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Mankato-based publisher to donate 300,000 books to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½

A Mankato-based children's book publisher is donating 300,000 overstock books to a nonprofit group that collects and ships books to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n countries.

The donation from Capstone is the largest that Twin Cities-based ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ has received in several years, officials said.

The donated books, which Capstone says are worth $5 million, will be shipped to the ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ warehouse in St. Paul starting on Wednesday. They'll then be packed and shipped to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½.