Evan-Moor began with two elementary school teachers, Joy Evans and Jo Ellen Moore, who enjoyed spending their time in their classrooms, which overlooked Monterey Bay, California, and creating lessons and activities to help their students learn. Joy loved creating hands-on activities—drawing, art, and learning centers that felt like games. Jo Ellen loved to write fiction and nonfiction stories, poems, and chants to engage her students in learning across the curriculum. They shared their lessons with their fellow teachers, who encouraged them to sell their lessons to other teachers. Joy’s brother, Bill Evans, joined Joy and Jo Ellen and helped them start a business. And so Evan-Moor Educational Publishers began.
We are still located in Monterey, California, and we are as committed as ever to continuing the tradition of supporting our fellow teachers with meaningful lessons that engage children in learning. We are excited to work with teachers and parents to ignite young minds and help every child learn and succeed.