In
1889; Erastus H. Scott and A.J. Albert form Albert
and Scott and publish Bellum Helvecticum, a high school Latin text.
In 1894; Hugh A. Foresman joins Scott
forming Scott, Foresman and Company; Albert sells his interest in the business.
In 1909; Scott, Foresman & Company
enters the elementary market with the Elson Grammar School Readers.
In 1911; Scott, Foresman & Company
publishes the first math text for primary grades, First Journeys in Numberland.
Scott Foresman is the first publisher to use four-color printing, which revolutionizes
textbooks.
In 1930; Scott, Foresman & Company
publishes the first Dick and Jane stories in the Elson-Gray Basic Readers.
In 1985; Scott, Foresman & Company
is acquired by Time, Inc.
In 1989; HARPER & ROW acquires Scott,
Foresman (now including the previously merged Little, Brown & Company). William
Collins Publishing and Harper & Row merge.
In 1996; Scott, Foresman
- ADDISON WESLEY School Publishing Group is formed.
All copyrights
of the "Dick and Jane" series, past and present, belong to
ADDISON WESLEY & PEARSON TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Additional:
In 1999 PEARSON TECHNOLOGY GROUP is created, aligning
Pearson PTR and Macmillan USA under one entity, creating the world's largest provider
of technology content. PTG will house such premier imprints as Macmillan Software,
Que, Sams, BradyGAMES, Macmillan Reference, Hayden, Prentice Hall PTR, Peachpit
Press, Addison Wesley Professional, New Riders, Cisco, and Adobe Press. |
