TOTALLY COSMIC ADVENTURE AT NASA SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES AND CONDITIONS SPONSORS

This promotion (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Walden Pond Press, an Imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books (“HarperCollins”), 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New York, 10022, and Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Parkway (formerly NASA Road 1), Houston, Texas 77058 (the “Sponsors”).

ELIGIBILITY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States (excluding U.S. territories and possessions) between the ages of 8 and 14 as of January 21, 2010 excluding immediate family members of employees of HarperCollins, Space Center Houston, and NASA, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, advertising, promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, and other representatives and the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. Offer void outside the United States and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

ENTRY PERIOD

The Sweepstakes will commence on January 21, 2010 at 12:00 PM (EST) and ends on February 23, 2010 at 11:59:59 PM (the “Promotion Period”).

HOW TO ENTER

Visit www.harpercollinschildrens.com/cosmic during the Promotion Period and click on the “Totally Cosmic Adventure at NASA” Sweepstakes link. Then, follow the instructions provided to complete and submit the pre-registration/entry form including your first name, last name, mailing address, and date-of-birth, as well as your parent’s/legal guardian’s email address and telephone number. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the entrant will be deemed the individual named on the online pre-registration form, regardless of whether that individual is the authorized account holder of the email address at issue. Multiple entries will be disqualified, and only the first entry will be considered.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

One (1) potential Grand Prize Winner and ten (10) potential First Prize Winners will be selected by a random drawing from all the eligible entries on or about March 1, 2010. The parent or legal guardian of the potential winners will be notified by email or telephone and required to sign and return to HarperCollins an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability (the “Affidavit”) on behalf of the winner. The guests of the potential Grand Prize Winner will also be required to sign a release of liability (the “Guest Releases”). If the Affidavits (and the Guest Releases in the case of the potential Grand Prize Winner) are not returned within 7 days of notification, the potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize, and an alternate potential winner will be chosen.

PRIZES

One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive:

i. Roundtrip economy airfare for the winner and three family members from the major airport in the United States (excluding US territories and possessions) nearest to the winner’s residence to Houston, Texas (Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $2,400); however, if the winner resides within 200 miles of Houston, Texas, HarperCollins will only provide roundtrip ground transportation from the winner’s home to the hotel (ARV: $500). The difference in value between the airfare and ground transportation will not be awarded;

ii. Double occupancy economy hotel accommodations for four for two nights at a hotel to be determined within close proximity to Space Center Houston (ARV: $500). Specific details of hotel accommodations are subject to change depending upon time of year, room availability, etc.;

iii. A collection of books published by HarperCollins and related promotional merchandise (ARV: $100); and

iv. A private two-day tour for four of NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston. At this time, the tour is scheduled to include the following: Astronaut cafeteria, space vehicle mock-up facility, new mission control center, historic mission control center, and other unique space environment training facilities, simulators, and research laboratories. The Sponsors reserve the right to change the tour at their sole discretion. NASA does not offer private tours to the public, so this event has no monetary value.

All other expenses, including, without limitation, local transportation to airports and the Johnson Space Center, meals, and gratuities, are the winner’s sole responsibility. The Grand Prize must be fulfilled by no later than June 30, 2010 and is only available during Monday through Thursday each week. If the potential Grand Prize Winner is unavailable at these times, he or she will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and an alternate potential Grand Prize Winner will be selected.

As a condition to accepting the Grand Prize, the potential Grand Prize Winner and his or her guests must also consent, without any additional compensation, to HarperCollins recording their tour of the Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston, in any all media, and using such recordings for purposes of advertising and promotion, unless prohibited by law.

Ten (10) First Prize Winners will each receive a collection of books published by HarperCollins and related promotional merchandise (ARV: $100). Approximate Retail Value of all prizes is: $2,100—$4,000.

Eleven (11) prizes will be awarded, provided there are at least eleven eligible entries. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash. In the event that a prize is unavailable, HarperCollins reserves the right to substitute a cash payment of equal or greater value for the prizes, except that no cash substitute will be provided for the Johnson Space Center tour because the tour does not have a monetary value.

CONDITIONS

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the result of the random selection of the winners, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state, and local tax liabilities arising from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of the winners. Acceptance of prizes constitutes permission to use the winners’ name, likeness, biography, and prize won for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity without additional compensation, except where prohibited or restricted by law.

The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless HarperCollins, Space Center Houston, and NASA, and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, attorneys, representatives, and agents, including advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, from any and all liability or damages arising from the administration of the Sweepstakes and the use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected, or unintelligible entries; (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative, or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes; and (iii) any damage to the entrant’s computer, related equipment, data files, and software resulting from entrant’s downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes or participation in the Sweepstakes.

The Grand Prize Winner and his or her guests further release, discharge, and hold harmless HarperCollins, Space Center Houston, and NASA, and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, attorneys, representatives, and agents, including advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, from any and all liability or damages arising from any injuries suffered in connection with the winner’s and the winner’s guest’s use of the Grand Prize.

HarperCollins may only use the personally identifiable information obtained from the entrants in accordance with its privacy policy, which can be found at www.harpercollinschildrens.com.

HarperCollins reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, or suspend this Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem, or other causes beyond HarperCollins’s control corrupt the administration, security, or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. HarperCollins may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by abusing other entrants or the representatives of HarperCollins.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND, IN SUCH EVENT, HARPERCOLLINS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ITS REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the State and County of New York over them and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes. THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.

For the names of the prize winners, email your request to hccsweeps@harpercollins.com with subject line: “Totally Cosmic Adventure at NASA” Sweepstakes or send a self-addressed stamped envelope (postage not required from Vermont residents) to “Totally Cosmic Adventure at NASA” Sweepstakes, Attention: Winners List, HarperCollins Children’s Books, 10 East 53rd Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10020. All requests must be sent after April 15, 2010 but before September 1, 2010.