, Canada and Australia since
2001.
The Chicken House list also includes award-winning YA author Kevin Brooks'
Martyn Pig, which was short-listed for the prestigious Carnegie Medal in
England , as well as Lucas, Kissing the Rain, and most recently, Candy.
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public safety, protecting the environment, and reducing the economic impact of
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Barry Cunningham is credited with signing J.6 million copies to date through all Chicken House and Scholastic
channels.com. Advance registration closes January 27, 2006.
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The second book
in the Inkheart trilogy, Inkspell, is coming out this fall with an announced
first print run of 300,000 for the U. Funke was recently named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most
Influential People. Scholastic will help extend the reach of the Chicken House
imprint to even more children through our broad distribution network of school
book clubs and school book fairs around the world.bordersstores.

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S. Barry Cunningham will report to New York-based Ellie Berger , Senior
Vice President, Scholastic Trade Books., Borders Group is a leading
global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,200 stores
and over 32,000 employees worldwide.

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Borders Group Converts 5 Waldenbooks Locations in Michigan to Borders Express Stores

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members worldwide and offers technical training and certification programs,
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The Company distributes its products and services through a
variety of channels , including proprietary school-based book clubs,
school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct -to-home continuity
programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the
Company 's Internet site, http://www. His most
recent book, 'Fitzgerald's Storm', is based on the legendary Edmund
Fitzgerald, a ship which sank during a mighty storm in November 1975.

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Barry Cunningham and his
team have shown a "wizard's" touch in finding great new authors such as
Cornelia Funke.com

Not only is MacInnis a world renowned scientist and explorer, but he is
also an author and has written five books on oceanography, as well as articles
for the National Geographic and the Scientific American magazines.
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In addition to numerous other titles, Chicken House and U. and Canada .----Borders Group
(NYSE:BGP) has converted 5 Waldenbooks locations in Michigan to
Borders Express (TM) stores including:

The Renaissance Center, Detroit

Great Lakes Crossing, Auburn Hills

Westland Mall, Westland

Roseville

Southgate Center, Southgate

Grand opening events including appearances by children's book
characters, author signings and special giveaways will take place at
these locations Saturday, June 4. Customers are sure to enjoy the
clean, stylish design of the new Borders Express stores as well as an
expanded merchandise selection -- including music, movies, gifts and
stationery -- and lower everyday pricing on a broad selection of
bestsellers .
For more information on store specific grand opening events visit
www. In 1991 he co-led one of the most daring deep diving projects
ever conducted, a $7 million expedition to film the Titanic in IMAX format.

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Following that
incredible success story, Cunningham established his own publishing business,
Chicken House.S."
Cunningham added, "From the very beginning, an important part of the
Chicken House success has been our partnership with Scholastic in the United
States and elsewhere, because Dick Robinson and everyone at Scholastic share
our love of children's books. More detailed information on the
company is available at www.

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Stuart Hill is a former car upholsterer and book shop assistant, whose epic
children's novel, The Cry of the Icemark, is on the bestseller list in the UK
and arrived in U. bookstores last month. HOUSTON, Joseph MacInnis, one of the world's
foremost explorers, will be a featured presenter during CORROSION/2006, the
NACE International Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego (March 12-16,
2006), slated to draw more than 350 exhibitors and 5,000 attendees.

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Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products
for use in school and at home, including children 's books, magazines,
technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film,
videos and toys. He
was the first Canadian to explore this famous shipwreck and an advisor to the
discovery team.

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, the global
children's publishing and media company, announced today that it is acquiring
UK -based Chicken House Publishing Ltd. Cunningham and Chicken House have had a successful
publishing partnership with Scholastic in the U."
Commenting on the acquisition, Richard Robinson, Chairman , President and
CEO of Scholastic said, "Chicken House shares with Scholastic a mission to
find and publish the very best books for children.com

About Borders Group

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich.
On Sunday, March 12, 2006, attendees will have the opportunity to learn
how it feels to descend more than 2 miles (3 km) under the Atlantic Ocean and
land a mini-sub on the corroding deck of the RMS Titanic.

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Barry will also work closely with
Kate Wilson, Managing Director of Scholastic UK.scholastic.
NACE International invites industry professionals and members of the press
to attend this feature presentation.

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K. Rowling and Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer's Stone for Bloomsbury Ltd. in the UK.bordersgroupinc.
MacInnis is well known for his ground-breaking work with the Titanic.
Other events at CORROSION/2006 include: a technical program providing the
most innovative corrosion control information at any conference in the western
hemisphere and features more than 40 technical symposia, which include paper
presentations by leading experts in the field of corrosion and coatings
technology.nace.

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, whose founder Barry Cunningham's list
includes the current bestseller Dragon Rider with 900,000 books in print in
the U."
This year, Cunningham once again spotted a first-time author whose rise
from meager resources to newfound fame is similar to that of J.

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Borders Group piloted the conversion of 37 Waldenbooks stores to
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Scholastic Acquires Bestselling Children 's Book Publisher Chicken House Publishing Ltd.

Chicken House 'Wizard' Publisher Barry Cunningham and His Talent Roster
Including Bestseller Cornelia Funke Join Scholastic

NEW YORK, Scholastic Inc.S.
publishing partner Scholastic published Cornelia Funke's three recent New York
Times bestsellers: Inkheart, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider.

About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and
distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology.

During 2005, the company plans to
expand the conversion program to approximately 75 to 100 additional
stores, in an effort to create a more compelling mall-store presence,
and deliver more consistent brand value across all formats.org/c2006 .

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and Canada. Funke's books have sold
more than 2. Now with the resources and depth of experience
that Scholastic offers, we will be able to offer our authors and artists even
greater distribution and exposure worldwide.
The Chicken House team, led by Barry Cunningham and Deputy Managing
Director Rachel Hickman, will continue to operate from its headquarters in
Somerset , England and will be part of the Scholastic Children's Trade Book
division.

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NACE International Presents Titanic Explorer Joseph MacInnis at CORROSION/2006

more than $276
billion annually, of which more than 30% could be prevented through the use of
optimum corrosion-management practices .