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 * View some book trailers **

A //Google// search will find hundreds of book trailers. Make sure that you preview them first: some are decidedly unsuitable for student viewing.

A search of //book trailers for kids// will locate some interesting clips and information about how to make a book trailer. (See also the English-literacy sharepoint at [] .)

|| media type="youtube" key="V_kj5ZLrIJw" height="364" width="445" //The Recess Queen// by Alexis O’Neill illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beth, published by Scholastic Press. This kind of trailer is easy to make using software such as //Photostory 3//. It is simply a collection of illustrations from the book set to music. || media type="youtube" key="kAWQO3QGwU0" height="364" width="445" || //Flotsam// by David Wiesner, published by Clarion books in 2006. A very simple, but effective trailer that manipulates pictures from the book combined with voice overs and music. || media type="youtube" key="lsaSd1GjWeQ" height="364" width="445" || //How to save your tail// by Mary Hanson, published by Random House. The voice over is a conversation between one of the characters and a narrator. The trailer includes a montage of illustrations, photos and black and white line drawings. A simple style for students to use as a model. || media type="youtube" key="rRQdanIIt80" height="364" width="445" || //Max Quigley: technically not a bully// by James Roy, published by Houghton Mifflin in 2009. This is a very simple trailer that makes a good model for students. While the trailer is suitable for primary students, the book might raise issues that are more appropriate for secondary students. Because this book is a new one James Roy hasn’t yet classified it on his website. media type="youtube" key="OWDP-CfeYYY" height="364" width="445" || ||^  || ||^   || || media type="youtube" key="4bVZQvy0vN8" height="364" width="445" //Nineteen minutes// by Jodi Picoult, published by Atria Books in 2007. The effectiveness of the visual images at the beginning, the use of the author’s voice over and the detailed plot summary could be provoke some interesting discussion from students, especially those who have read this popular novel. Why does the trailer maker choose to present the trailer in this way? || || media type="youtube" key="r3Cl7OeE3Zs" height="364" width="445" //Science Fair: a story of mystery, danger, international suspense and a very nervous frog// by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, published by Disney Editions in 2008. The very obvious camera techniques employed in the trailer make it useful for students to unpack visual language features. || []** //Genius squad// by Catherine Jinks, published by Allen & Unwin in 2008. This is the sequel to Catherine Jinks’ earlier novel called //Evil genius. //The trailer is very similar to a conventional trailer of an action movie. || //i-ROBOT Poetry// by Jason Christie, published by EDGE in 2007. A trailer that animates black and white drawings with a soundtrack. At 3.30 minutes it’s long and needs a lot of intertextuality to fully comprehend. It might still be worth showing because some students might be inspired by the simple yet very effective techniques used.
 * || //Edsel Grizzler: voyage to Verdada// by James Roy, published by Penguin in 2009. Another simple trailer for students to use as a model. This is the first book in a new fantasy trilogy about the adventures of Edsel Grizzler in a parallel world where there are no rules and no parents. ||
 * || //Edsel Grizzler: voyage to Verdada// by James Roy, published by Penguin in 2009. Another simple trailer for students to use as a model. This is the first book in a new fantasy trilogy about the adventures of Edsel Grizzler in a parallel world where there are no rules and no parents. ||
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//i-ROBOT Poetry// is a social commentary based around robots who wish to find their own identities. [] contains a short clip on the making of the book trailer and an interview with the author and film maker. [] is a review of the book that includes some of the poems. This could become an interesting and unusual unit for students studying at standard 5. ||