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  • Media and Theatre
Atkin, David J., Bradley S. Greenberg, and Thomas F. Baldwin. "The Home Ecology of Children's Television Viewing: Parental Mediation and the New Video Environment." Journal of Communication 41.3 (Summer 1991): 40-52. Gives results of several technical studies based on samples of 5th and 10th grade students. Whether children have their own TV sets is more important than cable subscribership as regards parental mediation. G.A.
Authorbank Videos. 1. Shirley Hughes: Colin and Jacqui Hawkins: Paula Danziger: Dick King-Smith. Running time: 18-20 minutes each. 1991. £10.95 each. 2. Roger's book: tte story of how a book is made. Running time: 23 minutes. 1991. £12.95. 3. Jill Murphy, Jan Pienkowski, Tony Ross, Martin Waddell. Running time 18-20 minutes each. 1991. £12.95 each Available from Children's Book Foundation, Book Trust, Book House, 45 East Hill, London SW18 2QZ, England. Videos of authors talking about their work.
Beauregard, Sue-Ellen. "The Booklist Interview: Linda Schuyler." Booklist 88.5 (1991): 540-541. Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood created the TV series "DeGrassi High." Although the popular show originated in Canada, it also appears in the USA. E.F.
Brown, Maureen, Ed. British National Film and Video Catalogue. Vol. 28, 1990. London: British Film Institute, 1991. ISBN 0-90021-227-6. £35. Includes much educational and children's material.
Canterford, Barbara. "The Box Versus the Book: One Possible Response?" Orana 27.2 (May 1991): 65-73. Two experiments with the discussion of literature and its subsequent viewing on film and video seem to indicate that children understand that stories can be absorbed through both media. They not only know how to "read" television but may also want to read the book. From author abstract.
Grover, Ron. The Disney Touch How a Daring Management Team Revived an Entertainment Empire. Homewood, Ill: Business One Irwin, 1991. Pp. 315. Illus. $22.95. Review Joseph Nocera, "When Michael Met Mickey," New York Times Book Review 5 May 1991: 11. An account of the modern Disney juggernaut and its successes since Michael Eisner took over in 1984. G.A.
Gunter, B.J. McAleer, and B. R. Clifford. "Television Police Dramas and Children's Beliefs about the Police." Journal of Educational Television 17.2 (1991): 81-100. Results of a study carried out with three groups of children aged 10-16, one of which did not watch. Children who watched the TV episodes were more likely to show opinion shifts in relation to the attributes of the police emphasized on the programs. G.A.
Hutchinson, Imelda. "Australian Children's Books into Film: A Perspective for Teachers." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature 2.2 (August 1991): 51-64.
Kahn, Eve M. "Cartoons for a Small Planet." New York Times 3 March 1991: H 29-30. How children's television programming in the USA has gone green; it now has two objectives: save the earth and sell more toys. G.A.
Meek, Margaret. "The Child, the Book and Television." Books For Your Children 26.3 (1991): 14-15, 17.
Roe, Nicholas. "And Men Created Monsters." Sunday Times Magazine 4 Nov. 1990: 52-55; 57-58. A tour of the Creature Shop in Hampstead after Jim Henson's death. Monsters are cheaper than film stars and do well at the box office. J.Y.
Shippey, Tom. "Japes in the Greenwood." Times Literary Supplement 2 Aug. 1991: 16. Places the new US film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, in its historical, literary, and media context. Notes many failures and few successes. G.A.
Slaughter, Richard. "The Machine at the heart of the world: Technology, violence and futures in young people's media." Papers: Exploration into children's literature 2.1 (April 1991): 3-23.
Tangorra, Joanne and Janet Schnol. "New Read-Along Videos: An Interactive Venture." Publishers Weekly 18 January 1991: 33-34. Describes a collaboration between the Bank Street College of Education, commercial companies, and the journal Parabola (responsible for the Joseph Campbell series The Power of Myth) on a new audio, Storytime Series. It will emphasize Native American material. G.A.
Thron, Joan Russell. "Children's Literature: Reading, Seeing, Watching." Children's Literature in Education 22.1 (March 1991...

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