Abdo Publishing Company 8000 West 78th Street, Ste. 310 Edina, MN 55439 www.abdopub.com Phone: 800-800-1312 Fax: 952-831-1632

All ABDO books contain the elements of quality nonfiction, including a table of contents, glossary and index, timelines and maps, diagrams and sidebars, full-color photos and captions, primary source materials, and more. Each book is leveled using grade-appropriate language to promote reading success, and designed to be visually appealing to young readers. Every ABDO book is printed on high-quality, durable paper with embossed laminated covers and side-sewn reinforced library binding that will last  guaranteed.

Albert Whitman & Company 6340 Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 www.albertwhitman.com Phone: (847) 581-0033 Fax: (847) 581-0039

Albert Whitman & Company has been publishing children's books since 1919. We publish fiction and nonfiction books for children ages 2-12 and are best known for our series, The Boxcar Children Mysteries.

We offer a wide selection of concept books, which deal with children's problems and concerns in a sensitive and caring way. These books address special needs such as divorce, diabetes, and bullying. Our popular The Way I Feel Books, a series about handling emotions, has been joined by The Way I Act Books, which focuses on character education.

Albert Whitman & Company also offers picture books covering holidays and multicultural themes, as well as math and science related stories, such as Robert E. Wells's collection of nonfiction books.

Popular titles include Peg Kehret's Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, David Patneaude's Haunting at Home Plate, and Karen Levine's Hana's Suitcase.

Arte Público Press University of Houston 452 Cullen Performance Hall Houston, TX 77204-2004 www.artepublicopress.com

Arte Público Press is the largest and most established publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by U.S. Hispanic authors. Together with its imprint for children, Piñata Books, and its Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage project, Arte Público Press provides the most widely recognized showcase for Hispanic literary arts and creativity. Piñata Books is dedicated to the publication of children's and young adult literature, in English and Spanish, that authentically and realistically portray themes, characters and customs unique to U.S. Hispanic culture. Authors published by Arte Público and Piñata Books include Pat Mora (My Own True Name), Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit and La Bamba), Judith Ortiz Cofer (The Year of My Revolution and Silent Dancing), Diane Gonzales Bertrand (Trino's Choice),Nicholasa Mohr (Nilda, In Nueva York, etc.) and Victor Villaseñor (Rain of Gold).

August House 3500 Piedmont Road NE Suite 310 Atlanta, GA 30305 www.augusthouse.com Phone: (800) 284-8784 Fax: (404) 442-4435

August House is the highly-acclaimed and award-winning multimedia publisher of children's stories, folktale anthologies and resource books. Over the last 25 years, August House has developed one of the most respected collections of stories from around the world. Parents, teachers, and librarians love these stories because of their integrity and authenticity.

You can count on August House to provide family friendly and age appropriate products that support emerging and young readers; encourage the development of good character; bridge cross cultural understanding and create opportunities for building community.

Barron's Educational Series 250 Wireless Blvd. Hauppauge, NY 11788 www.barronseduc.com Phone: (631) 434-3311

Founded in 1941, Barron's Educational Series, Inc. rapidly became America's leading publisher of classroom test preparation manuals, study guides, and school directories. More recently, it has expanded to include educational and test-preparation computer software, language-learning audio tapes, and compact discs. Among the most widely recognized of Barron's many titles are its SAT I, SAT II, and ACT test prep books, its New York State Regents Exams & Answers books (Redbooks), and its Profiles of American Colleges. Barron's has also expanded into many other publishing areas, introducing extensive lines of children's learning materials and picture books, foreign language learning books with audio components, art instruction books, career guidance titles, parenting advice books, business and financial advice books, and books for the general trade. On average, Barron's publishes up to 300 new titles a year, including updated editions of its standard popular titles. Barron's maintains an extensive backlist of well over 2,000 titles. Barron's books are instantly recognized by educational and institutional book buyers for their reliability and quality, and by retailers, and the reading public everywhere.

Bearport Publishing 101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6-R New York, NY 10003 www.bearportpublishing.com Phone: 877-337-8577 Fax: 866-337-8577

Bearport Publishing is dedicated to building enthusiasm for reading with preK-8 students. Our curriculum-aligned, high-interest nonfiction books are written in a compelling narrative style to engage children in well-told stories that combine fascinating information with grade-appropriate text. Each title features spectacular full-color photography that captures the attention of young readers.

In just over five years of publishing, over 100 Bearport titles have won awards and honors. Every Bearport book has a corresponding Accelerated Reader quiz, and almost all titles have Lexile levels, Guided Reading scores, and Scholastic Reading Counts quizzes available. Bearport's high-interest, narrative nonfiction titles are ideal for both struggling and reluctant readers.

Boyds Mills Press 815 Church St. Honesdale, PA , PA 18431 www.boydsmillspress.com Phone: (800) 490-5111

Boyds Mills Press, the trade division of Highlights for Children, Inc., was launched in 1990. Over the years, Boyds Mills Press has built a reputation for publishing quality children's literature. Now more than a decade old, the company continues its efforts to publish books that enlighten and entertain.

Boyds Mills Press reaches children primarily through bookstores, libraries, and schools. The list, which includes picture books, fiction, nonfiction, activity books, poetry, and paperback reprints, runs about fifty books per year. Poetry is a unique feature of Boyds Mills Press. Published under the Wordsong imprint, it's the only imprint of its kind devoted exclusively to poetry for children.

Brilliance Audio, Inc. 1704 Eaton Drive Grand Haven, MI 49417 www.brillianceaudio.com Phone: (800) 648-2312 Fax: (616) 846-0630

Founded in 1984, Brilliance Audio is the industry leader in audiobook publishing. Focused on unabridged recordings, Brilliance Audio is best known for our high quality listening experience in Children's, Young Adult, Self-help, Business, Non-fiction and of course, General Fiction genres.

• YA author list includes John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, D. J. MacHale, Nancy Werlin, Alison Goodman and many more.
• Adult authors include: Nora Roberts, Dean Koontz, Robert Kiyosaki, Jean M. Auel, Terry Goodkind and many more.
• Every audiobook release is published in both physical and digital formats: Downloads to resellers and libraries as well as physical goods in [regular] CD and MP3-CD.
• Retail and library editions are available for all audiobook titles [library editions offer free lifetime replacements of discs and packaging for "forever in circulation"].

Brilliance Audio is committed to providing the best customer/listener experience possible. Publishing the audio content that educators want, at the price they want to pay is our goal. For further information or to be added to our email list, please contact Natalie Fedewa at nfedewa@brillianceaudio.com or at ext 732.

Candlewick Press 99 Dover St. Somerville, MA 02144 www.candlewick.com Phone: (800) 526-0275

Candlewick Press, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, publishes outstanding children's books for readers of all ages. Since we first opened our doors in 1991, we've received more than 300 accolades and honors, and have been named "the fastest growing children's publisher in the U.S." by Publishers Weekly.

How have we done it? By publishing only those books we believe in, only those books that speak to children, and only those that have both words and art of the highest quality. Why do we care so much? Because Candlewick Press is 100 percent owned and operated by our employees, making us one of the largest independent publishing companies, not just in the country, but in the world. Our independence and passion translates into the highest-quality books possible for you, our discriminating readers - the teachers, librarians, parents, and of course, children of all ages - who have learned to expect a truly wonderful book wherever the Candlewick logo appears.

Capstone Press, Inc. 151 Good Counsel Dr. Mankato, MN 56001 www.capstone-press.com Phone: (800) 747-4992

Capstone Press is the publisher librarians most prefer for innovative nonfiction for beginning, struggling, and reluctant readers in grades preK-8. With high-kid-appeal and accessible text on topics kids love, Capstone Press books build readers' confidence and skills. Visit us at www.capstonepress.com. Capstone Press is a Capstone Publishers company.

Charlesbridge Publishing 85 Main St., 3rd floor Watertown, MA 02472 www.charlesbridge.com Phone: (800) 225-3214

Charlesbridge publishes high-quality books for children, with a goal of creating lifelong readers and lifelong learners. Our books encourage reading and discovery in the classroom, library, and home. We believe that books for children should offer accurate information, promote a positive worldview, and embrace a child's innate sense of wonder and fun. To this end, we continually strive to seek new voices, new visions, and new directions in children's literature.

