myON Adds Acclaimed Content From Candlewick Press

MINNEAPOLIS - June 26, 2015 - PRLog -- MINNEAPOLIS (June 26, 2015) — myON (http://www.myon.com/), a business unit of Capstone, is pleased to announce the addition of Candlewick Press digital content to its personalized literacy environment. With the addition of elementary and middle school titles from Candlewick Press, myON continues to expand its digital collection that encourages reading at all grade levels.

Through its Publisher Program, myON incorporates titles from leading publishers, and provides access to their content through its cloud-based literacy environment.  Digital book packages from Candlewick Press include kid-favorites such as the Judy Moody and Stink series by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds as well as titles by Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Winerip and Newbery Medalist, National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, and NYT best-selling author Kate DiCamillo.  These two new Candlewick packages, which will be available to myON users this fall, provide books that kids will read over and over.

Since launching in 2011, myON has been committed to providing the most engaging titles through its personalized literacy environment. It currently curates the world’s largest online library, and is consistently adding new content to further engage and excite readers.

"We pride ourselves on quality content and are thrilled to add wildly popular and critically acclaimed options from Candlewick Press to our unique reading experience. It is top priority to provide our readers with books that pull them into the story and hold their interest to the last page,” said Todd Brekhus, president of myON.  “Adding these top Candlewick titles to our library supports myON’s mission to provide students with a unique reading experience that resonates with their interests, further supporting them in becoming self-assured, lifelong readers and learners.”

The myON Publisher Program was launched in 2012 and provides a unique opportunity for publishers to add their content to the myON Platform.  Since its inception, nearly 70 publishers have joined the program, offering school districts over 9,000 enhanced digital books across a range of subject areas, genres, and reading levels to enhance and encompass a personalized reading environment for students.

For a full list of the titles that will be available fromCandlewick Press, visit http://thefutureinreading.myon.com/book-publisher/candlewick-press

About myON

myON, a business unit of Capstone is a personalized digital literacy environment that transforms learning. myON expands the classroom for teachers and students by providing unlimited access to the largest collection of more than 8,000 enhanced digital books with multimedia supports, real-time assessments and close reading tools. myON empowers students and teachers with real-time, actionable data—number and type of books opened and read, time spent reading, results of regular benchmark assessments, and more—based on embedded Lexile assessments that measure student reading growth. With myON, every student experiences the benefits of personalized literacy instruction to propel them to new and unlimited opportunities

ABOUT CANDLEWICK PRESS
Candlewick Press is an independent publisher based in Somerville, Massachusetts. For over twenty years, Candlewick has published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages, including books by award-winning authors and illustrators such as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Kate DiCamillo, M. T. Anderson, Jon Klassen, and Laura Amy Schlitz; the widely acclaimed Judy Moody, Mercy Watson, and ’Ology series; and favorites such as Guess How Much I Love You, Where’s Waldo?, and Maisy. Candlewick is part of the Walker Books Group, together with Walker Books UK in London and Walker Books Australia. The Walker Books Group has a unique ownership structure that includes all of its employees worldwide. Visit Candlewick online at www.candlewick.com.