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Storyworks

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Storyworks
EditorLauren Tarshis
CategoriesChildren's magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherScholastic Press
FounderLauren Tarshis
Founded1993
CountryUnited States
Based inJefferson City, Missouri
Websitestoryworks.scholastic.com

Storyworks is a literary magazine published in the United States by Scholastic Inc., for students in grades 3-6 and their teachers.[1][2] The magazine was founded in 1993 by Scholastic editor Tamara Hanneman.[3][4] It is published six times during the academic year.[5] Each issue features fiction, nonfiction, poetry and a play. The magazine also publishes numerous writing prompts, word games, contests, and short articles related to reading and writing. An accompanying Teacher's Edition provides ideas and guidelines for using the magazine in the classroom. It is now edited by Lauren Tarshis,[6] who is also the author of many children's books including the New York Times bestselling I Survived series.[7][8] The Storyworks editorial headquarters are in New York City and its distribution center is in Jefferson City, Missouri.[7][9]

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  1. ^ Shannon Maughan (2 October 2014). "Moving on Up: 'I Survived'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Storyworks®". Classroom Magazines. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Storyworks". Independent School. March 1993. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ Devereaux, Elizabeth (February 1, 1993). "Publishers Weekly". New Magazine Lures Kids to Literature. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. ^ James Flood; Diane Lapp; Shirley Brice Heath (22 September 2004). Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts: Sponsored by the International Reading Association. Routledge. p. 861. ISBN 978-1-135-60370-0. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ^ "About Storyworks Magazine". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Allow Me to Introduce Myself" (PDF). RSS. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Best Sellers - Children's Series". April 20, 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via New York Times website.
  9. ^ Laura Robb (2000). Teaching Reading in Middle School. Scholastic Inc. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-590-68560-3. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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