A Summer Reading Book Fair

1. Celebrate the importance of literacy by hosting a second Book Fair during the school year. You’ll earn an additional 10% in product bonus to purchase even more books and resources for your school.
2. Hold a Buy One, Get One FREE event as your third Fair and ensure that every student has a well-stocked collection of books to read over the summer, PLUS encourage GREAT character development and compassion by touching the lives of less fortunate children in your community.
3. Scholastic Book Fairs will donate 50% of your net sales, in books, to designated children’s hospitals in or near your community, with the help of Children’s Miracle Network and Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies. For example, if your net sales are $5,000, we will donate $2,500 in books on your behalf!

Scholastic Summer Challenge Web Site
www.scholastic.com/summer

Engaging activities for students of all ages:

1. Interactive reading minutes log
2. Book recommendations
3. Book-themed games
4. Moderated message boards for chatting about books

Customized reading lists that teachers can create to send home for their students to read over the summer

Expert advice for parents on keeping their kids reading and helping them find books that fit their interests

Valuable reading resources for librarians and educators

Read for the World Record Challenge
Program runs April 27 – August 31, 2011

This interactive web-based challenge invites kids to join a global reading team to set a new “Summer Reading World Record” for the most minutes read. 

In 2010, Read for the World Record inspired more than 110,850 kids from over 5,500 schools in the U.S. and 110 countries to set a summer reading record of 52,710,368 minutes! See the stats!

If the 2011 global team achieves breaking the current world record, the new record will be published in the 2012 Scholastic Book of World Records featuring the top 20 schools with most minutes read.