CSR Press Release

Harcourt, Inc. announced today that it will donate 1,000 copies each of one of its most popular and best-selling books, Stellaluna, to young children's programs in the states of Massachusetts and Texas in honor of legislation sponsored by Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy.
Copies of Stellaluna will be donated in honor of Senator Kennedy to childcare centers in Massachusetts and in honor of Senator Hutchison to programs for young children in Texas. Senators Hutchison and Kennedy announced today that they are co-sponsoring the Book Stamps legislation, which is intended fund programs where needy children between birth and age seven receive books they can keep and treasure.

"No educational task is more important than helping our children to read," said James Wilder, senior vice president of Harcourt School Publishers, at a press conference this morning. "Literacy is the key to success. We at Harcourt applaud the visionary thinking and proactive approach of our distinguished educational leaders' Senators Hutchison and Kennedy."

Harcourt General, Inc. (NYSE:H), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Harcourt, Inc. is a leading global multiple-media publisher, provides educational, training and assessment products and services to classroom, corporate, professional and consumer markets. www.harcourtgeneral.com

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