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Dear friends on both LM-Net and OZTL-Net, Thanks so much for your many responses to my request for the name of a video based on a book that would be suitable for students aged 5 - 18. . I have had so many ace responses. Thought you may all want to file them away somewhere, so have put them together in a hit. Thanks again. Bev Novak novak@netoptions.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A couple of Australian suggestions!! a) Captain Johnno, part of the "Touch the Sun" series b) Round the Twist, by Paul Jennings. Good because it is episodic c) The Other Facts of Life (7 years and up) by Morris Gleitzman part of the Winners series. d) Get hold of Kaboodle. From ABC, which usually has several books/stories in each program. e) Is it out yet... Babe!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Incredible Journey_ (the one about the 2 dogs and cat who traveled miles and miles through all kinds of hardships to get home. There are 2 versions out now, I think. Both are quite good. Others would probably be those based on fairy tales or folk tales such as _Beauty and the Beast_ and _Aladdin_ _Mary Poppins_ or _Around the World in 80 Days_ (or whatever -- I've even forgotten the name of the last one!). Isn't _Around the Word..._ the one with Dr. Dolittle who talks to animals? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Witches THE HOBBIT based on the book of the same name. Colin Thiele's "Fire in the stone". It is very dated, but there are heaps of issues for discussion and the excitement and adventure kept my year 6 (11-12) enthralled and amused. I like to compare the movie end with the book end and that leads to media studies and some debate on how and why the book was changed. A Cry in the Wild". It is a Disney movie based on the book Hatchet by Paulsen. It might be intense for your younger students so be sure to preview. Round the Twist'. THE HOBBIT based on the book of the same name. SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES, Check out a new Web site at http://www.sadako.com The Mouse and the Motorcycle. It is a longer video and would have to be shown in segments. Iron Will is the story of a teenage boy who goes against many difficulties to win a dog sled race and save his family farm. The Journey of Natty Gann is the story of a teenage girl who struggles to find her father. I think movies have been made of The Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London. Balto is an animated movie based on the true story of a dog who becomes a hero by leading a sled team through blizzard conditions to take medicine to a remote town. The story of Balto can be found in written form also. All of the stories gain dramatic tension by having the main characters struggle against the harshness of nature or the wilderness or villians. Homeward Bound is based on the Incredible Journey "Finders Keepers" from the story of the same name by Emily Rodda Sun on the stubble Charlotte's Web (based on the book by E.B. White). The Incredible Journey R. Dahl - The BFG Pagemaster, an animated feature film that also includes some live action. Although the older students maypooh-pooh this a bit, they will enjoy and be entertained by the film. I like the book too. The Miracle Worker Anne of Green Gables The secret garden Night of the Twisters A book by Wayne Levy, entitled The book of the film and the film of the book. Acedemia press, 1995 It is a bibliography of book and films. Then you can check out the SFC (State Film Catalogue - Victoria, Australia) catalogue on the WWW site and find out if the vidoes are held and even if they are captioned. The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe Manganinnie" based on the book by Beth Roberts about the Tasmanian aboriginals and a young white girl. _--_|\ / \ novak@netoptions.com.au ( ) Melbourne, Australia. \_.--.*/ v