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BACK-TO- SCHOOL 2005:
School Zone Publishing’s Spanish/English Bilingual Line of Children’s Educational Products Provides an Essential Skill Set
School Zone’s popular flash cards, workbooks and award-winning interactive software are available in Spanish/English versions.

GRAND HAVEN, MI. June 22, 2005 —An important addition to any bilingual child’s Back-to-School backpacks, School Zone Publishing’s new line of Spanish/English flash cards, workbooks and interactive software helps young students fine tune their language skills. School Zone has been a market leader in popular children’s educational products for over 25 years. Their new series of bilingual products is aimed at helping children, preschool through fourth grade, learn essential skills while also gaining proficiency in two languages.

School Zone’s new bilingual products offer the versatility of two great ways to learn by providing Spanish and English translations of all content. A unique feature of School Zone’s bilingual software is the ability for children and their parents to toggle back and forth between English and Spanish in real time just by clicking on the language flags located on each screen. Unlike other bilingual software, which requires users to exit the program and restart it to switch from one language to another. With School Zone’s new bilingual software, an instant translation between languages is available, significantly improving the ability to study and learn each language.

School Zone Spanish/English bilingual products available now:
Flash Cards: Ages 4 and up ($2.79) Practice makes perfect with School Zone Flash Cards. These 2-sided cards are loaded with educational content and offer a fun and easy way to learn. Titles include Alphabet, Beginning Sight Words, Numbers 1-100, Addition 0-12, Subtraction 0-12, Multiplication 0-12, Division 0-12, Colors, Shapes & More, Animals of All Kinds, Time & Money, Go Fish, Old Maid, Math War (Addition & Subtraction) and Math War (Multiplication).

Workbooks: Ages 4 and up ($3.79) Covering essential curriculum from preschool through grade 4, School Zone Workbooks offer top-quality content, clear directions and full color illustrations. Titles include Manuscript Writing K-2, Cursive Writing 3-4, Multiplication & Division, Math Readiness, Multiplication Facts Made Easy, Math Basics 1, Math Basics 2, Math Basics 3, Uppercase Alphabet, Lowercase Alphabet, 1-25 Dot-to-Dot, ABC Dot-to-Dot, Counting 1-10, Beginning Sounds, Thinking Skills, Same or Different, Preschool Basics, Kindergarten Basics, First Grade Basics, Second Grade Basics, Preschool Scholar, Kindergarten Scholar, First Grade Scholar, and Second Grade Scholar.

Interactive Software: Ages 6 and up ($12.99-$15.99) Combining the very best of traditional flash cards with the latest interactive technology, School Zone software puts children on the fast track to learning. Titles include Flash Action Addition/Subtraction Spanish, Flash Action Multiplication/Division Spanish, On-Track Same or Different Pre-K, On-Track Beginning Sounds Pre-K, On-Track Does it Belong? Pre-K,On-Track Shapes Pre-K, On-Track Math 2 and On-Track Reading Readiness K-1.

“Back-to-School is an important time for students and their families,” says Jonathan Hoffman, CEO of School Zone Publishing. “We are proud to answer the call by educators and parents for more Spanish educational products. By making our workbooks, flashcards and software both Spanish and English, we hope to better serve this countries fastest growing population.”
For more information visit www.SchoolZone.com.

SCHOOL ZONE BILINGUAL PRODUCTS FACTS AT A GLANCE
---Based on over 25 years of School Zone’s award-winning educational content.
---Provides instant Spanish and English translations of all content.
---Teaches basic skills while providing a fun learning experience.
---Can be used independently or with another person.
---Easy to use and understand.
---Prices: Workbooks $3.79, Flash Cards $2.79, Software $12.99 and $15.99.
---Perfect for ages 4 and up.



ABOUT SCHOOL ZONE PUBLISHING: School Zone Publishing (www.SchoolZone.com) is a leading publisher of children’s educational products and a privately held family company located in Grand Haven, Michigan. Since 1979 School Zone has published over 600 children’s educational products and garnered over 120 prestigious industry awards including Teacher’s Choice, Parent’s Choice, EDDIE and Bessie awards.