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Harcourt (/ ˈ h ɑːr k ɔːr t /) was an American publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. It was known at different stages in its history as Harcourt Brace, & Co. and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. From 1919 to 1982, it was based in New York City. [1]
Vivendi Universal already owned the British children's publisher Kingfisher, which became a Houghton Mifflin imprint. [32] In 2002, facing mounting financial and legal pressures, Vivendi sold Houghton to private equity investors Thomas H. Lee Partners , Bain Capital , and Blackstone Group for $1.66 billion, including assumed debt (approximately ...
Nana in the City is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2014. Nana in the City was awarded a Caldecott Honor in 2015. Lauren Castillo's other books include The Troublemaker and Melvin and the Boy.
Holt McDougal is an American publishing company, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, that specializes in textbooks for use in high schools.. The Holt name is derived from that of U.S. publisher Henry Holt (1840–1926), co-founder of the earliest ancestor business, but Holt McDougal is distinct from contemporary Henry Holt and Company, which claims the history from 1866.
Children's Press (spelled "Childrens Press" from 1945 to 1996) – founded in 1945, [25] and formerly headquartered in 1224 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois until it was acquired by Grolier in 1995 moving its operations to New York City, New York and Danbury, Connecticut, and which then became part of Scholastic Corporation in 2000. [26]
Harcourt Brace College; Harvest Books; James H. Silberman; Harcourt Religious Publishers; Harcourt Religion; Mariner Books: now part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 16 United States Government Publishing Office: 17 Thomas Nelson: was Glasgow-based; imprint now owned by HarperCollins, code dormant 18 … not yet assigned: 19 Oxford University Press
The Hundred Dresses was a 1945 Newbery Honor book. [5] A 2004 study found that it was a common read-aloud book for third-graders in schools in San Diego County, California. [6] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." [7]
Tuesday is an almost wordless picture book for children, written and illustrated by American author David Wiesner. The book was originally published in 1991 by Clarion Books, and then re-published in 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. The book contains 35 pages and is designed for children ages 3 and up.