Usborne Book Awards!

 
Informal Education Products recognized First Book of the Recorder Kid Kit as a superior educational product and gave it the PRODUCT OF THE YEAR Award for 1999 - 2000

Learning™ Magazine sponsors the Teachers' Choice Awards™ to recognize excellence in classroom products. EDC is pleased to announce that the title, Usborne Internet Linked Library of Science - Animal World was recently chosen for this award and received excellent reviews in the ninth annual Teachers' Choice Awards.

Two of our most popular titles, Complete Book of the Microscope and The Great Animal Search were chosen for the Teachers' Choice Awards™ in 2000.

  Biannually, publishing companies are invited to submit books for competition in the Austin Young Engineer's Award Program. Students review the books and through a voting process select the six most outstanding books to receive the "Austin Young Engineer's Award" gold seal. This program is believed to be one-of-a-kind in the nation and was developed to encourage elementary students to become acquainted with quality science, math, and engineering books. Austin Magnet's library is home to more than 100 engineering books! This year EDC is pleased to announce First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans, Mixtures and Compounds, Materials and Light, Sound & Electricity were chosen for the 2002 Austin Young Engineer's Book Award for Grade 3-6 Resource Books.

"Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Creative Products" Awards Program selected First North Americans Kid Kit for 2002. 

"Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products" Awards Program was developed by noted child development authority, Stevanne Auerbach, PH.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy) as a free service to consumers who desire to purchase safe, affordable and stimulating products for children. EDC is extremely proud that the following were selected for awards:

Windows for Beginners-1996Starting Gardening Kid Kit-1997
Calligraphy-1996Starting Lettering Kid Kit-1997
Big Book of Experiments-1996What Shall I Draw Kid Kit-1997
Juggling-1996What Shall I Paint Kid Kit-1997
Batteries & Magnets-1996First Book of the Recorder Kid Kit-1997
The Great Animal Search-1996Things That Fly Kid Kit-1997
Stencil Fun Kid Kit-1996Paper Planes Kid Kit-1997
Origami Kid Kit-1996Ancient World -1999
Starting Cooking Kid Kit-1996Computers for Beginners-1998
Medieval World-1997World Wide Web for Beginners-1998

Puzzle Ocean-1996

Big Book of Papercraft-1996

101 Things to Do with Your Computer -1998

First North Americans Kid Kit-2002

Visit Dr. Toy’s website (http://www.drtoy.com) for additional information.
Hotshots Travel Games Kid Kit was selected in 1999 for Dr Toy's Best Vacation Children's Products.
Book of Magic Tricks - 2001First Thousand Words Sticker-1999
First Thousand Words-1999 First Thousand Words Japanese-1999
First Thousand Words Spanish-1999First Thousand Words German-1999
First Thousand Words French-1999First Thousand Words Russian-1999
First Thousand Words Hebrew-1999First Thousand Words Italian-1999
Rome &  Romans-1999Viking Raiders-1999
Pharaohs & Pyramids-1999Knights & Castles-1999
First Thousand Words French Sticker-1999

First Thousand Words in Spanish (tape/workbook)-1999

Since 1978, Parents’ Choice has been the only nonprofit consumer guide to children’s media from books, toys, video, audio, computer programs to television, magazines and rock’n’roll. EDC is extremely pleased that Understanding Your Brain received a Gold Award in 1996.

We are also excited about the selection of the following for a Parents’ Choice Approved:
 
