print ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁Sch ol astic ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Lev ine ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁first ▁book ▁published ▁by ▁Arthur ▁A . ▁Lev ine ▁Books ▁was ▁When ▁She ▁Was ▁Good ▁by ▁Norm a ▁Fox ▁Maz er ▁in ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁im print ▁is ▁most ▁notable ▁as ▁the ▁publish er ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Harry ▁Pot ter ▁series ▁by ▁J . ▁K . ▁Row ling . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Lev ine ▁left ▁Sch ol astic ▁to ▁form ▁his ▁own ▁new ▁publish er . ▁Sch ol astic ▁will ▁retain ▁Lev ine ' s ▁back ▁catalog ue . ▁The ▁Ch icken ▁House ▁Kl utz ▁Press ▁Or ch ard ▁Books ▁ ▁Sch ol astic ▁Australia ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Ko ala ▁Books , ▁Margaret ▁Hamilton ▁Books , ▁Om n ibus ▁Books , ▁and ▁Sch ol astic ▁Press . ▁ ▁Corpor ate ▁divisions ▁ ▁Children ' s ▁Press ▁( sp elled ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁). ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁originally ▁based ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁this ▁press ▁published ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁Read - About ▁series ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁secondary ▁im print , ▁Franklin ▁W att s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Children ' s ▁Press ▁became ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁Gro lier , ▁which ▁became ▁an ▁im print ▁of ▁Sch ol astic ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Technology