Children's Book Press 965 Mission Street, Ste. 425 San Francisco, CA 94103 www.childrensbookpress.org Phone: (866) 935-2665 Fax: (415) 543-3394

Children's Book Press is a nonprofit publisher of multicultural and bilingual children's literature from Latino, African American, Asian American and Native American communities. At its inception in 1975, Children's Book Press pioneered the industry with the mission of creating an authentic "literature of inclusion" to give young people a sense of their own ethnic history and importance. The press focuses on publishing contemporary stories of children's experiences from these communities in the United States, often in a bilingual format. Children's Book Press collaborates with educators in developing extensive teacher's guides for their books, which are available free of charge on their website.

Children's Book Press titles have been honored with many awards, including the Pura Belpré for Magic Windows (2000), the Tomas Rivera Award for My Very Own Room (2000) by Amada Irma Perez and Maya Christina Gonzalez, the American Book Award for Home to Medicine Mountain (1998) by Chiori Santiago and Judith Lowry, the Coretta Scott King Award for i see the rhythm (1998) by Michelle Wood and Toyomi Igus, the Américas Award for A Movie in My Pillow (2001) by Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gómez, the Ezra Jack Keats Award for Calling the Doves (1997) by Juan Felipe Herrera and Elly Simmons, and inclusion on the Texas Library Association's Bluebonnett Award Master List Selection for the for The Upside Down Boy (1999), Where Fireflies Dance(1997) , I See the Rhythm (1999), and In My Family (1996).

Child's Play 67 Minot Avenue Auburn, ME 04210 www.childs-play.com To receive a catalog or place an order, contact Joe Gardner: Phone: 800-472-0099 Fax: 973-761-1555

Child's Play offers children, parents and teachers learning through play, motivational activities and interactive communication, developing the whole person through the senses, the intellect and the imagination.

Chronicle Books 85 Second St. 6th floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 http://www.chroniclebooks.com Phone: (800) 722-6657

Chronicle Children's Books publishes quality children's books in all formats, including hardcover, paperback, and board books. Chronicle Children's Books also publishes foreign language and bilingual editions. We distribute Seuil Chronicle, North-South, Innovative Kids, Handprint, Blue Apple, Ragged Bears and Front Street Books. Chronicle bestsellers include Seymour Simon's SeeMore Readers series, Mama Do You Love Me and Sylvia Long's Mother Goose. Recent award winners include The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon, Just a Minute and Jerry Pinkney's Noah's Ark. North-South bestsellers include all of the Rainbow Fish titles. Innovative Kids publishes interactive educational books. Handprint's Casey at the Bat is the 2000 Caldecott Honor recipient. Front Street publishes picture books and young adult novels, including Carver: A Life in Poems, a 2002 Newbery Honor recipient.

Cinco Puntos Press 701 Texas Avenue El Paso, TX 79901 www.cincopuntos.com Phone: (800) 566-9072

Cinco Puntos Press (CPP) is an independent children's and literary press that specializes in publishing literature from the U.S./Mexico border, Mexico and the American Southwest. We are particularly well-known for our bilingual children's books (K-8) that are culturally relevant to the Latino community. In 1987, two years after we started publishing, Cinco Puntos Press had the good fortune to publish Joe Hayes' bilingual classic La Llorona, the Weeping Woman, our first children's book (85,000 in print). That little paperback has contributed so much to our success that we call ourselves "the house that La Llorona built." Since then, Cinco Puntos Press has distinguished itself by continuing to publish culturally relevant children's titles grown from our bi-lingual and multi-cultural region. These books, because of the Mexican Diaspora throughout the country and the growing national interest in multi-cultural literature, sell well throughout the United States, although their strength is on the West Coast and the Southwest. In recognition of our importance as a voice for this region and our commitment to literature, we have received the American Book Award for Excellence in Publishing and the Rocky Mountain Booksellers' Association Award for Excellence in Publishing, and we have been inducted into the Latino Literary Hall of Fame. Two of our children's titles have been selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List.

Crabtree Publishing Company PMB16A, 350 Fifth Avenue Ste. 3308 New York, NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com Phone: (800) 387-7650

Crabtree Publishing Company is a children's non fiction book publisher. Since its inception in 1978, Crabtree has been producing entertaining and educational books which children love to read. Crabree books feature full-color photos and easy-to-read text. Most books contain both an index and glossary which help children learn a featured subject much faster and easier. Crabtree is famous for its books written on animals, science, art, and social studies. Bobbie Kalman, Crabtree's well-renowned author, is celebrating her twenty-seventh anniversary writing children's books. She is an author of more than 300 children's books. In the 2005 season Crabtree is introducing 10 Spanish language science books; 3 new science series - What Kind of Animal is it?, The World of Insects, and Nature's Changes; and adding to its early reader fiction books with the addition of Green and Red Bananas.

The Creative Company is a publisher of world-class literature for children. We are known for our picture books, which include such classics as ROSE BLANCHE (by Roberto Innocenti) and I HATE TO READ! (by Rita Marshall & Etienne Delessert). We are also renowned for our nonfiction series, annually publishing more than 120 new titles - including our acclaimed sports books - for the education market. The Creative Company's mission for over 75 years has been to create independent, thriving readers, one child at a time. We are a consistent contender for the Ragazzi Award presented at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and the winner of numerous ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. We publish for the K-12 market through three imprints: Creative Education, Creative Editions, and Creative Paperbacks. With our constant emphasis on great design and engaging writing, we make books that kids don't want to put down!

Diamond Book Distributors 1966 Greenspring Dr. Timonium, MD 21093 www.diamondbookdistributors.com Phone: 410-560-7100 Fax: 410-560-2583

Diamond Comic Distributors - the world's largest distributor of English-language comic books - has been in business for 25 years, with hundreds of employees dedicated to providing the best service possible. In 2002 alone, we sold $40 million worth of graphic novels, $50 million worth of gaming products, $10 million worth of anime products, and $7 million worth of trading cards. Now, with the formation of our new Book Division, Diamond Book Distributors, we've made serving the book trade a top priority.

DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson St., 2nd floor New York, NY 10014 www.dk.com Phone: (800) 562-0275

DK Publishing, Inc, is the publisher renowned for pioneering a distinctive, highly visual style in its books and videos for children and adults. DK has established a worldwide reputation for innovative nonfiction books in which words and pictures are closely integrated to present information with unrivaled clarity. In May 2000, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Ltd. was acquired by Pearson plc, an international media company comprised of major business operations including The Financial Times group, Pearson Education, The Penguin Group, Recoletos, and Pearson Television. Some key series include Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Readers, My First series, and Eyewitness Books. To sign up for our educational e.newsletters, or any of the other e.newsletters DK has to offer, please visit www.dk.com.

Dorchester Publishing Company 200 Madison Ave. Ste 2000 New York, NY 10016 www.dorchesterpub.com Phone: 800-481-9191 Fax: 212-532-1054

Founded in 1971, Dorchester prides itself on being the oldest independent mass-market publisher in the U.S. Its efficient size affords the company the freedom and flexibility to adjust quickly to market changes, as well as take a chance on projects that don't necessarily fit into neat categories within the various genres. For more than thirty-five years, its dedicated staff has worked tirelessly to discover and promote new talent.

Federal Street Press 25-13 Old King's Highway North, #277 Darien, CT 06820 www.federalstreetpress.com Phone: (888) 346-8632

Federal Street Press is a division of Merriam-Webster Inc., America's premier publisher of language reference. Look to FSP for value-priced dictionaries, thesauruses and more. New editions of Webster's New Explorer Dictionary, Webster's New Explorer Thesaurus, and Webster's New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus, all with 2005 copyrights, are available now. Our paperback Dictionary for Students, Thesaurus for Students, and Spanish-English Dictionary for Students are our best-selling paperback books for the classroom.

