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Grab a seat and catch weston woods films at festivals and events near you. Award winning recordings of classic childrens picture books bring to life the heart. New york, ny january 25, 2005 weston woods, the industry leader in adapting awardwinning childrens literature for educational films and videos, and a division of scholastic, the global childrens publishing and media company, was honored with the 2005 andrew carnegie medal for excellence in childrens video for their adaptation of the dot. Long before big studios began turning books like where the wild things are into bigbudget. Its a branch of scholastic that animates childrens picture books and younger chapter books from scholastic. The robust and varied selection of titles in bookflix provides something for everyone, helping to ensure a positive and rewarding reading experience for all. Mac barnett, nicola barber, weston woods studios, inc. Weston woods studios is a subsidiary of scholastic corporation, one of the largest publishers and distributors of childrens books in the world. Scholastic corporation weston woods studios or simply weston woods is a production company that makes audio and short films based on wellknown books for children. Ive written before about the wonderful picture book adaptations made by a company called weston woods.
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In 1996, weston woods studios was acquired by scholastic, with morton. In his career, he produced more than 300 motion pictures and 450 recordings that are found in school and library collections worldwide. The investor relations website contains information about scholastic corporations business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts. Morton schindel, founder of weston woods studios, the leading provider of audiovisual materials adapted from awardwinning childrens books, died peacefully saturday, august 20, 2016 at age 98. Weston woods and scholastic audio, as well as scholastic entertainment inc. Take a peek at the latest weston woods catalog, with the worlds largest library of audiovisual adaptations of classic childrens picture books, including books on. All titles produced andor distributed by weston woods studios, inc. My dad use to read me all of the robert mccloskey books, so they hold a special place in my heart.
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