At Scholastic we want to get children reading and to support teachers.

We publish great Children’s Books and inspiring and time-saving Teacher’s Resources and Magazines.

We offer school Book Clubs and Book Fairs that give every child the chance to enjoy reading and provide free books to schools.

We're celebrating

The National Year of Reading

the National Year of Reading.

September’s theme is You Are What You Read, and at Education PLUS we have just the right classroom activities for Early Years through to Key Stage 2 classes.


Hot off the press…

WOW! 366 Speedy Stories in Just 366 Words

Wow! 366 is a collection of short stories – so short that each is only 366 words long! These snappy stories are ideal for less confident readers – and a great way of introducing any child to new authors.

Read our Wow! 366 press release


...and coming soon

Scholastic Storytime Notes – they’re on their way!

Children’s Book Club

Children's Book Club Author of the Month

Our new online Book Club for children is great for the reluctant or enthusiastic reader. Go to mybooks.co.uk to find

...and don't miss

39 Clues: The Maze of Bones

The 39 Clues

The Maze of Bones is the first in an amazing new series that takes reading to a whole new level.

Read the books, collect the clue cards, go online to play the game… and try to solve the mystery behind the powerful Cahill family. The 39 Clues series is the first of its kind – and it’s going to be a global phenomenon.

Junior Education PLUS

Junior Education PLUS September 2008

We greet the new school year with poetry, laughter and even a spot of time travel in this month’s Junior Education PLUS magazine.

Available in print and online, Junior Education PLUS is an essential tool for all Upper Key Stage 2 teachers. Why not sample some of our fantastic free resources right now?

Exciting Mini-sites

icon It's squishy, it's squelchy and sometimes it smells…it's brand new Horrible Science
icon The Joshua Files: one boy, one deadly prophecy, one heart-stopping adventure.
icon The book everybody's talking about — Ways to Live Forever
icon The Fairy House, a whole new magical world for you and your friends!
icon Mortal Engines where you can read an exclusive chapter from Philip Reeve's exciting adventure.
icon Tom Becker's award-winning supernatural suspense thriller Darkside
icon More gruesome than you can possibly imagine – the wicked world of Horrible Histories.
icon Fast-paced football action and off-pitch drama! Follow Jamie Johnson straight to the premier league in The Kick Off.

Author of the Month:

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson

Julia’s new book, Stick Man is out this autumn. It’s yet another bundle of marvellous rhyme from the author of Tiddler and The Gruffalo.

Find out what inspired Julia to write about the adventures of the plucky Stick Man here.

Book of the month

The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones

39 Clues: Maze of Bones

WARNING: These books could take over your life!

The 39 Clues is an incredible new series from Scholastic that combines an epic mystery, clue cards to collect, and an online game with prizes totalling a million US dollars!

The first, gripping, book is The Maze of Bones. Find out all about it at The Zone.

Events this week

September 2008
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 Give a Child a Break Week

Give a Child a Break Week
An event to draw attention to the importance of respite care for disadvantaged children. Find out more

2 Ramadan

Ramadan
Muslims begin their month of fasting from dawn to sunset. Online resources

3 Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi
Hindus celebrate the birthday of Ganesh, the elephant-headed God. Online resources

4 Burghley Horse Trials

Burghley Horse Trials
Considered to be one of the equestrian events of the year, the trials runs until 7 September.

5 Intensive drawing workshop

Intensive drawing workshop
A workshop for teachers running in Bath from 5-7 September. Find out more

6 First library opened

First library opened
The first free public lending library opened in 1852. Online resources

7 Queen Elizabeth I born

Queen Elizabeth I born
This flame-haired monarch was born on this day in 1533

For the full month's calendar and much more, visit Scholastic Education PLUS!