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Usborne Books & More - Educational Services offers three program options to help
schools get great books for classrooms, libraries, leveled books rooms and more.
Book Fairs
Raise Kids' Reading Levels
The Usborne "Reading Is A Gift" book fair program was developed by Usborne Books
to encourage reading and at the same time earn free books, and/or profits for your
school or organization. We understand the needs and challenges faced by organizations
trying to raise funds, so we've designed a program to make it easy for you to reach
your fundraising goals! With the FREE book and/or cash incentives that are in place
for each book fair, you can choose the option that best meets the needs of your
school.
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FREE books - Up to 50% of retail sales in free books.
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Books & Cash - Provides the host school with FREE books and cash for the library.
- Cash only - Fund special projects, teacher resources or extras for your students.
“Reading is a Gift” Book Fairs are Hassle-free
With more than 8,000 Consultants in the United States alone, your "Reading Is A
Gift" book fair partner is probably right around the corner and ready to work hard
for your fundraiser. An Educational Consultant will walk you through your event
from start to finish making it pleasant and profitable for you, your students, and
your school.
Usborne Books Creates A Fundraiser That Keeps On Giving
Usborne & Kane/Miller Books are internationally acclaimed as the finest entertaining
and educational children's books in the marketplace today. Usborne & Kane/Miller
offer over 1,800 fiction and non-fiction titles that inspire, engage and entertain
your students through reading. As a host school, you can choose from a wide range
of subjects covering science, history, hobbies, nature, the arts and more. Is there
a better gift to give than the gift of reading? There's no better gift for your
school or organization than an Usborne "Reading Is A Gift" book fair event that
promotes reading and pays you back in FREE books and/or cash. For more information,
please visit www.readingisagift.com
Reach for the Stars!! – A pledge based reading incentive program
The Reach for the Stars!! program rewards children for reading with free books of
their choice as well as new books for their school. Reach for the Stars!! returns
a minimum of 100% back to the school and students in a combination of Usborne &
Kane/Miller books. A cash fundraiser option is also available.
What is the goal of the program?
The goal of Reach for the Stars!! is for children to develop a daily reading habit
during the one to two week period of the RFTS program. Educational experts recommend
that children read 30 minutes per weekday.
Who can participate?
This program is designed to benefit any organizational group, such as schools, individual
classrooms, clubs, preschools, church groups, home school groups, charities, businesses,
and public libraries.
Raising Pledges
Parents and children request pledges from friends and family members to support
the kids’ reading habit. Ask your organization if corporate sponsorships are available.
How do the kids benefit?
They develop a reading routine and receive Usborne & Kane/Miller books for participating.
Together we can help children discover the joy of reading and give them the opportunity
to choose their very own books to keep!
How can your organization benefit?
Reach for the Stars!! has flexible options to meet your needs, whether you need
books for the library, classroom, community projects, or perhaps cash for a specific
purpose. A minimum of 100% of the pledges are returned to the participants and organization
in the form of books, or a combination of books and cash with the fundraising option.
- Minimum 100% return on student pledges – in form of books and/or cash!
- We do all the work – Hassle Free – just choose your free books!
- Earn free award winning educational books of your choice from over 1800 Usborne
and Kane/Miller titles for classrooms and libraries!
- Kids earn free books of their choice too – so excitement about reading extends
beyond the program dates!
Literacy for a Lifetime – a 50% Matching Grant Program
Literacy for a Lifetime TM is a matching grant program partnering Educational Development
Corporation (EDC) with businesses, foundations, and individuals to support local
educational institutions. EDC is the leading publisher of children’s non-fiction
books, and proud to have developed the Literacy for a Lifetime program to support
educational funding on the local level. Literacy for a Lifetime incorporates a 50%
matching grant for individual corporate donations to organizations. For example,
if a corporation or private foundation has a grant of $10,000 for a local school
and the school uses it to purchase products from Educational Development Corporation,
EDC will match it with an additional $5,000 in products. (Minimum grant $200)
Grant Funds
Use grant funds to purchase books through Usborne Books & More, and receive 50%
more in additional books of your choice. Over 1,800 Usborne & Kane/Miller titles
for infants through high school!
A Literacy for a Lifetime matching grant is an excellent way to expand your
library collection, build a leveled book room, or provide supplemental classroom
materials.
The Literacy for a Lifetime matching grant program can be used with the following:
- State and Federal grants – such as:
- Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
- Literacy through School Libraries
- Migrant Education
- Even Start
- Special Education Preschool Grants
- Small, Rural School Achievement Program
- Education for Homeless Children and Youth
- Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers
- Reading First
- Early Reading First
- Striving Readers
- Corporate donations or grants
- Foundation grants
- PTA/PTSA grants
- Individual donations
For more information on this wonderful program, please visit www.literacyforalifetime.org
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