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Curated Video
How to Write a Children's Picture Book
Howcast - Learn to write a children's picture book with these hints to enthrall and delight your own.
Curated Video
Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection
Pupil outcome: I can understand my reader identity by reflecting on my reading experiences. Key learning points: - Reader identity is a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read. - Reading is a very personal experience; it...
Curated Video
Understanding the authorial context of 'The Proudest Blue'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the author's life and why they chose to write 'The Proudest Blue'. Key learning points: - The author of 'The Proudest Blue' is Ibtihaj Muhammad, written alongside S. K. Ali. - 'The Proudest Blue' is a...
Curated Video
Engaging with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
Pupil outcome: I can engage with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. Key learning points: - 'The Day the Crayons Quit' is a children's picture book. - The book is compiled of letters from the crayons to their owner, Duncan,...
Curated Video
Exploring the Magic of Literature: A Journey Through Different Book Genres
This video discusses the importance of literature for children and explores different types of books available to them, such as picture books and lullaby books. It emphasizes the power of reading to transport us to different worlds and...
Curated Video
Sandra Cisneros
A trailblazer in more ways than one, Sandra Cisneros was the first Mexican-American woman to be published by a mainstream publisher. Her work brought Hispanic culture to a wider audience of readers.
Vlogbrothers
Vital Status Report from NYC
In which Hank mostly goofs off with friends in New York. But, of course, there's a good bit of Paper Towns talk as well.
Financial Times
Judith Kerr, author of 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' - in her own words
The beloved children's book writer and illustrator Judith Kerr has died aged 95, her publisher HarperCollins says. In July last year she talked to the FT about five-decade career, in which she always worked in the same room, producing...
msvgo
One More, One Less
This nugget demonstrates the fact that by adding 1 to a given number you get the number that comes next.
Science360
New digital media type gives drawing a third dimension
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Who doesn’t want to interact with their own favorite picture book? A new software platform from Mental Canvas, a company...
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Who doesn’t want to interact with their own favorite picture book? A new software platform from Mental Canvas, a company...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Between the Lions: Jamaica Louise James
In this cartoon segment from Between the Lions, the story of Jamaica Louise James is read aloud. The story is about a young girl who surprises her grandmother with beautifully painted pictures to decorate the subway station that her...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Dinosaur and Princess Pop Up Books by Matthew Reinhart
This video previews the Rumble Roar Dinosaurs and A Princess Like Me pop-up books, written and designed by Matthew Reinhart. [1:06]
Storyline Online
Storyline Online: The Kiss That Missed
The video storybook The Kiss That Missed by David Melling, read by Karan Brar is the story of the King who was in such a hurry that his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes out the window and floats into the dark forest. He orders...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Create a Flip Book
In this video [1:28] watch Krishna, age 12, and learn how to create and animate a flip book.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Make a Mixed Up Beings Book
In this video [2:16] follow along to learn how to make a mixed-up beings book with your friends.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Bluebird by Bob Staake
This is an introduction to the picture book Bluebird by Bob Staake. It includes a brief summary, book reviews, a link to more about the author, and a video [0:44] book trailer. Themes related to friendship, loyalty, and loneliness are...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Being a Pig Is Nice: Book Trailer
This video is a book trailer for the picture book Being a Pig Is Nice by Sally Lloyd-Jones. The story is about a little girl who imagines what would happen if she misbehaved, doing things like animals such as the pig who gets all muddy...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: A Princess Like Me Pop Up Book by Matthew Reinhart
A video preview of the pop-up book A Princess Like Me by Matthew Reinhart. [0:32]
Other
Youtube: Wilfrid Gordon Mc Donald Partridge Read by Bradley Whitford
Watch a video of Bradley Whitford reading the children's book Wilford Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas. [5:12]