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Informal
Education Products recognized First
Book of the Recorder Kid Kit as a superior educational
product and gave it the PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Award for 1999 - 2000 |
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Learning™ Magazine
sponsors the Teachers' Choice Awards™
to recognize excellence in classroom products. EDC is pleased to
announce that the title, Usborne Internet Linked Library of
Science - Animal World was
recently chosen for this award and received excellent reviews in the
ninth annual Teachers' Choice Awards.
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Two of our most
popular titles, Complete Book of the
Microscope and The
Great Animal Search were chosen for the Teachers'
Choice Awards™ in 2000.
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Biannually, publishing companies
are invited to submit books for competition in the Austin Young
Engineer's Award Program. Students review the books and through a voting
process select the six most outstanding books to receive the "Austin
Young Engineer's Award" gold seal. This program is
believed to be one-of-a-kind in the nation and was developed to
encourage elementary students to become acquainted with quality science,
math, and engineering books. Austin Magnet's library is home to more
than 100 engineering books! This year EDC is pleased to announce First
Encyclopedia of Seas and
Oceans, Mixtures and
Compounds, Materials and
Light, Sound & Electricity
were chosen for the 2002 Austin Young
Engineer's Book Award for Grade 3-6 Resource Books.
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"Dr.
Toy’s 10 Best Creative Products" Awards Program
selected First North Americans Kid Kit
for 2002.
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"Dr.
Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products" Awards Program
was developed by noted child development authority, Stevanne
Auerbach, PH.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy) as a free service to consumers
who desire to purchase safe, affordable and stimulating products
for children. EDC is extremely proud that the following were
selected for awards:
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| Windows
for Beginners-1996 |
Starting
Gardening Kid Kit-1997 |
| Calligraphy-1996 |
Starting
Lettering Kid Kit-1997 |
| Big
Book of Experiments-1996 |
What
Shall I Draw Kid Kit-1997 |
| Juggling-1996 |
What
Shall I Paint Kid Kit-1997 |
| Batteries
& Magnets-1996 |
First
Book of the Recorder Kid Kit-1997 |
| The
Great Animal Search-1996 |
Things
That Fly Kid Kit-1997 |
| Stencil
Fun Kid Kit-1996 |
Paper
Planes Kid Kit-1997 |
| Origami
Kid Kit-1996 |
Ancient
World -1999 |
| Starting
Cooking Kid Kit-1996 |
Computers
for Beginners-1998 |
| Medieval
World-1997 |
World
Wide Web for Beginners-1998 |
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Puzzle
Ocean-1996
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Big
Book of Papercraft-1996
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101
Things to Do with Your Computer -1998
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First
North Americans Kid Kit-2002
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Visit Dr. Toy’s website (http://www.drtoy.com)
for additional information. |
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Hotshots
Travel Games Kid Kit was
selected in 1999 for
Dr Toy's Best
Vacation Children's Products. |
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| Book
of Magic Tricks - 2001 |
First
Thousand Words Sticker-1999 |
| First
Thousand Words-1999 |
First
Thousand Words Japanese-1999 |
| First
Thousand Words Spanish-1999 |
First
Thousand Words German-1999 |
| First
Thousand Words French-1999 |
First
Thousand Words Russian-1999 |
| First
Thousand Words Hebrew-1999 |
First
Thousand Words Italian-1999 |
| Rome
& Romans-1999 |
Viking
Raiders-1999 |
| Pharaohs
& Pyramids-1999 |
Knights
& Castles-1999 |
| First
Thousand Words French Sticker-1999 |
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First
Thousand Words in Spanish (tape/workbook)-1999
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Since 1978, Parents’
Choice has been the only nonprofit consumer guide to
children’s media from books, toys, video, audio, computer programs to
television, magazines and rock’n’roll. EDC is extremely pleased that
Understanding Your Brain received
a Gold Award in 1996.
