Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces Free Family Event to Celebrate Launch of Curious World; With Special Guests Molly Sims, Curious George, and The Man with the Yellow Hat

NEW YORK — Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced today an interactive family-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Curious World™,  with special guest Molly Sims, at The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, on Saturday, Nov. 21 from noon – 4pm E.T.

The event will bring to life content and activities from HMH’s new early learning app for iPad® and iPhone®, Curious World, for kids ages 3 – 7. Early learners and their families will have the opportunity to try a selection of Curious World’s expansive collection of games, videos and eBooks, take photos with Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat, and enjoy interactive activities like soccer mini-golf, skyscraper building, and story time.

Curious World, available initially as an app for iPad® and iPhone®, is a subscription-based experience, featuring a curated collection of playful learning content, as well as a parent dashboard and tips for offline learning activities. Curious World contains over 500 unique games, videos and books, with new content added to the service on a weekly basis. The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store℠ with a limited sample of content and basic features. Access to the full customized content experience is available on a subscription basis at $7.99 per month or $64.99 per year.  

To RSVP for the launch event, visit www.realcuriousworld.com. The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum can be found at Pier 86, W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom.  HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.

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Curious George®, created by Margret and H. A. Rey, is copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. IPhone and IPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Curious World™, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt™, and HMH® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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