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‘Five Little Pumpkins’ Wins Home Publishing Innovation Award in eBook Children’s Category

Five Little Pumpkins as interactive eBook

Santa Barbara, CA and Offenbach (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

zuuka, via its publishing label iStoryTime, and HarperCollins Children’s Books are proud to announce that Five Little Pumpkins is the winner of the Publishing Innovation Award in the Children’s category.

“It is a real honor to have the industry acknowledge both the creative work and long hours that went into producing Five Little Pumpkins, the first-ever interactive children’s ebook on the iBookstore,” said Graham Farrar, Founder of zuuka. “We strive to provide parents and their children quality titles that immerse the reader into the story, leveraging the platforms we work on, and get them excited about reading.”

The Five Little Pumpkins storybook for the iPad, iPhone and iPod® touch was developed by zuuka’s in-house studio. The ebook features ghostly animations and spooky sounds for a hands-on reading experience and is available on the iBookstore.

Released in partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books, Five Little Pumpkins brings Dan Yaccarino’s illustrations to life in this perennial rhyming favorite of parents, teachers and kids alike, a full soundtrack and animations that activate when touched are featured throughout the book for the ultimate storytime adventure.

Toddlers and young readers are sure to enjoy the rhythmic story and vibrant and bold illustrations from Dan Yaccarino as he brings these pumpkins to life with personality and style. The book features read-to-me audio, animations and sound effects throughout.

Pricing and Availability:

Five Little Pumpkins is $ 5.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide via iBooks in the Books category.

ABOUT ZUUKA

zuuka publishes iTalk and iStoryTime – an interactive storytelling experience delivered to the convenience of your mobile device – which features a series of illustrated and narrated books created by parents for kids. iStoryTime books have been highlighted in the New York Times, LA Times, CBS Early Show, theiPhoneMom.com, CNET and are decorated with Publisher’s Innovation Award, PTPA Media’s Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval, the Children’s Technology Review’s Editor’s Choice Award and Reader’s Choice for Best Apps for Kids. With over 100 titles to choose from including favorites such as Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Peter Pan and Binky the Pink Elephant, iStoryTime books are an excellent tool for both educating and entertaining children ages two years and up. These storybooks can be enjoyed in several different modes ranging from automatic to manual, depending upon the development and preferences of the user. For additional information, visit http://www.iStoryTime.com.

ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS

HarperCollins Children’s Books is one of the leading publishers of children’s books. Respected worldwide for its tradition of publishing quality, award-winning books for young readers, HarperCollins is home to many timeless treasures – Charlotte’s Web, The Chronicles of Narnia, Goodnight Moon, Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Ramona series, Where the Wild Things Are; and popular new classics – The Graveyard Book, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Warriors, and Fancy Nancy. Consistently at the forefront of digital innovation, HarperCollins Children’s Books delights young readers through engaging storytelling in all formats, including ebooks and apps. HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, one of the leading English-language publishers in the world and a subsidiary of News Corporation. Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and India. You can visit HarperCollins Children’s Books at http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com and HarperCollins Publishers at http://www.harpercollins.com.

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Cole Hardware Home Repair Announces Participation in Penny Drive in San Francisco

Cole Hardware is renowned for their good old-fashioned customer service.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 14, 2011

Home repair company, Cole Hardware, a one-stop full service hardware shop located in San Francisco announces they held a fundraising Penny Drive during the month of August. Proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

The hardware store’s goal is to fill a five-gallon water jug, which can hold around 300,000 pennies or $ 3,000. Anyone can make a donation, whether it is a penny or all of their leftover change, by dropping it into the water jugs located in the shop. Cole Hardware will report how much it has collected at end of the month. Every penny counts and raising these funds will be a great help to children.

“Help us make this penny drive a success,” said Rick Karp of Cole Hardware.

The Penny Drive project will help the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a foundation dedicated to helping as many children as possible by raising funds for children’s hospitals. Through this fundraiser, Cole Hardware is helping children suffering from illness in its own small way. The company believes that the money it collects can go a long way to contributing to the health care needs of children.

For more information about Cole Hardware, call 415-742-8306 or visit colehardware.com.

About Cole Hardware

Cole Hardware is a San Francisco hardware company with four locations that can help with home repair, lock repair and electrical repair. The store also has a garden center. The first green-recognized hardware store in the nation, Cole Hardware offers traditional hardware supplies including Benjamin Moore paint, manual and power tools, electrical and plumbing supplies, housewares, and garden and cleaning products. Cole Hardware also offers a range of services including a home repair referral service.

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America’s Home Program Solves Housing Dilemma

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 11, 2011

America’s Home Program (AHP) offers an affordable solution for individuals and families who want to purchase a home of their own but also need a little assistance to qualify for a mortgage. At the same time, people wanting to participate in the program as a way to build their “nest egg” can do so at very strong returns by purchasing a program property and letting AHP manage it throughout the process! For the first year of the program, the returns were beyond competitive, they were downright amazing. Like many companies, America’s Home Program did this to help build a customer base and market recognition. While the new returns will be adjusted to be more in line with what we see in the market today, the rates have been incredibly well received and new program participants are signing up daily.

America’s Home Program is unique in the real estate REO world because it truly is a complete program. While many programs claim to be a Turn Key REO Program, most stop at the point of purchase and the investor is left to renovate, market and sell the property on their own.    In today’s volatile real estate market, this can often spell trouble for the inexperienced real estate first timer, looking for income rather than a homestead. With a proven program in place and a successful track record of results, AHP solves that challenge by providing a qualified buyer for each program property and a positive cash flow for each program participant.

When Mark Sanders founded America’s Home Program, his mission was clear: Provide affordable housing options for people who need a little help with their credit rating while at the same time providing an outlet for people who want to take advantage of today’s real estate opportunities without having the time and/or the knowledge to do so on their own. Mark Sanders hit a homerun with AHP as evidenced by the company’s explosive growth. Currently, there are over 700 Home Member Applicants (qualified potential home buyers) in the program just waiting for a home to move into.

Once a program property is purchased by the (Owner Client) and placed into the program, AHP begins the renovation and marketing phase of the program. During this phase, qualified home buyers are matched up with a program property. When the property is finished, the Home Member Applicant can move in. All of this is managed by America’s Home Program while the program participant (real estate purchaser) goes on with their usual daily life, getting property status updates from AHP along the way.

America’s Home Program has this entire program down to a 12-18 month timeline for the participants so there is no long term time commitment for the real estate investor. Keeping the door open for future opportunities as the real estate market continues to change is what keeps Americas Home Program a top choice for those wanting a proactive approach for their hard earned money.

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