led to the company’s first published book, Saplings, which was a consolidation of various student writing pieces.

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