Barnes & Noble's 11th Annual Summer Reading Program For Children Features Mary Pope Osborne's "The Magic Tree House" Series.Mary Pope Osborne To Appear at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on Tuesday, May 22 NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that it has partnered with Mary Pope Osborne, author of the "Magic Tree House" series, for Barnes & Noble's summer reading program. In a fun and rewarding way, the program helps students in grades 1-6 develop their own reading preferences, nurtures their vocabulary and analytical skills, and motivates them to extend their reading beyond the summer. Mary Pope Osborne will kick off the eleventh anniversary of the program with an appearance on May 22 at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble in Manhattan at 240 East 86th Street in New York City. Ms. Osborne's "Magic Tree House" series, published by Random House Children's Books, takes children through time and around the world with the adventures of eight-year-old Jack and his sister Annie. The children stumble upon a magic tree house filled with books that transports them back in time to the places the books describe. Ms. Osborne will be joined by performers from the CD of Magic Tree House: the Musical, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble this summer. The musical will have its World Premier on September 15 at the Warner Theater in northwest Connecticut. Actors Paul Wyatt (Jack), Katie Brunetto (Annie), and Donna Bullock bullock a mature castrated male cattle destined for meat production or draft. (Morgan) will perform the opening number from the show, "How Far Can You See?" "Mary Pope Osborne is The first portable computer, developed by Adam Osborne and introduced in 1981. Floppy disk based with 64K of memory, it used the CP/M operating system and a modified version of the WordStar word processor that would display only 40 characters at a time across its tiny 4.5" CRT. a fantastic author who has enthralled en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. young readers with her imaginative tales," said Josalyn Moran Moran equitable councillor to King Feredach. [Irish Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 728] See : Justice , vice president of children's books for Barnes & Noble, Inc. "Her involvement in our 11th annual summer reading program ensures that not only will it be a great success, but also a great adventure." "Barnes & Noble and I have long shared a common goal: getting kids excited about reading," remarked Mary Pope Osborne. "I'm thrilled to work with them this summer to launch a new generation of children into a life-long love of books." Barnes & Noble stores will distribute to educators nationwide "Magic Tree House" activity kits and journals, each containing four student activities. Children read any eight books of their own choosing, list them, and record their favorite part of each book in their "Magic Tree House" journal. When they have completed these requirements, they will receive a Barnes & Noble coupon for a free book from a list of bestselling paperback titles. Students can bring their completed journal sheets into any Barnes & Noble store across the country to receive their free book. Parents can pick up activity kits and journals at their local Barnes & Noble store or online at http://www.bn.com/summerreading. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 793 bookstores in 50 states. For the fifth year in a row, the company is the nation's top retail brand for quality, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the EquiTrend[R] Brand Study by Harris Interactive Harris Interactive (NASDAQ: HPOL) is an American market research company that specializes in public opinion research using both telephone and surveys on online panels. The company is the product of a 1996 merger between the Gordon S. Black Company and Louis Harris & Associates. [R]. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites and the number one online bookseller for quality among e-commerce companies, according to the latest EquiTrend survey. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com. |
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