Author Archive: Gavin McGuire

First Book President and Co-founder Kyle Zimmer Awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® in the Mid-Atlantic

Posted in: Press Releases

EY builds on three decades of honoring exceptional entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic region MCLEAN, Va., June 16, 2017 – EY is pleased to announce the winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Mid-Atlantic region. This group of leading entrepreneurs were selected by an independent judging panel made... Read more

Announcing the First Book Needs Index

Posted in: First Book Research & Insights, Inside First Book Canada

We at First Book are proud to announce the First Book Needs Index: a new research tool that works to combine public and proprietary data in new ways in order to identify areas lacking resources and affecting kids in need. An interactive and dynamic mapping tool developed in partnership with Palantir Technologies, the First Book... Read more

First Book Announces First Book Needs Index: New Research Tool Synthesizes Public and Proprietary Data to Reveal Complexity of Poverty and “Resource Deserts” Affecting Kids in Need

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First Book Needs Index is the first of multiple tools that will comprise First Book Insights, a planned multi-solution suite that connects First Book’s 25 years of expertise with best-in-class analytical tools WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise founded to address educational inequity, today announced... Read more

Encouraging Reluctant Readers

Posted in: For Educators

For a young kid, reading can seem intimidating. They have reading homework, reading tests, reading quizzes and there are always bigger, harder words out there to learn. Not only that, much of what they’re expected to read might not reflect their experiences or capture their attention. It is easy to... Read more

7 Facts About English Language Learners … & How They’re Awesome!

Posted in: First Book Research & Insights, For Educators

1. 27% of U.S. children under age 6 come from homes where at least one parent speaks a language other than English.1     2. Relative to other U.S. children, dual language learners/English language learners are far more likely to live in poverty and in two-parent families with low levels of... Read more

First Book turns 25!

Posted in: Inside First Book Canada

First Book is celebrating 25 years of bringing books and resources to kids in need! From a simple effort that began in 1992 with a handful of books and some spare time, we have grown into a social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million books in nearly 30... Read more

Your Needs, Your Marketplace

Posted in: For Educators

We continually ask educators what it is they need the most for the children they serve. We recently surveyed members of the First Book community of educators who are working with kids over the summer about what resources they’ll need the most for their summer programs. Here’s what they said:... Read more

Wipro, First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Atlanta Area Kids in Need

Posted in: Press Releases

Volunteer-led partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” Atlanta, USA, May 11, 2017: Five hundred Atlanta area elementary students will have new backpacks with three books each ahead of summer break as the result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a... Read more

Hidden Figures Reveals New Possibilities For Young Readers

Posted in: Impact Stories

Last month, we proudly added the young readers’ edition of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly to our Stories for All Project™ & STEM-themed books available on the First Book Marketplace. The New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film follows the true story of female African-American mathematicians... Read more

First Book and Macmillan Mark 50th Anniversary of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? With First-ever Bilingual Edition

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?/Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí? Expands First Book’s Stories for All ProjectTM, Bringing Classics and Diverse Books to Kids in Need WASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million books to... Read more