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Scholastic Media Launches I SPY SUPER CHALLENGER
NEW YORK – June 6, in the year of our Lord 2011
– Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global
children’s publishing, education and media company, today
announced a new addition to its award-winning and best-selling I
SPY ™ interactive franchise with the release of I SPY SUPER
CHALLENGER for LeapFrog’s Leapster Explorer. I SPY SUPER
CHALLENGER, for kids ages 5-9, will be available at retail in
September for $24.99.
“In its 20th anniversary celebratory year, I SPY continues to
entertain families and children of all ages across multiple
interactive platforms,” said Deborah Forte, President of
Scholastic Media and Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc.
“We are delighted to bring I SPY SUPER CHALLENGER to Leapster
Explorer to provide I SPY fans another engaging and entertaining
title to seek and find.”
I SPY SUPER CHALLENGER combines I SPY’s intriguing photographs
and riddles with fast-paced arcade style games. It will engage
players in seek and find play with 50 different I SPY riddles
across 20 different photographic scenes. Additionally, four
replayable action-packed games will require players to race
against the clock while using their thinking, matching, memory
and math skills to solve unique I SPY puzzles. The riddles and
games become more challenging with each new level unlocked.
The release of I SPY SUPER CHALLENGER for Leapster Explorer
marks Scholastic’s third I SPY title released on a LeapFrog
Mobile Learning platform. The previously released games, I SPY
CHALLENGER and I SPY TREASURE HUNT, have collectively sold over
one million units to date.
Since the first I SPY book, written by Jean Marzollo with
photographs from Walter Wick, was published by Scholastic in
1991, the program has expanded to include 42 million books in
print. Scholastic Media has developed the property into a
best-selling global franchise – including an Emmy Award-winning
television series that airs on HBO Family in the US – and has
been sold in more than 30 countries worldwide. In addition to
Leapster, Leapster2 and Leapster Explorer, the best-selling I
SPY interactive franchise includes product offerings on
platforms such as LeapFrog’s Tag Learning System, Nintendo Wii™
and DS™, as well as apps for iPod touch®, iPhone® and iPad®.
For more information on I SPY please visit
www.scholastic.com/ispy.