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A destination for families and kids alike with Storybooksondvd.com!

Looking for the best in children’s entertainment online? Look no further than Storybooksondvd.com, the newly launched home of Scholastic Storybook Treasures™, the #1 award-winning line of kids entertainment in the DVD marketplace. Just in time for the 2007 holiday season, it’s a one-stop shop offering the acclaimed line of DVDs from Scholastic Storybook Treasures ™ – a line featuring hundreds of classic, award-winning animated adaptations from legendary production house, Weston Woods.

Aside from e-commerce, the site also offers families a destination filled with information and activities. For parents, the easily navigable, community-oriented site features resources such as author/illustrator interviews, parent product reviews, video clips, and easily searchable product categories such as “Stories for Learning” and “Classic Fairytales” among others. For kids, there’s a cornucopia of free, printable coloring sheets, featuring loveable line art starring some of kidlit’s biggest stars like “Curious George,” “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” “Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel” and “Harry the Dirty Dog.” Seeking to create a community of parents invested in giving their preschool and early elementary school children quality programming, Storyvooksondvd.com is a way to both lead your children to books and make reading and learning fun!

The new Scholastic Storybook Treasures ™ line (formerly the Scholastic Video Collection) now offers more digitally-enhanced content than ever – featuring at least an hour of stories on each DVD release, and all value-priced at $14.95SRP. Aside from an enhanced read-along function which highlights the words as they are read, new, kid-friendly features include redesigned authoring for easy navigation and eye-popping packaging. Recent releases include “Knuffle Bunny….and More Great Childhood Adventure Stories” and “Antartic Antics…And More Hilarious Animal Stories.”

Rock ‘N Learn, Inc. began in 1986 as an idea that would help children learn by putting educational material to music with a current sound-the kind of music that kids genuinely enjoy and find motivating. Now, with over 50 products, Rock ‘N Learn leads the “edutainment” industry and has sold millions of audio/book and video programs to teachers and parents throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries. Rock ‘N Learn products are available through teacher supply stores, by visiting www.rocknlearn.com or by calling 800-348-8445.

Ocean Aire Productions, Inc /Blackbeltprinciples.com produces animated children’s programming designed to teach children the principles of good character with a martial arts theme. They currently distribute on the Web and through 100’s of martial arts schools worldwide. The purpose for their product is to provide quality educational entertainment for younger children. They are striving to set an example that concerned parents would be interested in having their children imitate.

Big Idea creates and produces VeggieTales – an award winning animated series starring Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber

iAmplify.com is a media company, powered by world class technology. They create downloadable audio and video programs to enrich your life. They provide direct access to leading celebrities, experts and media companies and their partnerships range from firms such as HarperCollins Publishers and Random House Audio to personalities such as Marianne Williamson, Marilu Henner, Phil Hellmuth and Kathy Smith. Their offices are in New York and Los Angeles.