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Scholastic US strikes Planet Earth deal with BBC

Scholastic in the US has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to launch a children's book publishing programme based on Planet Earth, the award-winning television programme, reports CNN online.

Scholastic holds US and Canadian English and French rights for the Planet Earth children's books programme and will publish and distribute the titles through its trade, School Book Club and School Book Fair channels.

The books will be printed on 30% post-consumer waste recycled paper. The agreement was brokered by The Joester Loria Group, BBC Worldwide's North American Licensing agent for Planet Earth.

CNN

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