Firefly Books 66 Leek Cres. Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada, L4B 1H1 www.fireflybooks.com

Firefly Books is best-known as the publisher of Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. We also publish Lois Burdett's popular "Shakespeare Can Be Fun" series. Primarily, we publish trade nonfiction. Besides our own publishing, Firefly distributes these publishers: Annick Press, Mikaya Press, and Walrus Books/Whitecap Books. Annick is the original publisher of Robert Munsch, including the classic The Paper Bag Princess. Annick publishes picture books, fiction (including the award-winning Chanda's Secrets), and nonfiction. Mikaya publishes award-winning historical nonfiction, including The Empire State Building. Walrus/Whitecap publishes a wide-range of science nonfiction and fiction for reluctant readers.

Fitzhenry & Whiteside 195 Allstate Parkway Markham, Ontario Canada, L3R 4T8 www.fitzhenry.ca Phone: (905) 477-9700 Fax: (905) 477-9179

Founded in 1966, Fitzhenry & Whiteside has built a solid reputation as a Canadian book publisher and distributor. We have published in excess of 500 titles, and our children's books have garnered awards including The Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award and the Mr. Christie Book Award. The house has been awarded Publisher of the Year honours by the Canadian Bookseller's Association.

Free Spirit Publishing Inc. 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55401 www.freespirit.com Phone: 1-866-703-7322

Free Spirit Publishing is known for its unique understanding of what kids want (and need) to know to navigate life successfully. Our reputation as the groundbreaking publisher of SELF-HELP FOR KIDS® and SELF-HELP FOR TEENS® is rooted in books and other learning materials that are practical, positive, pro-kid, and solution focused. We're not afraid to tackle tough topics such as teen depression, kids and anxiety, grief and loss, juvenile justice, and conflict resolution. Free Spirit also offers sound advice with a sense of humor on relevant issues including stress management, character building, puberty, school success, self-esteem, and more. We aim to meet all kids - toddlers, teens, and in-betweens - where they are (not where we wish they were), and support them to develop their talents, build resiliency, and foster a positive outlook on life so they can reach their goals.

Our nonfiction list of paperbacks and board books include the following bestsellers: Hands Are Not for Hitting, 100 Things Guys Need to Know, How to Take the GRRRR Out of Anger, How Rude!, Respect, The Bully Free Classroom, and The Complete Guide to Service Learning.

Full Cast Audio 618 Westcott Street, 1st Floor Syracuse, NY 13210 www.fullcastaudio.com Phone: 800-871-6809 Fax: 800-871-6809

Full Cast Audio (FCA) has a simple mandate: to produce unabridged recordings of fine children's novels using a full cast rather than a single reader. Whenever possible, we invite the author to serve as narrator. Our recordings are always unabridged-the only things deleted from the text are those attributives ("he said", "she growled", etc.) made unnecessary by having a full complement of actors. Full Cast Audio productions also benefit from age-appropriate casting. As VOYA remarked: "Who would have expected an audiobook publisher to create such a partnership with youth? To our fragmented world they bring gifts. Commitment. Creativity. Community. Literacy. Merriment. Hope." Find out more at fullcastaudio.com.

Galaxy Press 7051 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 200 Hollywood, CA 90028 www.galaxypress.com Phone: 1-877-8GALAXY Fax: 323-466-7817

Established in 2002, Galaxy Press was incorporated to meet the increasing demand for the fiction works of renowned author L. Ron Hubbard. We publish quality children's and young adult books in hardcover, paperback, and audio books in CD and unabridged recordings. Galaxy publishes all of L. Ron Hubbard's fiction titles including his 15 New York Times fiction bestsellers (Battlefield Earth, Mission Earth Volumes 1 to 10, Ai! Pedrito! and A Very Strange Trip). Over 164 million L. Ron Hubbard books have now been sold across the globe with some being translated into more than 50 languages. Foreign rights are available.

Galaxy Press is re-issuing in trade paperback L. Ron Hubbard's pulp classics. "The Golden Age Stories" have been highly recommended by Booklist, School Library Journal and other relevant review media. Reviewers have praised the high reader interest level of the stories and noted that reluctant readers have responded to the stories with enthusiasm. The stories are AR Quizzed and are part of Scholastics Reading Counts program. Lexile ratings range from 780 to 900. "Golden Age Stories" are appropriate for the high school reader whether at, below, or above grade level. Each quality library paperbound edition features award winning cover art inspired by the pulp era. The typeset is a clear comfortable font for the young adult reader and features a glossary to help students effortlessly build vocabulary and comprehension. Included, too, are companion unabridged audiobook versions to assist struggling readers. These are not common audiobooks. Each is a critically acclaimed theatrical performance in its own right, narrated by well known actors respected for their dramatic character portrayals and storytelling. The audio versions are very high quality radio drama productions containing sound effects and music.

Galaxy Press also publishes the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology series, one of the most prestigious anthology series of its kind, featuring new authors selected by science fiction greats, including Anne McCaffrey, Algis Budrys, Kevin J. Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson and others.

Gale Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 www.gale.cengage.com Phone: 800 877 4253

Gale®(www.gale.cengage.com), a business unit of Cengage Learning, is a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. Best known for its accurate and authoritative reference content as well as its intelligent organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, the company creates and maintains more than 600 databases that are published online, in print and in microform.

The Gale family of publishing imprints includes such noted reference brands as Macmillan Reference USA(tm), Charles Scribner's Sons(tm) and Primary Source Microfilm(tm). Gale also serves the K-12 market with its U·X·L®, Greenhaven Press®, Lucent Books®, KidHaven Press(tm), Blackbirch Press® and Sleeping Bear Press(tm) imprints. Thorndike Press®, Christian Large Print(tm) and Wheeler Publishing(tm) serve libraries' large print collections, while the Taft Group®, specializes in reference materials for the nonprofit sector. Gale operating companies include the U.K.-based Graham and Whiteside(tm).

In addition to serving the school and library communities, Gale also licenses its proprietary content for integration within Web-based information services. Nearly 100 organizations - including Looksmart, Borders, Dow Jones, and Thomson Financial - presently enjoy strategic business distribution partnerships with Gale.

Gareth Stevens, Inc. 1 Readers Digest Road Pleasantville, NY 10570 www.garethstevens.com Phone: 800-542-2595 Fax: 877-542-2596

Welcome to Gareth Stevens Publishing, one of the world's most respected library publishers. Gareth Stevens Publishing focuses on nonfiction titles aligned to meet curriculum objectives. Leading children to a lifetime of learning through high-quality, high-interest materials is the mission of Gareth Stevens. You can find something for every age group from our four publishing categories:

Weekly Reader Leveled Readers:
An exciting line of nonfiction books designed for early-emergent to fluent readers from PreK to Grade 3. Spanning Fountas and Pinnell levels A - P, these titles help develop reading proficiency and introduce young readers to common concepts in the early elementary curriculum. They align with the national and state standards and cover topics from basic concepts (colors, shapes, and numbers) to science, social studies, and math.

Gareth Stevens Learning Library:
Engaging, on-level nonfiction books in this group support the curriculum at the elementary grades. These titles take a fresh approach to subject matter through striking design and images, lively text, and emphasis on real-world events.

Gareth Stevens Secondary Library:
Our cutting-edge secondary collection focuses on comprehensive, curriculum-related topics for middle and high school students. Titles serve as valuable reference resources for student research and reports while encouraging higher-order thinking, examining critical current issues, and supporting language arts, social studies, and science curriculum.

Gareth Stevens Hi-Lo Must Reads:
Our Must Reads are must haves! Books in this line focus on high-interest topics to motivate struggling and reluctant readers at the upper elementary and middle school grades. Written at an accessible third grade reading level, these books feature an open page design, dynamic images, and engaging sidebars to draw in the most reluctant readers.

Gareth Stevens Publishing is a division of the Weekly Reader Publishing Group which is now part of Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Groundwood Books 110 Spadina Ave Suite 801 Toronto, ON M5V 2K4 www.groundwoodbooks.com Phone: 416-363-4343

Groundwood Books, established in 1978, is dedicated to the production of children's books for all ages, including fiction, picture books and non-fiction. We publish in Canada, the United States and Latin America.

