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NEW YORK, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announces a live webcast with worldwide bestselling author J.K. Rowling on October 11, 2012 and the launch of the Harry Potter Reading Club, an online destination created to share the magical world of Harry Potter with a generation of new readers. The live webcast is presented by the new Harry Potter Reading Club from Scholastic at...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, JUNE 28: HARRY POTTER 15TH ANNIVERSARY Profile America -- Thursday, June 28th. Fifteen years ago this week, the first of a series of books was published in the United Kingdom -- "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," published in the U.S. with the title "Harry Potter and the...
NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Parent & Child® magazine today released its "100 Greatest Books for Kids" issue celebrating literary excellence. Earning the coveted top spot is the 1952 best-selling children's novel Charlotte's Web by acclaimed author E.B. White. Good Night Moon (Margaret Wise Brown), scores the number two spot, followed by A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle), The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats), Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak),...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Parks and Resorts today announced a partnership to bring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - the enormously popular themed entertainment environment which debuted in Orlando in June 2010 - to Universal Studios Hollywood. (Photo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111206/FL18401-a )</font> (Photo: <font size="2"...
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Harry Potter fans from across the globe can now place their bids in an online-only auction of the boots worn by J.K. Rowling as she wrote "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Bidding for the boots as well as Rowling's autograph is available until Sunday, October 30 at Noon Central on Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world's largest real auction marketplace. Bidders can create an account and place their bids by visiting...
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Harry Potter fans from across the globe will have the chance to own a rare piece of memorabilia when the boots worn by author J.K. Rowling as she penned the first book of her best-selling series cross the auction block in October. The boots will be available for online bidding in a timed auction beginning Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 30 on Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world's largest real auction marketplace. Bidders can log on...
LONDON, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Special Event Hosted by Warner Bros. to Feature Three Days of Cast Member and Filmmaker Appearances, Autograph Signings, Q&A Sessions and Film Screenings Universal Orlando Resort announced today that a special UK holiday package will go on sale this Sunday the 31st of July that will give guests the opportunity to attend "A Celebration of the Harry Potter Films." This special event will be hosted by Warner Bros. and will celebrate a decade of...
GREENDALE, Wis., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enjoy the remaining summer months with the August/September 2011 issue of Taste of Home, the #1 food and entertaining magazine in the world, which highlights kitchen shortcuts and hits newsstands July 26, 2011. With five-ingredient recipes submitted from home cooks around the country and test-kitchen-approved tricks for cutting down on prep time, this issue gets readers in and out of the kitchen without cutting corners on great flavor. Gain a...
NEW YORK, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that it will launch "LeakyCon Radio," a three-day channel that will celebrate the world of Harry Potter and pay tribute to its fans as the final film in the beloved series hits theaters. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101014/NY82093LOGO )"LeakyCon Radio" premieres Friday, July 15 at 6:00 am ET -- the day Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 hits theaters -- and airs...
HALIFAX, England, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The media circus surrounding the release of the final Harry Potter film has sparked a huge interest in people wanting to look like J.K. Rowling's characters, according to a leading online fancy dress [http://www.fancydressball.co.uk ] company. Daniel Radcliffe returns to play the lead role of the bespectacled wizard for the eagerly-anticipated eighth and final instalment when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2...
