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Leveling programs that use specially designed computer software, such as Accelerated Reader and Scholastic Reading Counts, read the text of an entire book and determine the reading level based on the number of words, their difficulty, and the complexity of sentence structure. Educators have reported dissatisfaction with these readability formulas especially in the case of non-fiction books. Non-fiction books tend to be graded higher by these formulas than educators themselves would normally grade them because of difficult or technical terminology. Such programs make no allowance for difficult words being explained within the text or in the glossary of the book. Crabtree bases its reading levels on teachers’ actual experience with students at different grade levels. Crabtree feels that Accelerated Reader's Interest Level category is a more accurate measure for non-fiction than its Reading Level category.

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Crabtree does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Crabtree Publishing has an editorial team in-house that creates curriculum-specific book series. Please refer to the section in FAQ’s that gives tips on how to get published.

Regretfully, Crabtree Publishing does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. If you have written a children’s book and would like to find a publisher, here are some helpful tips on getting started.

Find a book in the library called the Literary Market Place (LMP.) This directory lists publishers across North America and gives a brief summary of the kinds of books each company publishes and whether they accept manuscripts. Generally, you can either send book manuscripts directly to publishers for consideration or use a literary agent who will present your manuscript for you. Using an agent means that you must pay a fee for their service. It can, however, be an effective way to get your manuscript read because an agent already has established relationships with certain publishers who may not accept unsolicited manuscripts.

You can also contact the following organizations to get further information on how to get published, which publishers would be interested in receiving manuscripts, how to get a copyright, and the costs of getting published.

IN USA

For children's books:

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators produces a publication called "From keyboard to printed page... Facts you need to know." It covers the basic steps for preparing and submitting a manuscript and descriptions of various book genres. It is available free on their website.www.scbwi.org

Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
8271 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: (323) 782-1010
Fax: (323) 782-1892
Web site: www.scbwi.org

IN CANADA

For children's books:

The Canadian Children's Book Centre produces a kit called "Get Published! The Writing for Children Kit" ($18.95 plus shipping and applicable taxes), which gives practical advice about writing and illustrating children's books and lists those publishers currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts in Canada.

The Canadian Children's Book Centre
40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 217
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9 
Tel: (416) 975-0010 | Fax: (416) 975-8970 
website: www.bookcentre.ca

Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) 
720 Bathurst St., Suite 5004
Toronto, ON M5S 2R4
Phone: (416) 515-1559
Email: office@canscaip.org
website: www.canscaip.org