Our books aim to be of the highest possible quality in both language and illustration. Many of our books tell the stories of people whose voices are not always heard in this age of global publishing by media conglomerates. Books by the First Peoples of this hemisphere have always been a special interest, as have those of others who through circumstance have been marginalized and whose contribution to our society is not always visible. Since 1998 we have been publishing works by people of Latin American origin living in the Americas. Libros Tigrillo, our Spanish imprint, is part of this venture. We believe that by reflecting intensely individual experiences, our books are of universal interest. The fact that our authors are now published around the world attests to this and to their quality. Even more important, our books are read and loved by children.

In 2006 we launched a new series, the Groundwork Guides, for young adults. These books present facts and analysis from a well argued point on issues of political and social justice.

Hachette Book Group USA 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 www.lb-kids.com Phone: (800) 759-0190

Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers publishes high quality trade picture books, novelty, fiction, and nonfiction for babies, preschoolers, middle readers, and young adults. The list features approximately 250 titles a year. In addition, a select list of titles in all categories is published under the Megan Tingley Books imprint. Little, Brown began publishing books for children in 1926 and is the home to several bestselling series, including Marc Brown's Arthur Adventure series, now a popular TV show on PBS; Holly Hobbie's Toot & Puddle; Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak; Matt Christopher's #1 Sports Series for Kids, Mary Ann Hoberman and Nadine Bernard Westcott's Sing-Along Stories, Herge's Tintin, Joan Steiner's Look-Alikes; Ed Emberley's Drawing Books, Cecily von Zeigesar's Gossip Girl, Zoey Dean's The A-List, and Lisi Harrison's The Clique. Other notable authors and artists the group has published include David Baldacci, Berkeley Breathed, Jane Dyer, Michael Emberley, Kathy Jakobsen, Walter Mosley, Jean Marzollo, Todd Parr, James Patterson, Julie Anne Peters, Carl Reiner, Jerry Seinfeld, and Maria Shriver.

HarperCollins Books 10 E. 53rd St. New York, NY 10022 www.harpercollins.com Phone: 212-207-7287 Fax: 212-207-7222

HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial fiction, business books, children's books, cookbooks, and mystery, romance, reference, religious, and spiritual books.

HarperCollins Children's Books 10 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 www.harperteacher.com Phone: (800) 242-7737

HarperCollins Childrens Books offers a wealth of teaching materials to bring quality literature to life. Use our website www.harperchildrens.com/teacher as a resource for finding books searchable by grade and theme, teacher's guides, author bios, reading group guides, contests, promotions, classroom kits and much more! Bookmark our site for all your educational needs!

Harry Abrams Books 115 West 18th St. New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com Phone: 212.206.7715 Fax: 212.414.5785

Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art and illustrated books. Now a subsidiary of La Martinière Groupe, the company publishes visually stunning illustrated books in the areas of art, photography, cooking, interior and garden design, craft, architecture, entertainment, fashion, sports, pop culture, as well as children's books and general interest titles. The company's imprints include Abrams, Abrams ComicArts, Abrams Image, Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, and STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book. Abrams also distributes books for 5 Continents Editions, Booth-Clibborn Editions, Royal Academy Publications, Tate Publishing, The Vendome Press, V&A Publishing, and Editions Alain Ducasse / Editions Culinaires.

Heinemann Raintree Publishers 1 North LaSalle, Ste. 1800 Chicago, IL 60602 www.heinemannraintree.com Phone: 800-454-2279 Fax: 312-324-5201

Heinemann-Raintree publishes thousands of high-quality, nonfiction books that meet your PreK-Secondary needs, in the Library and in the Classroom. Choose from titles in Science, Social Studies, Biography, Art, Math, Health, and more, that correlate to your state's standards. We have books that address the special needs of striving readers, English-language learners, and reluctant readers. Plus, many of our books are also available in Spanish.

Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 www.holidayhouse.com Phone: (212) 688-0085

We publish general fiction and nonfiction for pre-K through young adult. An independent publisher of children's books only since 1935, our list has about 600 hardcover titles and 200 paperbacks. Authors and illustrators include David A Adler, Mary Amato, Mary Jane Auch, Bob Barner, Marion Dane Bauer, Tom Birdseye, Colin Bootman, Jane Cabrera, Tomie dePaola, Leonard Everett Fisher, Russell Freedman, Mordicai Gerstein, Gail Gibbons, Will Hillenbrand, Trina Schart Hyman, Eric A. Kimmel, Loreen Leedy, Christopher Myers, Walter Dean Myers, Janet Stevens, John Updike, Bill Wallace, Elizabeth Winthrop, and Betty Ren Wright.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 222 Berkeley St. Boston, MA 02116-3764 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Phone: (800) 225-3362

Houghton Mifflin Company traces its roots to 1832, when William Ticknor and James Fields joined forces as publishers and booksellers. Their Boston shop, the Old Corner Bookstore, became a meeting place for the most influential American writers of the nineteenth century. This was a golden era in American letters, and the firm of Ticknor & Fields published Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, John Greenleaf Whittier, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

When Ticknor died, James Osgood took over the company, and in the late 1870s this organization merged with that of Henry Houghton (who had established the Riverside Press in 1852), becoming Houghton, Mifflin & Company in 1880.

Today the Trade and Reference Division of Houghton Mifflin publishes approximately four hundred books a year, including adult trade books, Mariner trade paperbacks, the American Heritage® dictionaries, Peterson Field Guides®, Taylor Guides, Kingfisher Books, the Best American Series, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Walter Lorraine Books, and Clarion Books.

Independent Publishers Group 814 North Franklin Street Chicago, IL 60610 www.ipgbook.com Phone: 312-337-0747 Fax: 312-337-5985

Independent Publishers Group is the third largest book distributor in the U.S. for independent publishers throughout the U.S. and worldwide. With publishers that range in size from 50 books a year to one book a lifetime, we distribute books across all categories, including adult trade, children's, Spanish, academic, and computer. Our children's list includes activity and picture books, YA fiction, and teacher resources from such revered publishers as Bright Ring Publishing, Chicago Review Press, Cottonwood Press, and Zephyr Press. Independent Publishers Group also operates the Zephyr Catalog, www.zephyrpress.com.

innovativekids 18 Ann St. Norwalk, CT 06854 www.innovativekids.com Phone: 203-838-6400 Fax: 203-855-5583

innovativeKids® is an award-winning independent publisher of Hands-On - Minds-On™ books designed for everyday play and extraordinary learning for children from birth to age 12. Since its inception in 1989, innovativeKids® brings together the best of fun and learning. With hundreds of titles, including the best selling Now I'm Reading, Soft Shapes, Phonics Comics and green start series, innovativeKids® products inspire the potential in children around the world by encouraging a lifelong love of reading and learning.

Kane Press 240 West 35th St. Ste. 300 New York, NY 10001-2506 www.kanepress.com Phone: (212) 268-1435

Kane Press publishes quality trade books, with original, full color illustrations, for children ages 4 to 8. Series offerings include Math Matters®, Science Solves It!®, Social Studies Connects©, Math Matters® en español, Science Solves It!® en español, and Let's Read Together®.

Each title in Math Matters integrates a single math concept into an engaging story in which real-life kids use math to solve kid-size dilemmas. In the Science Solves It! series, science and mystery combine for an enjoyable reading experience. Characters in the Social Studies Connects books have fun helping their neighbors, resolving conflicts, and discovering that they can play important roles in their world. Math Matters en español and Science Solves It! en español have been translated by a native Spanish speaker assuring that the stories retain the quality and humor of the original English versions. Let's Read Together reinforces phonics skills via lively, satisfying rhyming stories and memorable characters.

Each Kane Press series is written for independent reading or, with younger children, as a read-aloud. Kane Press titles have appeared on Reading Rainbow and have received national awards and recognition. Kane Press books are distributed by Lerner Publishing Group.

Catalogs are available upon request.

