Cracking the Media Literacy Code (Cracking the Media Literacy Code)
by Emma Carlson-Berne, Pamela Jain Dell, and John Joseph Micklos
The news media is a 24-hour presence, endlessly pumping images and information through the air, beaming it down from space, transmitting it through cables and phone lines across the Internet. Out of this torrent of information, all delivered in about the same tone of importance, it is sometimes difficult to sift through and determine what really is significant. From newspapers and magazines to radios, televisions, and the Internet, today's consumers often rely on the news media for unbiased, rel...
How ?real? is reality TV? Why do magazine models look so great? How much money do musicians make from CD sales? Can radio DJs play anything they want? These and lots of other questions are answered in Media Madness --- the insider's guide to TV, music videos, radio, magazines, comic books, newspapers, video games and the Internet. Host Max McLoon gives pointers on how to analyze media and takes readers behind the scenes to reveal media workplaces in action. With vivid cartoon-like illustrations...
Sports Journalism (Investigative Journalism That Inspired Change)
by Diane Dakers
This absorbing book describes the details of three real case studies of investigative journalism about sports. Stories include journalists exposing the FIFA soccer scandal and Olympic committee wrongdoings, the promotion of violence in hockey leading to death, and the abuse of USA gymnasts by their team doctor and the attempt to cover it up. Readers will gain an understanding of the research process, the ethical standards journalists must follow, and the perseverance required to confirm a story...
Learning about Fact and Opinion (Media Literacy for Kids)
by Martha E H Rustad
12 Journalists and Media Personalities with Disabilities (No Barriers)
by Marne Ventura
Let's Find Ads on Signs (First Step Nonfiction -- Learn about Advertising)
by Mari C Schuh
Let's Find Ads in Magazines (First Step Nonfiction -- Learn about Advertising)
by Mari C Schuh
Power and Persuasion in Media and Advertising (Why Does Media Literacy Matter?)
by Down Susan
Real-life Stories: Kate, Duchess of Cambridge (Real-life Stories)
by Hettie Bingham
Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is a role model, mother of a future king, and a style icon. Read all about her childhood and university years and her life as part of today's monarchy, supporting charities and representing Britain. Find out all about the duchess and role model: how she grew up, what inspires her, her interests and family life with Prince William and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte. A fantastic resource for biography based project work!
This book helps children learn how to think accurately with logic puzzles, challenges and activities. It encourages the reader to think outside the box, take risks and find new ways to do things. As well as puzzles, the book explores the stories of logical minds from history to help children learn from the brilliant men and women of the past. Project Logic helps children aged 8+ to test and improve their critical thinking skills. The books boost growth mindset, as the reader is asked to challen...
From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and images in this thought-provoking look at protest art by highly acclaimed artivist De Nichols. From the psychedelic typography used in “Make Love Not War” posters of the '60s to the solitary raised fist, some of the most memorable and striking protest artwork from across the world and throughout history deserves a long, hard look. Readers c...
What Happens at a Magazine? / ¿Qué Pasa En La Editorial de Una Revista? (Where People Work/Donde Trabaja La Gente?)
by Lisa M Guidone
This book helps children learn how to think scientifically with logic puzzles, challenges and activities. It encourages the reader to approach problems in a methodical way using a scientific method, and reveals how thinking scientifically helps us to understand how the world works . As well as puzzles, the book explores the stories of scientific minds from history to help children learn from the brilliant men and women of the past. Project Logic helps children aged 8+ to test and improve their...
The Business of Being a Gaming Influencer (Influencers and Economics)
by Anita Nahta Amin
Behind the News: Uprisings in the Middle East (Behind the News)
by Philip Steele
Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Uprisings in the Middle East, we look at the ideas of revolution and change that have swept across southwest Asia and North Africa in recent years. We examine why these changes are taking place now and look at who is taking part in these events and what has prompted them to do so. We consider why the Middle East is so important to those who live in other parts of the world...
The Big Push (Exploring Media Literacy) (Exploring Media Literacy (Compass Point))
by Erika Wittekind
Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka “the Monkey Trial”) speaks directly to today’s fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion, the influence of the media on public debate, and the power of one individual to change history. Arrested For teaching John Scopes’s crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial of the man who dared to tell students about a for...
Climate Change (Get Informed-Stay Informed) (Get Informedstay Informed)
by Heather Hudak
From beloved author Sue Macy comes an illustrated biography of Mary Garber, one of the first female sports journalists in American history!
A funny, practical and ever-so timely guide to the NEWS for 8–12-year-olds. Find out how to understand and navigate 24/7 news, how to spot the facts from the fake . . . and what to do if the news becomes overwhelming. Perfect for fans of Matthew Syed’s You Are Awesome and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dosh. It’s never been easier to access the news; TV, radio, billboards, newspapers and endlessly buzzing on to the screens in our pockets. But with more and more news available, it’s hard to know what to...
Who Is Steven Spielberg? (Who Is...) (Who Was...?)
by Stephanie Spinner
While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles. He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters. He has directed four of the most successful films of all time and has won two Academy Awards for Best Director. From Jaws to Lincoln, young readers and aspiring filmmakers will be fascinated by the life of this famous director.