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We are also
excited about the selection of the following for a Parents’
Choice Approved:
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| Tractor
in Trouble Sticker - 1996 |
Cooking
For Beginners - 1998 |
| The
Hungry Donkey Sticker - 1996 |
Goalkeeping
- 1998 |
| Starting
Cooking - 1996 |
Stone
Age Sentinel - 1998 |
| Pig
Gets Stuck Sticker - 1996 |
Ride
By Moonlight - 1998 |
| Molly's
Magic Carpet - 1996 |
Where’s
Woolly? - 1998 |
| The
Naughty Sheep Sticker - 1996 |
Understanding
Your Senses - 1998 |
| What
Shall I Do Today? - 1996 |
Goalkeeping
- 1998 |
| Stencil
Fun - 1996 |
The
Magic Toy Shop - 1998 |
| Book
of World History Dates - 1998 |
| 101
Things to do with Your Computer - 1998 |
| Agent
Arthur’s Island Adventure - 1998 |
| Complete
Book of Astronomy and Space - 1998 |
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The following
have been selected for the Parents'
Choice Recommended:
| Art
Ideas - 2000 |
| Illustrated
Dictionary of Science - 2000 |
| First
Encyclopedia of Animals - 2000 |
| Prehistoric
World - 2000 |
| Science
Encyclopedia - 2001 |
| Sharks
- 2001 |
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Parents'
Choice also awarded the Silver
Honor Award to Encyclopedia of
Planet Earth in the year 2000. |
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Parent
Council reviewers are
teachers, librarians and other professionals who are experienced
parents. They examine, select and then review the best new titles
from a learning perspective. The reviewers help parents and others
maintain a creative learning environment for children. The
following products have received the Parent
Council Ltd. award.
| 1001
Things to Spot Long Ago - 2000 |
My
Town - 2000 |
| Big
Pig on a Dig - 2000 |
Starting
to Count - 2000 |
| Starting
to Read - 2000 |
That's
Not My Train - 2000 |
| Usborne
Book of the Internet - 2000 |
Gatos
Libro de Pegatinas - 2000 |
| Animals
Board Book - 2000 |
Sam
Sheep Can't Sleep - 2000 |
| Farmyard
Tales Christmas - 2000 |
Tales
From Littletown - 2000 |
| Usborne
Complete Book of Astronomy & Space - 2000 |
| What's
the Difference? The Magic Toy Shop - 2000 |
| Usborne
World History: Ancient World - 2000 |
| Usborne
Complete Book of the Microscope - 2000 |
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LifeWorks
Magazine has chosen some of EDC's products for the Real
Life Awards. These are
products that work well in the "real world. . . in homes" and
in most cases, better the quality of family life.
| Computers
for Beginners |
World
Wide Web for Beginners |
| Puzzle
Ocean |
Christmas
Activities |
| A
Squirrel's Tale |
Animal
Homes flap book |
| Tractors Kid
Kit |
Going
to the Doctor Kid Kit |
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Usborne's
science books
were recently awarded 3rd place in the Elementary Science category of
the
1999 Practical Homeschooling Reader
Awards.
Usborne's science
books were also awarded 2nd Place in the Science Resource
category of the Practical Homeschooling Reader
Awards
Usborne's science
books have been awarded Honorable Mention by
Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards in the year 2000.
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Art
Ideas was
named one of the
Top 10 best Art Products for the year 2000 by
The Education Source |
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Founded in
1900, the American Booksellers Association
is a not-for-profit trade organization devoted to meeting the needs of
its core members--independently owned bookstores with store front
locations -- through advocacy, education, research, and information
dissemination. The ABA actively supports free speech, literacy, and
programs that encourage children to read. The Association --
headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, and on the Web at www.bookweb.org
-- also hosts the annual ABA Convention in conjunction with BookExpo
America each spring.
The following products were awarded
Pick of the Lists by American Bookseller:
| Who's
Making that Mess? |
The
Usborne Book of Racing Cars |
| What
Shall I Paint? |
Cutaway
Cars |
| Pasta
& Pizza for Beginners |
Beads,
Bangles and Bracelets |
| Computers
for Beginners |
Kings
& Queens |
| The
Usborne Complete Book of Drawing |
| The
Usborne Book of Horses and Ponies |
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The
Latino Literary Hall of Fame is
a non profit organization that supports and promotes literacy and
literary excellence within the Latino community.
It was a great honor to be
presented with the award for Best Educational
Children's Book Non-Fiction 2001 for El
Mundo Antiguo.
We are pleased to announce that Los
Animales del Mundo won
2nd place for Best Children's Picture Book 2000. Para
Que Sirven los Sentidos? was
also honored with an award.
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Advantage
Learning Systems, Inc.
promotes the world's most popular reading management software used in
schools, Accelerated Reader. This program helps motivate students
to dramatically increase the reading of books.
We currently have these titles on
the Accelerated Reader List:
| Molly's
Magic Carpet |
Skull
Island |
| Horse
in Danger |
Ride
By Moonlight |
| Dream
Pony |
The
Midnight Horse |
| Strangers
at the Stables |
The
Runaway Pony |
| A
Horse for the Summer |
Mindmaster |
| Clock
of Doom |
Rome
& Romans |
| Racing
Vacation |
The
Perfect Pony |
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Parent's
Guide Children's Media
has selected Usborne
books for awards in 2001.
Reference
Books:
Timelines of World History
Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
Internet-Linked Science Encyclopedia
Activity books
for young ones:
That's Not My Kitten
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