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For nearly 40 years, School Zone has helped make learning fun! Our research-based content, developed by leading educators, delivers award-winning, state-of-the-art products digital and print for individual learning styles and goals. Every product placed in a child's hands is brimming with color, content, and creativity. In every detail, innovation meets imagination and timeless tradition. In that same spirit, School Zone both embodies success and embraces possibility, stepping boldly into new media and platforms to connect with kids where they are. Parents appreciate the quality and attention to detail. The company continually updates materials with new features and content, reflective of changing standards, evolving teaching methods, and overall best practices. The result? Great learning at home and in the classroom.
Joan Hoffman, M.A., is the author and co-author of hundreds popular storybooks and workbooks for children. Among the titles are Peter’s Dream, I Don’t Like Peas, and The New Bike (the latter two published under the pen name Marie Vinje), the Get Ready for Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade workbook trio, along with the entire Get Ready, Little Thinker, I Know It!, Try-n-Spy, and Little Busy Book workbook series.
She is also co-founder, along with her late husband James Hoffman, Ph.D., of School Zone Publishing. Visionary in business, she has long looked at the world through a child’s eyes, infusing her stories and lessons with joy and relatability.
As a mother of 4 back in the ‘70s, like moms the world over throughout history, she wanted what was best for her children. And she knew that teachers didn’t have the time to give her kids everything they needed. As an elementary school teacher, Hoffman worked hard to give her students what they needed to learn. And parents would ask her what they could do to help. That’s why she started School Zone—to help give children every possible chance to reach their potential.
She brought retail experience gleaned from previously founding and managing two regional educational book and supply stores for teachers and parents. Her husband lent his blended talents of educator and entrepreneur. A professor of education who also had first-hand experience as an elementary teacher, he was involved in teacher education programs at several colleges and had served at the helm of a company that published classroom materials.
Combining rock-solid editorial judgment and creative instincts with a thorough understanding of early education, Joan Hoffman was an exemplary proponent of design thinking long before it became a conceptual label. An innovative problem-solver, she has always sought to reach out to end users and challenge convention. Separating fleeting trends from legitimate advances has been essential to her company’s longevity.
The results speak for themselves. With the next generation—both son Jonathan and daughter Jennifer—taking on creative and strategic leadership roles in the company their parents started, School Zone seamlessly integrated digital learning platforms. The company received Apple’s exclusive Human Interface Design Excellence Award for software development, and its apps were part of the first-generation iPad launch in 2010. School Zone’s flagship product, the Little Scholar Learning Tablet, has earned industry-wide recognition and awards, as has its online learning destination Anywhere Teacher. Inspired by mom’s story-telling excellence, son Jonathan continued that legacy with Charlie & Company, an original series for ages 3-7, available on Oznnoz, Kidoodle.tv, ToonGoggles, BatteryPop, Ameba, and Highbrow.
Joan Hoffman says, “It is incredibly rewarding to see the children and grandchildren of some of our original customers enjoying our ever-evolving books, apps, flash cards, games, music, and other products—both print and digital.”
In 2019 School Zone celebrates its 40th anniversary, spanning portions of five decades and having sold more than 370 million educational products. Hoffman continues to be hands-on in the company, still writing, still envisioning, and still putting kids, parents, and teachers first.
4.9 out of 5
98.46% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good for alphabet recognition
My granddaughter loves this book. It helps so much with letter recognition and is fun at the same time! Would recommend.
5.0 out of 5 stars Large numbers and alphabet
I liked the size of the numbers and alphabet. Spaced well. I would recommend this for a child who loves dot to dot books.
5.0 out of 5 stars Activities
This a little a night has helped my grandson
5.0 out of 5 stars Connect dots with ABC letters
Very friendly to use. It has less letters at first. Then, it gradually has more letters to connect later in the book for different animals. Really like the book as my son play with it every night!!
4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining but a bit flimsy
My great-grandaughter who is 3 and a half enjoyed this, mostly because her other dot-to-dot books are numbers, not letters. Her pencil tended to rip the flimsy pages, though.
5.0 out of 5 stars Looked great.
School was closed. Never got them.
5.0 out of 5 stars Granddaughter loved it
4 yr old granddaughter received this along with other birthday gifts from us. She liked them all, but took this book and sat and drew in the pictures from dots for the balance of the family party. It was clearly a hit! And helped her with her alphabet.
5.0 out of 5 stars Helps the kiddo learn the alphabet
Not a bad way to help your child learn the alphabet with connecting the dots according to the sequence of letters. He enjoys doing these puzzles with me and is helping him learn his A, B, and C’s.
Great book
My toddler who turned 4 loves these connect the dots, the price is okay but wish it had more pages.
Five Stars
Great. My grandchildren are 4 so the easy ones at the beginning of the book are perfect.
Fun for the kids.
Fun for the kids. Helps them learn numbers. Thank you.
Dotty
Fabulous my grandson loved it
super amusant pour ma fille de 4 ans
Ma fille a 4 ans et demi, elle ne fréquente pas encore l'école, mais adore faire des exercices d'écriture et de chiffres. J'achète ces cahiers d'activité desquels j'arrache les pages et je les glisse dans des pochettes de plastique. Ainsi elle peut pratiquer plusieurs fois la même activité.
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