Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces Free Family Event To Celebrate Launch Of Curious World; With Special Guests Molly Sims, Curious George, And The Man With The Yellow Hat
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Posted on November 20, 2015 at 4:21:02 PM
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces Free Family Event To Celebrate Launch Of Curious World; With Special Guests Molly Sims, Curious George, And The Man With The Yellow Hat
Curious World launch event in New York City invites kids to tap into wonder through fun and engaging activities inspired by the digital app
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced today an interactive family-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Curious World(TM), with special guest Molly Sims, at The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, on Saturday, Nov. 21 from noon - 4pm E.T.
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The event will bring to life content and activities from HMH's new early learning app for iPad((R)) and iPhone((R)), Curious World, for kids ages 3 - 7. Early learners and their families will have the opportunity to try a selection of Curious World's expansive collection of games, videos and eBooks, take photos with Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat, and enjoy interactive activities like soccer mini-golf, skyscraper building, and story time.
Curious World, available initially as an app for iPad((R)) and iPhone((R)), is a subscription-based experience, featuring a curated collection of playful learning content, as well as a parent dashboard and tips for offline learning activities. Curious World contains over 500 unique games, videos and books, with new content added to the service on a weekly basis. The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store with a limited sample of content and basic features. Access to the full customized content experience is available on a subscription basis at $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year.
To RSVP for the launch event, visit http://www.realcuriousworld.com. The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum can be found at Pier 86, W. 46(th) Street and 12(th) Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
MEDIA CONTACT
Emma Doherty
Director, Corporate Communications
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
617-283-8714
Emma.Doherty@hmhco.com
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people's lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K-12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.hmhco.com.
Follow HMH on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Curious George(R), created by Margret and H. A. Rey, is copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. IPhone and IPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Curious World(TM), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt(TM), and HMH(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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This news release may contain certain statements that are not historical facts, including information regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, the industry in which we operate and potential business decisions. Those statements constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in state and local education funding and/or related programs, legislation and procurement processes; adverse or worsening economic trends or the continuation of current economic conditions; changes in consumer demand for, and acceptance of, our products; industry cycles and trends; conditions and/or changes in the publishing industry; and other factors discussed in our news releases, public statements and/or filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation, and do not expect, to publicly update or publicly revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Curious World launch event in New York City invites kids to tap into wonder through fun and engaging activities inspired by the digital app
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced today an interactive family-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Curious World(TM), with special guest Molly Sims, at The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, on Saturday, Nov. 21 from noon - 4pm E.T.
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20151116/287902LOGO
The event will bring to life content and activities from HMH's new early learning app for iPad((R)) and iPhone((R)), Curious World, for kids ages 3 - 7. Early learners and their families will have the opportunity to try a selection of Curious World's expansive collection of games, videos and eBooks, take photos with Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat, and enjoy interactive activities like soccer mini-golf, skyscraper building, and story time.
Curious World, available initially as an app for iPad((R)) and iPhone((R)), is a subscription-based experience, featuring a curated collection of playful learning content, as well as a parent dashboard and tips for offline learning activities. Curious World contains over 500 unique games, videos and books, with new content added to the service on a weekly basis. The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store with a limited sample of content and basic features. Access to the full customized content experience is available on a subscription basis at $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year.
To RSVP for the launch event, visit http://www.realcuriousworld.com. The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum can be found at Pier 86, W. 46(th) Street and 12(th) Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
MEDIA CONTACT
Emma Doherty
Director, Corporate Communications
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
617-283-8714
Emma.Doherty@hmhco.com
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people's lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K-12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.hmhco.com.
Follow HMH on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Curious George(R), created by Margret and H. A. Rey, is copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. IPhone and IPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Curious World(TM), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt(TM), and HMH(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release may contain certain statements that are not historical facts, including information regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, the industry in which we operate and potential business decisions. Those statements constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in state and local education funding and/or related programs, legislation and procurement processes; adverse or worsening economic trends or the continuation of current economic conditions; changes in consumer demand for, and acceptance of, our products; industry cycles and trends; conditions and/or changes in the publishing industry; and other factors discussed in our news releases, public statements and/or filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation, and do not expect, to publicly update or publicly revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Web Site: http://www.hmhco.com