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[[Image:Scholastic logo.png|right|thumb|The company's logo.]]
[[Image:Scholastic logo.png|right|thumb|The company's logo.]]
The '''Scholastic Corporation''' is an American book publishing company. Currently based in {{wp|New York City}}, the company was founded in  {{wp|Pennsylvania}} by Maurice R. Robinson in 1920. The name of the company reflects the original focus of the company: educational books. In recent years, they have expanded to carry other children's books. This includes the popular ''{{wp|Harry Potter}}'' series.
The '''Scholastic Corporation''' is an American book publishing company. Currently based in {{wp|New York City}}, the company was founded in  {{wp|Pennsylvania}} by Maurice R. Robinson in 1920. The name of the company reflects the original focus of the company: educational books. In recent years, they have expanded to carry other children's books, including the popular ''{{wp|Harry Potter}}'' series.


For the Pokémon franchise, Scholastic publishes [[Template:AnimeBooks|anime chapter books]], the ''[[Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' series, and many other books relating to Pokémon.
For the Pokémon franchise, Scholastic publishes [[Template:AnimeBooks|anime chapter books]], the ''[[Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' series, and many other books relating to Pokémon.
In July 2, 2003, Scholastic Corp. acquired Troll Communications, L.L.C., a publisher and distributor of children’s books and other educational material for children of all ages<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99242</ref>. This includes Pokémon books such as ''[[Pokémon Activity Book (1999)|Pokémon Activity Book]]'', ''[[How to Draw Pokémon (1999)|How to Draw Pokémon]]'' and ''[[World's Best Pokémon Drawing Book]]''.


==List of Pokémon books published by Scholastic==
==List of Pokémon books published by Scholastic==
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==See also==
==See also==
* {{wp|Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic}} on Wikipedia
* {{wp|Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic}} on Wikipedia
==Notes==
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Revision as of 05:05, 21 January 2016

The company's logo.

The Scholastic Corporation is an American book publishing company. Currently based in New York City, the company was founded in Pennsylvania by Maurice R. Robinson in 1920. The name of the company reflects the original focus of the company: educational books. In recent years, they have expanded to carry other children's books, including the popular Harry Potter series.

For the Pokémon franchise, Scholastic publishes anime chapter books, the Official Pokémon Handbook series, and many other books relating to Pokémon.

In July 2, 2003, Scholastic Corp. acquired Troll Communications, L.L.C., a publisher and distributor of children’s books and other educational material for children of all ages[1]. This includes Pokémon books such as Pokémon Activity Book, How to Draw Pokémon and World's Best Pokémon Drawing Book.

List of Pokémon books published by Scholastic

See also

Notes

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