Tractor in Trouble Sticker - 1996Cooking For Beginners - 1998
The Hungry Donkey Sticker - 1996Goalkeeping - 1998
Starting Cooking - 1996Stone Age Sentinel - 1998
Pig Gets Stuck Sticker - 1996Ride By Moonlight - 1998
Molly's Magic Carpet - 1996Where’s Woolly? - 1998
The Naughty Sheep Sticker - 1996Understanding Your Senses - 1998
What Shall I Do Today? - 1996Goalkeeping - 1998
Stencil Fun - 1996The Magic Toy Shop - 1998
Book of World History Dates - 1998
101 Things to do with Your Computer - 1998
Agent Arthur’s Island Adventure - 1998
Complete Book of Astronomy and Space - 1998
The following have been selected for  the Parents' Choice Recommended:
Art Ideas - 2000
Illustrated Dictionary of Science - 2000
First Encyclopedia of Animals - 2000
Prehistoric World - 2000
Science Encyclopedia - 2001
Sharks - 2001
Parents' Choice also awarded the Silver Honor Award to Encyclopedia of Planet Earth in the year 2000. 
Parent Council reviewers are teachers, librarians and other professionals who are experienced parents.  They examine, select and then review the best new titles from a learning perspective.  The reviewers help parents and others maintain a creative learning environment for children.  The following products have received the Parent Council Ltd. award.
 
1001 Things to Spot Long Ago - 2000My Town - 2000
Big Pig on a Dig - 2000Starting to Count - 2000
Starting to Read - 2000That's Not My Train - 2000
Usborne Book of the Internet - 2000Gatos Libro de Pegatinas - 2000
Animals Board Book - 2000Sam Sheep Can't Sleep - 2000
Farmyard Tales Christmas - 2000Tales From Littletown - 2000
Usborne Complete Book of Astronomy & Space - 2000
What's the Difference? The Magic Toy Shop - 2000
Usborne World History: Ancient World - 2000
Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope - 2000

LifeWorks Magazine has chosen some of EDC's products for the Real Life Awards.  These are products that work well in the "real world. . . in homes" and in most cases, better the quality of family life.
 
Computers for BeginnersWorld Wide Web for Beginners
Puzzle OceanChristmas Activities
A Squirrel's TaleAnimal Homes flap book
Tractors Kid KitGoing to the Doctor Kid Kit

Usborne's science books were recently awarded 3rd place in the Elementary Science category of the
1999 Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards.

Usborne's science books were also awarded 2nd Place in the Science Resource category of the Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

Usborne's science books have been awarded Honorable Mention by Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards in the year 2000.  

Art Ideas was named one of the Top 10 best Art Products for the year 2000 by The Education Source
Founded in 1900, the American Booksellers Association is a not-for-profit trade organization devoted to meeting the needs of its core members--independently owned bookstores with store front locations -- through advocacy, education, research, and information dissemination. The ABA actively supports free speech, literacy, and programs that encourage children to read. The Association -- headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, and on the Web at www.bookweb.org -- also hosts the annual ABA Convention in conjunction with BookExpo America each spring.

The following products were awarded Pick of the Lists by American Bookseller:

Who's Making that Mess?The Usborne Book of Racing Cars
What Shall I Paint?Cutaway Cars
Pasta & Pizza for BeginnersBeads, Bangles and Bracelets
Computers for BeginnersKings & Queens
The Usborne Complete Book of Drawing
The Usborne Book of Horses and Ponies
The Latino Literary Hall of Fame is a non profit organization that supports and promotes literacy and literary excellence within the Latino community.  

It was a great honor to be presented with the award for Best Educational Children's Book Non-Fiction 2001 for El Mundo Antiguo.  

We are pleased to announce that Los Animales del Mundo won 2nd place for Best Children's Picture Book 2000.  Para Que Sirven los Sentidos? was also honored with an award.

Advantage Learning Systems, Inc.  promotes the world's most popular reading management software used in schools, Accelerated Reader.  This program helps motivate students to dramatically increase the reading of books.

We currently have these titles on the Accelerated Reader List:

Molly's Magic CarpetSkull Island
Horse in DangerRide By Moonlight
Dream PonyThe Midnight Horse
Strangers at the StablesThe Runaway Pony
A Horse for the SummerMindmaster
Clock of DoomRome & Romans
Racing VacationThe Perfect Pony
Parent's Guide Children's Media has selected Usborne books for awards in 2001.

Reference Books:

Timelines of World History
Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
Internet-Linked Science Encyclopedia

Activity books for young ones:

That's Not My Kitten