ADVISORY/Houghton Mifflin.

Business/Features Editors

ADVISORY ... for Monday (April 15)

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WHAT:    Curious George(R) Goes to the Marathon

WHO:     Curious George will be at the Boston Marathon, handing out
         balloons to children and posing for pictures with friends of
         all ages.

WHEN:    Monday, April 15, 2002; from 1:00-3:00 p.m.

WHERE:   Copley Square, Boston - on Boylston Street between Dartmouth
         and Fairfield Streets.

INFO:    Houghton Mifflin will celebrate the sixtieth birthday of
         Curious George with readers and fans at the 106th Boston
         Marathon. A photo of Curious George's adventure at the Boston
         Marathon will be available at
         http://www.hmco.com/news/images/marathongeorge.jpg at
         2:30 p.m. on Monday.