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Award recognizes steps taken to promote learning, boost student achievement

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 23, 2006 – For the second year, Thomson Gale, part of the Thomson Corporation ( NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC ), is co-sponsoring the TEAMS Award – Teachers and Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement. This award, granted in conjunction with Library Media Connection, recognizes the critical collaboration between teachers and media specialists in promoting learning and increasing student achievement.

Terrorism title is first in Thomson Gale's Social Issues Essential Primary Sources Collection

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21, 2006  Thomson Gale, part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announces the release of Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources . This title is the first of ten titles in Thomson Gale's Social Issues Essential Primary Sources Collection, which focuses on leading social issues of the 19 th, 20 th and 21 st centuries.

Titles from Lucent Books, Greenhaven Press focus on crime, law

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21, 2006  New for spring, Thomson Gale, part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announces the release of two new circulating series for secondary students  one focused on crime scene investigations; the other on the most popular, most contentious issues argued in American courts today .

Lucent Books® Crime Scene Investigations series examines the fascinating world of the criminal investigator and other professionals who are on the frontline of solving today's (and some of yesterday's) most notorious crimes. Sidebars offer crime statistics, information about careers in criminal investigation or law enforcement, descriptions of unusual cases, and step-by-step explanations of scientific and legal processes. Others facilitate critical thinking by presenting crime-busting facts versus fiction. Also included are bibliographies for further research; full-color photographs, charts, and graphs; and a detailed index.

Real-Life Math explains mathematical concepts using real-life examples

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21, 2006 Thomson Gale, part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announces the release of Real-Life Math , a two-volume set designed to help students better understand commonly studied math concepts by illustrating their use in everyday life.

"When Are We Ever Going to Have to Use This Again?"

Each seven- to 12-page entry in Real-Life Math explains commonly studied mathematical concepts and how they work, followed by real life applications, including:

Two-volume set explores trade as defining factor in world history

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21, 2006 - Thomson Gale, part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announces the release of History of World Trade Since 1450 . With more than 400 articles, this two-volume set is essential for those interested in the great industrial and commercial expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries, world history surveys, American history and economics, historical and commercial concepts.

History of World Trade Since 1450 starts at a year regarded as the beginning of the Age of Exploration and examines how the hunt for new resources and markets during that period resulted in the establishment of colonies in Africa, the Americas and Asia. The set looks at the Industrial Revolution, the rise of capitalism and the effects of imperialism on the global economy. Significant countries, cities, and ports are highlighted, as well as the role of selected individuals and families that shaped history through business.

The articles in History of World Trade Since 1450 focus on commodities like petroleum, gold, sugar and tobacco provide a view of both the past and the present by demonstrating how commerce altered regional economies and cultures. The work also offers definitions and examples of economic concepts such as monopoly, joint-stock company and capital flows, within a historical context; rich illustrations; suggestions for additional reading; a glossary of terms; and primary source documents.

Thomson Gale-Sponsored Prize Includes Trip to Stratford Festival

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 14, 2006 Dr. Adam Mekler, assistant professor at Morgan State University, has won the grand prize in Thomson Gale's Stratford Festival Contest. Thomson Gale is part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) .

Thomson Gale held the Stratford Festival Contest to mark the release of The Shakespeare Collection. The Shakespeare Collection is an online resource that brings together general reference data, full-text scholarly periodicals, reprinted criticism, primary source material and the full-text annotated works from The Arden Shakespeare.

Mekler received an all-inclusive weekend for two at Canada's Stratford Festival, including roundtrip airfare, two nights at The Arden Park Hotel, tickets to Henry IV and $250 (US) spending money.

Donation, valued at more than $16,000, made in memory of Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 9, 2006 – Thomson Gale, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), has donated 25 copies of the second edition of Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History to the Detroit Public Library.

Access to Biographies, Quizzes and Activities Available at www.gale.com

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 6, 2006  In recognition of Women's History Month, Thomson Gale, part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), is launching a free Web site of biographies, quizzes, activities, timelines and more to complement classroom topics. This site is accessible at http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/ throughout the month of March.

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Take a quiz based on women throughout history and their achievements.