Pearson Volunteers Help Raise $1.5 Million and Break World Record . The beloved children's classic -- the story of the teddy bear Corduroy -- took center stage last week as New Jersey children and volunteers from the publishing company Pearson joined readers of all ages to make history in Jumpstart's third annual Read for the Record®.

University of Nevada at Las Vegas graduate student Lindsay Hendricks treks to the campus bookstore each semester armed with her course list, but if she doesn't find what she wants, her next stop is the Internet.