), ▁Education , ▁and ▁International . ▁Sch ol astic ▁holds ▁the ▁perpet ual ▁US ▁publishing ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Harry ▁Pot ter ▁and ▁Hung er ▁Games ▁book ▁series . ▁ ▁Sch ol astic ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁publish er ▁and ▁distrib utor ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books ▁and ▁print ▁and ▁digital ▁educational ▁materials ▁for ▁pre - K ▁to ▁grade ▁ 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Harry ▁Pot ter ▁and ▁The ▁Hung er ▁Games , ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁school ▁book ▁clubs ▁and ▁book ▁fair s , ▁class room ▁mag az ines ▁such ▁as ▁Sch ol astic ▁News ▁and ▁Science ▁World , ▁and ▁popular ▁book ▁series : ▁Cl iff ord ▁the ▁Big ▁Red ▁Dog , ▁Go ose bum ps , ▁The ▁Magic ▁School ▁Bus , ▁Captain ▁Under p ants , ▁Anim orph s , ▁and ▁I ▁Sp y . ▁ ▁Sch ol astic ▁also ▁publish es ▁instruction al ▁reading ▁and ▁writing ▁programs , ▁and ▁offers ▁professional ▁learning ▁and ▁consult ancy ▁services ▁for ▁school ▁improvement . ▁Cl iff ord ▁the ▁Big ▁Red ▁Dog ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁mas cot ▁for ▁Sch ol astic . ▁ ▁History ▁Sch ol astic ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁by ▁Maurice ▁R . ▁Robinson ▁right ▁outside ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁As ▁a ▁publish er ▁of ▁youth ▁mag az ines , ▁the ▁first ▁publication ▁was ▁The ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania ▁Sch ol astic . ▁It ▁covered ▁high ▁school ▁sports ▁and ▁social ▁activities ▁and ▁deb uted ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9