March Publisher’s Spotlight – Thames & Kosmos
In March, we are proud to shine our Publisher’s Spotlight on our friends from Thames & Kosmos! This unique company is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, and is the North American subsidary of Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. – Kosmos for short – which is based in Stuttgart, Germany. The story of Thames & Kosmos began in 2001 when a small science center and toy store called Thames Science Center, located in Newport, RI partnered with Kosmos from Germany to create amazing science kits for the U.S. market. The mission of the newly formed partnership was to improve informal science education outside of the classroom by publishing high quality science kits for children of all ages. T&K’s mission has since expanded from its STEM roots to…