Kids Can Press 2250 Military Road Tonawanda, NY 14150 www.kidscanpress.com Phone: (866) 481-5827

Kids Can Press publishes quality books for children ages birth to 15. Our list includes the entire spectrum of books for children from board books for toddlers to YA fiction. Perhaps best known as the originator of the popular "Franklin" series, Kids Can Press has also earned a reputation as an outstanding publisher of picture books as well as nonfiction titles covering science, nature, history and crafts.

Lectorum Publications, Inc. 205 Chubb Ave. Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, NJ 07071 www.lectorum.com Phone: (800) 345-5946 x 222

Lectorum Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Scholastic, celebrates its 45th year of providing quality children's literature in Spanish. We offer the largest selection of materials from every corner of the globe, as well as publishing our own line of outstanding classics and new favorites featuring the Magic Tree House titles, Newbery and Caldecott translations, a collection of Dr. Seuss bestsellers and other extraordinary well known titles. We can customize our "on approval" plan for reviewing new materials to meet any library's need.

Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 www.leeandlow.com Phone: (212) 779-4400

Lee & Low Books is an award-winning publisher of multicultural literature for children. The company specializes in English and Spanish titles in hardcover, paperback, and board book formats. Our books have been measured for reading difficulty by both Accelerated Reader and Lexile. Lee & Low Books is also proud to be selected as book suppliers for Reading is Fundamental (RIF), First Book, and Reach Out & Read.

Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue N. Minneapolis, MN 55401 www.lernerbooks.com Phone: (612) 332-3344

Lerner Publishing Group, founded in 1959, is one of the country's largest independent school and library children's book publishers. With more than 3,500 titles in print (hardcover and paperback), Lerner Publishing Group offers top-quality nonfiction and fiction books for grades K-12, including fascinating, photo-illustrated informational books; supplementary titles that support science, social studies, and language-arts curriculum; high-interest topics such as sports, vehicles, and crafts; engaging picture books, chapter books, intermediate and young-adult novels, and graphic novels; and Spanish-language titles. Lerner Publishing Group's paperback imprints include First Avenue Editions, Kar-Ben Publishing, and ediciones Lerner. We also distribute outstanding titles from Kane Press and Darby Creek Publishing.

Live Oak Media, Inc. P.O. Box 652 West Church St. Pine Plains, NY 12567 www.liveoakmedia.com Phone: (800) 788-1121

Live Oak Media has an over 20 year tradition of producing readalong recordings of classic and award-winning children's literature for the school and library market. In the past six years, we have been dedicated to taking these recordings to another level. We have established new genres, like the Live Oak Mysteries, audiobooks for ages 8 - 12, and Readalongs for Beginning Readers, for ages 5 - 8. And, we've launched a cool and innovative imprint, Live Oak Music Makers, recordings of picture books that have strong musical components and which weave together the words, the art and the music to create an altogether new and meaningful reading and listening experience.

While we're very proud of the hard work and care that go into our productions, we are equally committed to our customer care. As a small, family-owned company we are dedicated to quality customer service. It's very important to us that when you call us, you speak to a person not a machine, and that your concerns will be handled with ease and great care. So give us a call. We love to listen!

Macmillan 175 5th Ave. New York, NY 10010 To receive a catalog or place an order, contact Stuart J. Miller: Phone: 646-307-5366

Among the U.S. publishers that make up Macmillan are Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Henry Holt, St. Martin's Press, Picador USA, Tor/Forge, Hill & Wang, Roaring Brook Press, Priddy Books, Faber & Faber, Holt Paperbacks, Times Books, Metropolitan Books, Square Fish Books, Tor Classics, Feiwel and Friends, Kingfisher Books and Golden Guides. Among the many distributed lines are Papercutz Graphic Novels, Enchanted Lion Books, First Second Books, Walker Books for Young Readers and Bloomsbury USA. Titles published include a wide range of children's books, books for young adults, a wide array of graphic novels and adult literature, nonfiction, poetry, science fiction, and drama.

Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us Phone: 914.332.8888 Fax: 914.332.1888

Marshall Cavendish is a leading North American publisher of illustrated encyclopedias, digital resources, nonfiction series, and children's books. Marshall Cavendish Reference offers multivolume encyclopedias on a wide range of topics to support the curriculum and to encourage lifelong learning. Marshall Cavendish Benchmark specializes in visually appealing and authoritative nonfiction series, meeting the needs of readers from kindergarten through high school. Based on and expanded from our award-winning printed encyclopedias and nonfiction series, Marshall Cavendish Digital offers all of the authoritative content and visual excitement you would expect from Marshall Cavendish, with the addition of online functionality that reflects the experience and needs of a new generation of students. Marshall Cavendish Children features picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction that appeal to younger readers. Marshall Cavendish eBooks are searchable digital books that include the full text and illustrations of select Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, Reference, and Children's titles.

For over thirty years Marshall Cavendish has opened worlds of learning with its highly respected publications. With four vibrant imprints specializing in different areas, we will continue to do this as we strive to enrich our readers' lives.

Mason Crest Publishers 370 Reed Road, Suite 302 Broomall, PA 19008 www.masoncrest.com Phone: 866-MCP-BOOK Fax: 610-543-3878

Mason Crest Publishers is an educational nonfiction publisher. Since our inception Mason Crest has been obtaining the most proficient and knowledgeable editors, advisers, Sr. consultants, institutions, authors and agencies to ensure the highest quality for our books.

We understand the challenges facing teachers, guidance counselors and administrators in finding motivating, accurate and appropriate reading materials for guiding our young children and adults through the journey towards becoming independent learners and thinkers.

Mason crest provides high interest informational text that will enhance many of the content area units of study including American history, exploration and discovery, world history, health issues, investigative science, career and occupational studies and language arts. Each series is leveled and matched to national performance standards.

We are committed and devoted to preparing children and young adults to be successful and productive citizens of the 21st-century. Together we can accomplish this task and make a positive difference in the lives of each and every student.

McGraw-Hill Professional Two Penn Plaza New York, NY 10121 www.books.mcgraw-hill.com Phone: (212) 904-5430

McGraw-Hill Professional is the leading global supplier of print and electronic content delivered in formats that range from traditional hardcover and paperback books to CD-ROMs, PDAs, e-books, and online subscription services. McGraw-Hill Professional is an acknowledged leader in educational publishing and publishes a full line of titles in reference, foreign language, science, technology, medicine, and business & finance.

Our popular reference series include Schaum's Outlines, Schaum's Easy Outlines, Teach Yourself, and Demystified study guides as well as the Vox and Harrap's line of foreign language dictionaries. We publish a full line of test prep study guides for those preparing for the SAT, ACT, GED, and all major exam and certification programs.

Merriam-Webster, Inc. P.O. Box 281 47 Federal St. Springfield, MA 01102 www.merriam-webster.com Phone: (800) 828-1880

Merriam-Webster publishes best-selling language references for all ages, including Merriam-Webster's Collegiate ® Dictionary for students in high school and beyond. Young students can explore the wonders of language with Merriam-Webster's Primary Dictionary, featuring illustrations by Ruth Heller, and build dictionary skills with the recently updated Elementary Dictionary. Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary, Intermediate Thesaurus, and School Dictionary are essential references for middle school and high school students. Other best-selling titles include the newly revised Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary. Both www.Merriam-Webster.com and our kids' Web site, www.WordCentral.com offer linking opportunities for distributors.

Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. P.O. Box 196 Hockessin, DE 19707 www.mitchelllane.com Phone: (302)-234-9426 Fax: (302)-234-4742

Mitchell Lane Publishers was founded in 1993 as an independent publisher of children's and young adult non-fiction library books. Today the company remains independent and the list has grown to over 500 active titles specializing in series publishing in the major curriculum areas and in biographies of contemporary personalities. Our market focus is on books for both school and public libraries for grades 2 through 9. Our publishing mission is to provide high quality titles for students who are "less than enthusiastic readers" and to motivate students to read. Our "Robbie Reader" imprint focuses on grades 2 through 5 and our upper level titles concentrate on grades 6-9. We have series titles on a variety of curriculum areas including Social Studies, Science, Music, Art, Pets, and the Environment. Our Robbie Reader Biographies and Blue Banner Biographies provide students with quality biographies of today's contemporary stars.

