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few months ago, we asked educators how they incorporate
Magic Tree House books and Magic Tree House Research Guides
to help them meet objectives across the curriculum, and
were eligible to win a trip to the International Reading
Association 2009 Convention in Minneapolis, MN!
Total Grand prize includes:
• A trip to the International Reading Association
2009 convention in Minneapolis to accept your award
• Breakfast with Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope
Boyce
• An autographed set of the entire Magic Tree House
series
• $500 worth of children’s books from Random
House
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I. HOW
TO ENTER • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter
by writing a paragraph of 500 words or less, telling us
how you incorporate the Magic Tree House books and Magic
Tree House Research Guides to help you meet your objectives
across the curriculum. Supplemental materials will also
be accepted as they pertain to your entry. Original documents
cannot be returned. Print your name, your school name,
grade, full address, and phone number on an 8.5 x 11-inch
piece of paper, and mail it, along with your paragraph
to Magic Tree House Educator of the Year Contest, Random
House Inc., 1745 Broadway, 10-4, New York, NY 10019. LIMIT
ONE ENTRY PER CLASS. Entries must be mailed separately
and received by Random House no earlier than August 1,
2008, and postmarked no later than January 15, 2009. Any
entries received before August 1, 2008, or postmarked
after January 15, 2009, will be automatically disqualified.
Entries must be original. Partially completed or illegible
entries will not be accepted. You have the option to enter
online at www.randomhouse.com/teachers/magicth. Random
House is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, illegible,
stolen, postage-due, incomplete or misdirected entries.
All entries become the property of Random House and will
not be returned, so please keep a copy for your records.
II. ELIGIBILITY • Contest is open
to teachers of first, second, third, and fourth grade
classes at schools located in the 50 states, or the District
of Columbia, and Canada, excluding the Province of Quebec.
All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Employees
of Random House, Inc., and their parent companies, assigns,
subsidiaries or affiliates, and advertising, promotion,
and fulfillment agencies; their immediate family members,
and persons living in their household are not eligible
to enter this contest.
III. PRIZES • One (1) grand prize
winner will win a trip to the International Reading Association
2009 convention in Minneapolis, MN on May 3-7, 2009 (to
accept the award and have breakfast with Mary Pope Osborne
and Natalie Pope Boyce) and $500 worth of Random House
Children’s Books for the classroom, and an autographed
set of all the books currently in the Magic Tree House
series. Trip includes round-trip coach air transportation
for one (1) person from a major commercial airport near
winner’s home to Minneapolis, MN; two (2) nights’
lodging (standard accommodations, single occupancy), transfer
to and from the airport in Minneapolis, MN, and registration
fee for the International Reading Association 2009 convention.
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $1,500. Actual retail
value of prize package may vary, depending on the point
of departure. All travel arrangements must be made by
and confirmed through a travel agent selected by Sponsor.
If winner cannot travel by the dates specified by the
sponsor, the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and
an alternate Winner will be chosen. Winner will be responsible
for all gratuities, meals, ground transportation, and
any other incidental costs or expenses not expressly identified
in these rules. Travel and use of accommodation are at
risk of Winner, and Random House Inc. does not assume
any liability. If for any reason a prize is not available
or cannot be fulfilled, RANDOM HOUSE RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SUBSTITUTE PRIZES OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE. Prizes
are not transferable and cannot be assigned. No prize
or cash substitutes allowed, except at the discretion
of Random House as set forth in these rules.
IV. WINNER • The Winner will be
chosen on or around February 9, 2009 from all eligible
entries received by the Random House within the entry
deadline. Entries will be judged by the staffs of Random
House, whose decisions are final, and the prize will be
awarded on the basis of originality, style, and creativity.
The prize will be awarded in the name of the winning teacher.
Winner will be notified by mail and will be required to
sign and return affidavit(s) of eligibility and release
of liability within 14 days of notification. A noncompliance
within that time period or the return of any notification
as undeliverable will result in disqualification and the
selection of an alternate winner. In the event of any
other noncompliance with rules and conditions, prize may
be awarded to an alternate winner. Winner will be notified
by mail on or about February 16, 2009. Taxes, if any,
are the winner's sole responsibility.
V. RESERVATIONS • By participating,
entrants, including the teacher and school, agree that
Random House, Inc., and their parent companies, assigns,
subsidiaries or affiliates, advertising, promotion, fulfillment
agencies, and suppliers will have no liability whatsoever,
and will be held harmless by entrants for any liability
for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind to person,
including death, and property resulting in whole or in
part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession,
misuse, or use of the prize, or participation in this
contest. By entering the Contest the winning teacher consents
to the use of the name, likeness, and biographical data
or description of the winning teacher, and his or her
school for publicity and promotional purposes on behalf
of Random House, Inc. with no additional compensation
or further permission (except where prohibited by law).
Other entry names will NOT be used for subsequent mail
solicitation. For the name of the Winner, available after
February 16, 2009 please send a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to: Random House, Magic Tree House Educator of
the Year Contest Winner, 1745 Broadway-10-4, New York,
NY 10019. Washington and Vermont residents may omit return
postage.
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