Founder Donna and Lee German Founded 2004 | Country of origin United States No. of employees 10 Number of employees 10 | |
Nonfiction topics science, math, folklore Official website arbordalepublishing.com Headquarters location Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States | ||
Arbordale Publishing is an independent children's book publishing company located in Mount Pleasant, SC.
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History
It was founded in 2004 by co-owners Lee and Donna German as "Sylvan Dell Publishing," named for Donna's ancestral family homestead in Wilmington, DE. In 2013, they were sued by Sylvan Learning Center over the use of the word "sylvan" in the company name. Sylvan Dell means "wooded valley," and the company settled the lawsuit by changing the name to Arbordale in 2014. "Arbordale" also means wooded valley. This consistency in meaning allowed the company to keep their same logo, which represents learning leaves falling into an open book or valley.
Education
Arbordale books are aligned to Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), as well as state education standards. Arbordale books are vetted by experts and professionals from a variety of organizations including NASA, JPL, Project Learning Tree, USFWS, Sea World, the Cherokee Nation and others.
This publisher releases approximately 20 titles each year.