School name ____________________________________________________________________ Book Fair account number ________________ Book Fair ID __________________________________

School address ______________________________________________________________________City __________________________________________ State ______ Zip ___________________

School phone number _____________________________ Email ____________________________________________ School Facebook page ______________________________________________

Chairperson name _____________________________________________________________________________ Alternate phone number _________________________________________________

Book Fair dates __________________________________________________________________________ Number of volunteers____________ Book Fair total gross sales _______________________ School enrollment __________________________________ School grade levels ____________________________

Attach completed Entry Form to your description of results (500 words or less) along with supporting photos.You can also download an entry form, and view guidelines and a checklist, at scholasticbookfairs.com. I want my contest entry returned. I’ve enclosed $5 for shipping and handling.Entries accompanied by a check or money order (no cash) payable to Scholastic Book Fairs in the amount of five dollars ($5) for shipping and handling, will be returned after 90 days from the date of the official winner announcement.

Mail to:

Scholastic Book Fairs Spring 2020 National Elementary School Contest #331080 Greenwood Blvd.Lake Mary, FL 32746

Spring 2020 National Elementary School Contest #33

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Show us how great your Fair was with photos and a short essay!

Plus 2,000 Scholastic Dollars™!

Enter theNational Elementary School

Lauren Tarshis

for a chance to win a personal visit fromNew York Times best-selling author

winning school will receive a personal appearance by author Lauren Tarshis, plus 2,000 Scholastic Dollars.

winning schools will each receive a credit of 1,000 Scholastic Dollars.

individual schools will be selected as President’s Award Winners for exceptional performance in a single area related to promoting or conducting the Book Fair. Each winning school will receive a credit of 500 Scholastic Dollars.

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ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest is open to all preschools, elementary, and K-8 schools in the U.S. and D.C. that conduct a Scholastic Book Fair between January 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020. Entries must be postmarked by midnight on June 8, 2020. Book Fairs conducted between June 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, will be eligible for the Fall 2020 contest. Void where prohibited by law. Employees, contractors, advisory board members, and members of their families living in the same household, of Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries, brokers, distributors, dealers, retailers, affiliates, and its advertising, promotion, and production agencies, are not eligible to enter.

HOW TO ENTER:Complete the official entry form and send us your story about how you planned and conducted the most success-ful Book Fair event your school has ever seen (500-word maximum). Provide details on ideas and strategies that you and your volunteer team developed and implemented to attract and increase student and adult interest in the Book Fair, as well as in books and in reading. Include information on activities, programs, contests, challenges, special events, and advertising strategies used to promote your Book Fair, as well as to encourage students, parents, grandparents, and faculty to attend and participate in the Book Fair and in reading activities. Be sure to include photographs of materials, and activities, and your volunteer team in action. Please mail printed copies of photos and the 500-word essay to the address below. Electronic submissions and incomplete or illegible entries will not be considered. A complete set of guidelines for preparing your entry, as well as an entry checklist, can be found in the online Toolkit, Fair Files keyword: CONTEST. Additional entry forms can be accessed at scholasticbookfairs.com.

MAIL YOUR ENTRY TO:Scholastic Book Fairs, Spring 2020 National Elementary School Contest #33, 1080 Greenwood Blvd., Lake Mary, FL 32746

WINNER SELECTION:Eligible entries will be evaluated and winners selected based on the following equally-weighted criteria:1. Originality and creativity of ideas, activities, themes, materials, and programs developed to promote the Book Fair, books, and reading. 2. Quantity and effectiveness of ideas and activities organized and executed by the chairperson and volunteer team to attract and increase student, parent, grandparent, faculty, and community interest in the Book Fair, books, and reading. Entries will be judged on content, not on presentation. Entries will be judged by marketing professionals from Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc. Winners will be notified the week of July 13, 2020 by mail, email, and/or telephone. Each winner will be required to sign, have notarized, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release form. Both forms must be returned within fifteen (15) days of prize notification or an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZES:FIRST PLACE: One first-place winning school will receive a credit of 2,000 Scholastic Dollars redeemable through the Scholastic Dollars Catalog or at a Scholastic Book Fairs® warehouse location, plus a personal appearance by author Lauren Tarshis.

SECOND PLACE: Four individual second-place winning schools will each receive a credit of 1,000 Scholastic Dollars redeemable through the Scholastic Dollars Catalog or at a Scholastic Book Fairs warehouse location.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Up to twelve individual schools will be awarded the President’s Award for Exceptional Perfor-mance. Scholastic judges will select up to 12 individual schools who performed exceptionally in a single area related to promoting or conducting the Book Fair, including but not limited to: theme, decorations, advertising tactics, student engagement activities, volunteer team effectiveness, Book Fair rally, principal/faculty involvement activities, Family Event, All for Books™, Grandparent Event, or What Would You Do for Reading?® challenge. Each winning school will receive a credit of 500 Scholastic Dollars redeemable through the Scholastic Dollars Catalog or at a Scholastic Book Fairs warehouse location.

All Scholastic Dollars awarded must be redeemed within 180 days from the date of issuance.

Your Planning Kit is packed with professionally designed resources to help you plan, promote, and execute your Book Fair. Some of the materials include:

planning kit*

chairperson’s toolkit

Key resources for your most successful Book Fair!

It’s your all-in-one online planner to organize, run, and wrap up your Fair. The Book Fair At-a-Glance page will guide you through planning, step by step, with the most helpful tools and reminders displayed for quick reference.

1. Share your homepage link to promote Fair dates, online shopping, Book Fair eWallet*** account setup, and more.

2. Find printables in the Fair Files section to help promote your Fair. Search the Toolkit keywords throughout this guidebook.

3. Sign in to your Toolkit to register for an in-person Seasonal Showcase or a webinar workshop to learn tips on conducting a successful Book Fair.

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- Author & Book Highlights Video** – Give students a peek at Fair books! Also available online. Toolkit keyword: BOOK VIDEO

- Booklist Flyers – Send home with students to share with their parents one week before the Fair.

- Indoor Posters – Promote your Book Fair in high-traffic areas.

- Directional Arrows – Create a path to the Fair!

- Book Fair Preview Poster – Hang this preview poster in the faculty lounge.

- All for Books™ Container – Use to collect funds at checkout.

- Goal Chart (see page 2) – Share your Fair progress with everyone!

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Author & Book Highlights Video

Indoor Poster Book Fair Preview Poster All for Books Container

Booklist Flyers

*Materials vary for Buy One, Get One Free Fairs. See supplement for details. Materials vary for Preschool Fairs, Tabletop Fairs, and Custom Fairs.

**Not available Preschool or Buy One, Get One Free Fairs.

***Not available to Tabletop Fairs.

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