Scholastic to Donate One Million Books and Other Teaching Resources to Schools and Libraries Devastated by Hurricane Sandy

For educators, parents and caregivers, Scholastic is also providing free online resources to support children’s social and emotional recovery, including:

• Tips from the Yale Child Study Center to assist families and schools in helping children cope
• Advice for parents and an interview with a Scholastic expert on talking to kids about disasters
• A list of books that will help adults explain how storms happen in child-friendly terms, as well as books to comfort children suffering trauma from the disaster
• Age-appropriate coverage of the storm and recovery by the Scholastic News Kid Reporters

To access the online resources, please visit www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/resources.htm