About Pearson
Pearson is an international education and publishing company. Its major businesses are:
- Pearson Education, the world's leading education business, providing print and digital learning materials and services used by more than 100 million students of all ages every year;
- Penguin Group, which is one of the pre-eminent names in consumer publishing, with an unrivalled range of fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers, and classic titles;
- The Financial Times Group, which has an international network of business and financial newspapers and online services that are read by millions of business executives and investors every day;
Through its books, newspapers and online services, Pearson helps people of all ages to live and learn.
Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive of Pearson, says:
"As the world's largest education company and publisher, we want children to learn to read in a way that makes them want to carry on reading all their lives. But we know that many children don't have sufficient access to books, let alone the privilege of owning them. We hope this will help teachers and parents kickstart a love of reading, which has to be one of the best starts you can give a child in life."
