SCHOLASTIC MEDIA ANNOUNCES I SPY™ MYSTERY for WIN/MAC CD-ROM

Crack The Code and Solve 13 Captivating Mysteries with the New I SPY CD-Rom

NEW YORK – July 13, 2006 – Scholastic Media (SM), a leading producer of quality, family-oriented media including feature films, home video, TV and software, today announced I SPY™ Mystery for Windows/Mac CD-ROM. The newest addition to the I SPY interactive franchise offers a brand new way to play the enormously popular seek-and-find game, as players throw on a detective’s trench coat and pick up magnifying glasses to investigate 13 unique mysteries.
 
In I SPY Mystery, kids aged 6-10 are given 13 mystery files to solve. Players earn mystery clues by completing I SPY riddles. Once players earn the clues, the chase truly begins as they comb the photorealistic I SPY picture screens to solve each mystery. Mysteries include finding a painting that has disappeared from a museum, tracking a pesky mouse, and revealing a scientist’s secret code, among others.
 
“I SPY has been a phenomenal success in the interactive space and Scholastic Media is thrilled to expand the game play beyond what fans have come to know and love from our CD-ROMs,” said Alan Waldman, SVP and General Manager of Scholastic Media’s Interactive Products Group. “The new mystery-based game play adds a fresh level of challenge to the popular I SPY puzzles and delivers an experience that is both engaging and educational.”
 
As players uncover the secrets behind the game’s 13 mysteries, they must solve 56 challenging I SPY riddles viewed through 45 engaging picture riddle screens. To personalize the experience further, some scenes from each mystery are tailored with the child’s name. I SPY Mystery will be released in August 2006.
 
Scholastic's best-selling I SPY picture books, with more than 30 million books in print since 1992, introduce children to the basic principle of rhythm and rhyme while strengthening their visual discrimination and problem-solving skills through Jean Marzollo's delightful riddles and Walter Wick's captivating photographic images. In 2003, I SPY jumped off the pages and onto the screen with an animated series airing on HBO Family that was recognized with an Emmy Award. I SPY continues to be a hit in the digital world as well, with an award-winning CD-ROM series that consistently ranks as a best-seller and a Web site that receives nearly one million page views every month.
 
About Scholastic Media

Scholastic Media (SM) is the entertainment and media division of Scholastic Inc., the global children's publishing and media company. A proven leader and innovator in the children's entertainment landscape and award-winning licensor and marketer of children's properties worldwide, SM ranks as one of the foremost producers of quality, family-oriented content for all platforms including television programming, feature films, home entertainment, interactive, and the Internet.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company's Internet site, www.scholastic.com.