National Geographic Children's Books 1145 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 www.nationalgeographic.com Phone: (800) 638-6400

National Geographic Children's Books are publishers of quality nonfiction series and stand-alone titles, atlases, and other reference works for readers aged 7 to 14. Its offerings include a rapidly expanding frontlist (60 titles in 2005) plus a highly regarded, 250-title backlist of award-winners and titles with multiple starred reviews. As one of the world's largest private nonprofit scientific and educational organizations, National Geographic is committed to playing a vital role in education. Every purchase from National Geographic Children's Books supports the many projects funded by the National Geographic Society, including scientific research, global exploration, and the annual National Geographic Bee.

NorthSouth 350 Seventh Avenue Ste 1400 New York, NY 10001 www.northsouth.com Phone: 212-706-4545 Fax: 212-868-5951

Owned by Swiss publisher NordSud Verlag, NorthSouth is proud to publish here in the United States. Best known for the internationally bestselling series The Rainbow Fish, as well as The Little Polar Bear series, NorthSouth publishes in a variety of formats and features authors and illustrators from around the world.

Norwood House Press PO Box 316598, Chicago, IL 60631 www.norwoodhousepress.com Phone: (866) 565-2900 Fax: (866) 565-2901

Norwood House Press was founded with the intention of creating high quality, innovative educational fiction and nonfiction books for children. We are dedicated to giving students in grades K-8 the opportunity to engage in new and interesting material with the core mission of developing reading skills. Since we started in 2006, we have earned a reputation for publishing books that educators want to buy and kids really want to read.

Orca Book Publishers P.O. Box 468 Custer, WA 98240 www.orcabook.com Phone: (800) 210-5277

Orca publishes books for K-12 including: Orca Echoes (early readers), Orca Young Readers (chapterbooks), Orca Soundings (teen fiction for reluctant readers), and a wide variety of picturebooks, juvenile and teen fiction. Also available are the Sports Stories (sports fiction for ages 8-12), First Novels (early readers), and lots of nonfiction. A backlist of over 400 titles with 100+ new titles per year. Teachers guides' are available for many titles at our website. Orca is a also a qualified RIF supplier. Join our mailing list by visiting our website at www.orcabook.com

Peachtree Publishers 1700 Chattahoochee Ave. Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 www.peachtree-online.com Phone: (800) 241-0113

Peachtree publishes quality hardcover and paperback fiction and non-fiction for children. We at Peachtree have dedicated ourselves to the craft of publising for over 25 years and we have over 200 titles in print. Our list includes picture books, early readers, middle grade books, young adult literature and adult titles. Some categories we publish are nature, historical fiction, series, mystery, and more. Our list includes the imprint Peachtree JR, titles for children 8-12 and Freestone, our young adult imprint. Many titles have teacher guides avaiable and are downloadable from our web site at www.peachtree-online.com.

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 375 Hudson St. New York, NY 10014-3657 us.penguingroup.com Phone: (212) 366-2372 Adult

The Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is one of the leading trade book publishers in the United States. The company owns a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Berkley Books, Riverhead Books, Penguin, Dutton, Plume, Signet, Puffin Books, Dial, Philomel, Grosset & Dunlap, among others. It publishes consumer books, in both hardcover and paperback editions, for adults as well as children. It also produces audiobooks and ebooks. Penguin Putnam is a division of the internationally renowned Penguin Group, the second largest English-language trade book publisher in the world. The Penguin Group is owned by Pearson plc, the international media group.

Penguin Young Readers Group 345 Hudson St. New York, NY , NY 10014-3657 us.penguingroup.com/

Penguin Young Readers Group is a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., one of the leading trade book publishers in the United States. The company owns a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Dial Books for Young Readers, Dutton Children's Books, Firebird, Grosset & Dunlap, Philomel Books, Price Stern Sloan, Puffin Books, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Speak, Viking Children's Books, Frederick Warne, Wee Sing, the Winnie-the-Pooh Collection. It publishes consumer books, in both hardcover and paperback editions, for children through young adults. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is owned by Pearson plc, the international media group.

Perseus Books Group 87 Park Avenue South 12th Floor New York, NY 10016 www.perseusbooksgroup.com Phone: (800)788-3123

Perseus Distribution is the leading provider of distribution services to independent publishers and a Top Ten vendor in the industry. Unlike other book distributors, we build services around the unique needs of our client partners, and help them to move on from a "one-size-fits-all" model. Our goal is to further the success of independent publishers by offering state-of-the-art fulfillment services, creative solutions, and experienced sales representation.

Publishers Group West 1700 Fourth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 www.pgw.com Phone: (800)788-3123

Publishers Group West is the largest exclusive distributor of independent publishers in North America. One of the top ten vendors of books in the country, Publishers Group West represents over 120 publishers, who together are publishing some of the most topical, innovative, literary, and award-winning books available today. Our list includes outstanding multicultural picture books, YA fiction, and general nonfiction. While some of PGW's publishers produce over 60 titles a year, others publish only a few.

Random House Children's Books & Audio 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/teachers Phone: (212)782-9275

Knopf Delacorte Dell and Random House/Golden Books Young Readers Groups publish quality paperbacks and hardcovers, preschool through young adult. Visit us online ad www.randomhouse.com/teachers for over 250 free educators guides, extensive author bios, printer-friendly reproducible activities, and more!

Random House College Division 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/acmart/ Phone: (800) 733-3000

Random House's Academic Resources web site for college and university professors presents, by discipline, books published by Random House, Inc.'s various imprints. In addition to our searchable catalog of over 5,000 academic titles, you can use this site to request desk copies and examination copies, print teacher's guides, request catalogs, view our conference schedule, and sign up for e-Newsletters which provide advance information about new academic titles. The home page is also updated regularly with breaking news and award announcements. This site reflects and continues the important intellectural tradition with which Randome House has long been identified.

Random House High School Division 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/highschool Phone: (800) 733-3000

Use our dynamic teacher's guides, fascinating reader's guides and interesting author bios. Find great books for all levels of reading -- award winning fiction and non fiction titles for literature, poetry, social studies, science, test prep, reluctant readers, Advanced Placement and more. We also have a "professional resources" area for high school educators.

Rosen Publishing Group 29 East 21st Street New York, NY 10010 www.rosenpublishing.com Phone: (212) 777-3017

Celebrating 50 years of publishing excellence, The Rosen Publishing Group proudly provides high-quality nonfiction guidance- and curriculum-based books for young adults.

Our extensive list features award-winning books that empower teens by giving them the information they need to make smart, informed decisions about how to handle a myriad of issues, including eating disorders, violence prevention, divorce, and self-mutilation. We also offer books that supplement the subjects teens are learning in the classroom, such as the Holocaust, science-ethics issues, and epidemics throughout history.

Through our newly launched middle-school imprint, Rosen Central, we offer a wide variety of books on subjects such as science, economics, guidance, and drug-abuse prevention. We seek to capture the interest of somewhat more reluctant readers with our high-interest subjects, such as extreme sports and computers and the Internet.

Rourke Publishing LLC P.O. Box 3328 Vero Beach, FL 32964 www.rourkepublishing.com Phone: (800) 394-7055 Fax: (888) 355-6270

Rourke Publishing LLC has been publishing non-fiction children's books for over twenty years. The editorial mission is to produce publications complying with the national curriculum standards. Our Adventures in Reading collections vividly portray full-color photography and illustrations that provide motivation for children to develop more fluent reading skills during independent reading.

Rourke Publishing LLC is fully committed to producing our best efforts in educational publishing. We take pride in the value our books bring to the library or classroom with benefits like leveled material, photo text matching and strong writing. When it comes to service, from easy ordering to customer service, we never back order and strive for 100% fulfillment.

Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc. 3 Watson Irvine, CA 92618 www.sdlback.com Phone: (800) 637-8715

Based in Irvine, CA, Saddleback Educational Publishing publishes high-interest materials for struggling students in the middle grades through high school. These resources, correlated to national standards, consist of supplementary curriculum material in the core subjects of language arts, math, and science in multiple formats; young adult fiction and nonfiction beginning at reading levels as low at 2.0; our best-selling adapted classics with over 44 titles to choose from; and 45 graphically illustrated classics including 12 graphic Shakespeare titles offering the opportunity for differentiated instruction. Our resources activate prior knowledge; emphasize learning over performance; offer strategy instruction; and challenge students with higher order thinking skills.

We believe that students tend to be motivated when they are doing things they are good at doing. The best way to motivate struggling readers to read is to teach them how to read. With the goal of helping to transform disengaged students into motivated and successful learners, Saddleback will continue to provide educators with the finest quality curriculum assistance well into the future.

Santillana USA Publishing Company 2023 NW 84th Ave. Doral, FL 33122 www.santillanausa.com Phone: (800) 245-8584 Fax: (305) 591-7473

We are one of the largest Spanish language publishers worldwide. Santillana has offices in 22 countries with its US home office in Miami. It is made up of two main divisions, the Santillana imprint for educational material, and its many trade imprints: Alfaguara (Fiction), Aguilar (Social and Political, Parenting, and Current Events), Taurus (Essays), Alamah (Health and Spiritual), Altea and Alfaguara Juvenil/Infantil (Children's Literature), Punto de lectura (Mass Market Paperbacks) and SUMA (Genre Fiction.) We also distribute RBA Publishing Company.

We feature trade books in Spanish: Contemporary Literature, Children and Young Adult Literature, Non-fiction, Parenting books and a Spanish best-selling collection in Mass Market Paperbacks. For example:

• Every title by Mario Vargas Llosa, José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortázar, and Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• Latest novel by Julia Álvarez, Para salvar el mundo (Saving the World)
• Latest novel by Esmeralda Santiago El amante turco (The Turkish Lover)
• Don Quijote de La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes - 400th Anniversary Ed.
• Dr. Phil McGraw titles for weight management (The Ultimate Weight Solution)
• Many Deepak Chopra titles including the latest one (Life After Death)
• Many bestselling social and political titles such as Blink and The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Chain of Command by Seymour M. Hersh, Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke, among others.
• 10 bestselling titles by Jorge Bucay
• Titles written and illustrated by Ivar da Coll
• Many collections by Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy
• Collections by renowned Mexican author Margarita Robleda
• Collection of Judy Moody titles
• Titles by Judy Blume

Scholastic Library Publishing 90 Sherman Turnpike Danbury, CT 06816 Phone: (800) 621-1115

Scholastic Library Publishing consists of the imprints Children's Press and Franklin Watts. Children's Press and Franklin Watts are the premier imprints of high-quality non-fiction books for grades K-12 with titles in all subject areas including science, history, social studies, geography, reading, and young adult.

Scholastic, Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Phone: (212) 389-3861

Scholastic is a major worldwide publisher of paperback books sold to the educational market. Some of Scholastic's best known authors in paperback include: K.A. Applegate, Cornelia Funke, Virginia Hamilton, Karen Hesse, Gordon Korman, Kathryn Lasky, Ann Martin, Robert Munsch, Walter Dean Myers, Mary Pope Osborne, Dav Pilkey, Rod Philbrick, Pam Munoz Ryan, J. K. Rowling, David Shannon, Jerry Spinelli, Greg Tang, Mark Teague and Chris Wooding. Paperback lines include Afterwords, Apple, Apple Classics, Graphix, PUSH, Scholastic Bookshelf, Scholastic Readers, Point and Signature. Scholastic also publishes bestselling series such as Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Amber Brown, Bob Books, Bone, Captain Underpants, Clifford, Deltora Quest, Franklin, Geronimo Stilton, Goosebumps, I Spy, The Magic School Bus, Ricky Ricotta, and Secrets of Droon. Imprints include Cartwheel, Chicken House, Orchard Books, Scholastic Audio, Scholastic En Espanol, Scholastic Non-fiction, Teacher's Friend, Teaching Resources and Troll. Scholastic is also the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books in both hardcover and paperback.

School Specialty Children's Publishing 8787 Orion Place Columbus, OH 43240 www.childrensspecialty.com Phone: (614) 430-4961

School Specialty Children's Publishing, the premier educational publisher for the retail and educational dealer markets, operates 13 imprints, which target a variety of audiences, particularly parents and teachers. Its nearly 7,000 products include educational games, workbooks, manipulatives, puzzles, reference books, picture books, fiction and non-fiction juvenile literature titles, and more. A complete listing of product book categories can be found at www.childrensspecialty.com.

Scobre Press Corporation 2255 Calle Clara La Jolla, CA 92037 www.scobre.com Phone: 877-726-2734 Fax: 858-551-1232

Scobre Press Corporation has been a publisher of high-interest, modern and realistic sports novels for reluctant readers since 2000. Every Scobre book is written on two reading levels, offering struggling students the same book as their classmate reading on-level. Scobre currently publishes 64 dual-leveled multicultural novels written as first-person narratives of teenage protagonists. With a focus on character issues like bullying, alcohol, perseverance and consequences, these complex sports novels pack a surprisingly cerebral punch, while offering a unique way of teaching character education. Scobre novels are known to inspire class discussion and self-analysis, even among at-risk and unmotivated students. Topics range from traditional sports like baseball and football, to extreme sports like skateboarding and motocross. In 2006 Scobre began producing non-sports titles, with topics ranging from art and music, to business, entertainment, and robotics.

Shell Education (Shell) 5301 Oceanus Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 www.shelleducation.com Phone: 877-777-3450 Fax: 888-877-7606

"Quality Resources for Every Educator"

Shell Education creates innovative solutions and professional development resources for the educational market around the world. All of the high-quality resources designed and developed by Shell are field tested and based on valued input from teachers. Through current educational research and best practices, Shell Education provides practical ideas and approaches within supplemental materials that are specifically designed to meet the needs of teachers, students, and parents.

Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 www.SimonSaysKids.com Phone: (212) 698-7000 Fax: (212) 698-7677

Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Division is one of the leading general trade and mass market book publishers in the world. A full service trade publisher of hardcover, trade paperbacks and mass-market books publishing a wide range of award winning and best selling adult fiction and non-fiction books.

Simon & Schuster Audio is a leading publisher of general interest audiobooks including bestselling fiction, nonfiction, business/finance, self-improvement, inspiration, language learning programs, original audiobook productions, and children's titles. In addition to a list that includes such unparalleled authors as Ernest Hemingway, David McCullough, Stephen King, Phillip McGraw, and Mary Higgins Clark, Simon & Schuster Audio has produced audiobooks that have won five Grammy Awards and earned twenty-six Grammy nominations since 1989. For more information about Simon & Schuster Audio, visit our website at http://www.simonsaysaudio.com.

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, one of the leading children's book publishers in the world, is comprised of the following imprints: Aladdin Paperbacks, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Libros para niños, Little Simon®, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, Simon Spotlight®, and Simon Spotlight Entertainment(TM). While maintaining an extensive award-winning backlist, the division continues to publish acclaimed and best-selling books for children of all ages. In addition to numerous Caldecott, Newbery, and National Book Award winners, Simon & Schuster publishes such high-profile properties and series as Eloise, Olivia, Raggedy Ann & Andy(TM), Henry & Mudge®, The Hardy Boys®, Nancy Drew®, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts®, Nickelodeon's® Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants®, and HIT Entertainment's Bob the Builder(TM). Simon Spotlight, an imprint wholly devoted to media tie-ins, has become one of the fastest growing imprints in the children's book industry. For more information about Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, visit our website at http://www.SimonSaysKids.com.

Sourcebooks 1935 Brookdale Rd., Ste. 139 Naperville, IL 60563 www.sourcebooks.com Phone: 800-432-7444 Fax: 630-961-2168

Sourcebooks is a leading independent publishing house with a passion for books and a dedication to the belief that books change lives. We are committed to innovative publishing, where every book is personal and every authors voice has a place. We are a group of passionate, energetic and enthusiastic book lovers, and we are committed to helping readers experience each book. Noted for bestsellers such as Poetry Speaks, Poetry Speaks to Children, Fiske Guide to Colleges, We Interrupt This Broadcast, Hip Hop Speaks to Children, and most recently The Greatest Moments in Sports, Sourcebooks stands today as the largest woman-owned book publisher in the United States.

Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 www.sterlingpub.com

Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. is one of the world's leading publishers of nonfiction titles with more than 5,000 books in print. Founded in 1949, Sterling publishes a wide range of nonfiction and illustrated books. Our categories include puzzles and games, crafts, science, history, photography, woodworking, health, and children's books. We also publish books for a number of brands, including Mensa, The AARP and the DIY Network. Our Lark Books imprint creates books that are beautiful, informative, and fun on subjects such as photography, cuisine, decorating, outdoor living, and crafts. Lark Photography Books publish trusted guides for both amateur and professional photographers, from some of the best-known brands in the photo industry, including Kodak, Magic Lantern, Epson and PC Photo Magazine. Under the Hearst imprint we publish books for 18 well-loved magazines including Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics, Town & Country, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Redbook, and House Beautiful. Sterling also serves as the North American distributor for domestic and international publishers including: Duncan Baird, Boxer Books, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Anova, Guild of Master Craftsmen., Sixth & Spring Books, Hamlyn, and the Orion Publishing Group.

Sylvan Dell Publishing 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Ste 3 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 www.SylvanDellPublishing.com Phone: 843-971-6722 Fax: 843-216-3804

Sylvan Dell is a young company on a serious mission to create picture books that excite children's imaginations, are artistically spectacular, and have educational value. We have 45 titles in print, 39 of which are available in paperback and we have 11 new titles on track for release in 2010. Sixty-four authors and illustrators are on our team.

All of our books start with fun, warm stories, generally fiction with math, science, or nature themes and are brought to life by art. We then add a 3-5 page "For Creative Minds" section in the back that includes fun facts, crafts, vocabulary and games to reinforce the educational value and to support National Science and Math Standards. Finally, each book is carefully vetted by experts in the field including scientists and educators from NASA, NOAA, SeaWorld, Houston Zoo and various nature centers and aviaries.

The books are wonderful in themselves but what we are really about is our online presence and providing online cross-curricular resources for each title. For teachers with projection or smartboard, or for any child with computer access, our eBooks and free online resources are amazing.

These are not textbooks in the traditional sense but rather fun picturebooks that a child will want to read over and over again. Our science and math learning objectives are there for the taking but the child's reading pleasure is primary. We think having a child excited about a book and its subject enhances the opportunity for parents and teachers to build on that interest and to strike while the learning iron is hot!

Ten Speed/Tricycle Press P.O. Box 7123 Berkeley, CA 94707 www.tenspeed.com Phone: (800) 841-2665

Ten Speed Press is a Berkeley, California-based independent publisher known for its award-winning cookbooks and the timeless career guide, "What Color is Your Parachute?." Like its parent, Ten Speed's children's imprint, Tricycle Press, is known for its groundbreaking list, on which you'll find Mollie Katzen's "Pretend Soup," a cookbook for pre-readers, "G is for Googol," David Schwartz's math alphabet book, and the best-selling character education titles "Hey, Little Ant," "Don't Laugh at Me," and "My Secret Bully." For more about Tricycle Press books visit www.tricyclepress.com.

Tor/Forge Books 175 5th Ave. New York, NY 10010 www.tor-forge.com Phone: (212) 674-5151

Tor/Forge Books is a New York - based publisher of hardcover and softcover books, founded in 1980 and committed (although not limited) to SF and fantasy literature. Between our extensive hardcover and trade-softcover lines including our Orb backlist imprint consisting of literary science fiction and fantasy, our Starscape imprint offering award winning science fiction and fantasy for young readers and Tor Teen our science fiction and fantasy imprint for Young Adult readers - Tor Books is the world's largest and most diverse publisher of SF and fantasy. Tor/Forge publishes in a wide variety of genres including historical fiction, historical non-fiction, general fiction, horror, westerns, general children's and young adult fiction and non-fiction (Tor Kids), along with a full range of complete and unabridged classics - (Tor Classics).

Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th floor Toronto, ON M5A 2P9 www.tundrabooks.com Phone: (416) 598-4786

Tundra Books is Canada's oldest children's book publisher. Founded in Montreal in 1967, Tundra is dedicated to helping people tell their own stories, to introducing gallery artists to young children, to creating a balance between information and beauty in non-fiction books, and to keeping in print the books children love. Tundra has a long list of award-winning books, including the Canadian classic, The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier; Richard Scrimger's novel for young readers, The Nose From Jupiter and picture books by Dayal Kaur Khalsa, CJ Taylor and Marthe Jocelyn. Tundra has been publishing and distributing books across North America for almost 40 years. Our list has grown, but our focus and commitment to publishing the best in children's books has remained constant.

Weigl Publishers, Inc. 350 Fifth Ave. Ste 3304 New York, NY 10118 www.weigl.com Phone: 1-866-649-3445 Fax: 1-866-449-3445

Weigl Publishers Inc. has built a solid reputation in the educational publishing industry for producing high-quality K-12 textbooks and library non-fiction reference books. In addition, Weigl creates distance education materials offering highly-focused, curricula-based materials in a combination of online, CD-Rom and print format.

The company has further established its' reputation as an innovative and creative publisher of social studies resources. With the success of A Guide to American States (an ambitious project featuring a book for each state in the nation), more Americana series have followed including American Holidays, Natural Wonders and American Symbols. Building on this reputation, Weigl has moved into other subject areas including language arts, science, and sports series creating several best selling series including For the Love of Sports, Caring for Your Pets and My Favorite Writer.

Weigl's mission is to provide innovative, learning resources for schools and libraries worldwide. Dedicated to publishing nonfiction that captivates and enriches young imaginations, Weigl books encourage students to develop lifelong learning skills and become active citizens.

Wiley & Sons 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 www.wiley.com Phone: (800) 356-5016

Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons provides must-have content to customers worldwide. It's core businesses are scientific, technical and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for K-12, undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners.

Wiley's Professional and Trade division publishes under the following imprints: For Dummies, CliffsNotes, Jossey-Bass, Howell Book House, Blackwell, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, JK Lasser, Frommer's, Visual, Wrox, Sybex, Webster's New World, Audel, Pfeffier and Capstone.

Workman Publishing Company 225 Varick Street New York, NY 10014-4381 www.workman.com Phone: (800) 722-7202 Fax: (800) 344-3482

Founded in 1968, Workman has grown to become a diversified group of imprints that publish in a wide range of interest areas. Among our series for the primary grades are:

• Brain Quest, vetted by a panel of award winning teachers, which opens a world of information in a fast-paced question-and-answer format.
• The boldly illustrated Eye Like titles that introduce younger readers to the exciting world of colors, shapes, and numbers.
• Vocabulary Power books that each feature 150 age-appropriate words from the Dolch basic sight vocabulary list in a unique stand-up format.
• The at-a-glance, 10 panel fold-out Timeline titles. History literally unfolds before children's eyes.
• Titles by the irresistible Sandra Boynton.
• Homework Helpster core curriculum easel-backed flip card sets in math, science, social studies, and language arts.
• Fandex, which feature full-color photographs and illustrations on 50 individually die-cut cards, hinged by a plastic bolt. They cover presidents, states, composers, trees, and more.

Among the books that are ideal for middle and upper grades are the ALEX Award winning WATER FOR ELEPHANTS and COAL BLACK HORSE, which School Library Journal compared to The Red Badge of Courage.

Zest Books 35 Stillman St., Ste. 121 San Francisco, CA 94107 www.zestbooks.net Phone: 415-777-8654 Fax: 415-777-8653

Zest Books is an imprint of Orange Avenue Publishing, an innovative San Francisco-based company. Orange Avenue Publishing started as a packaging company, writing and designing books for other publishers for six years. Then, in 2006, we decided to publish and distribute our own line of books. That's when we founded Zest Books, our line of smart and edgy nonfiction books for teens. Now in 2010, the acclaimed and expanding Zest Books line is the focus of our collective energy.