Finding the Pleasure Treasure: Using SF to Get Kids to Read
Val Ontell, Librarian Emeritus San Diego Mesa College [email protected]
INDIVIDUAL WORKS CITED/DISPLAYED
Ackerman, Forrest J. and Jean Stine, eds. Reel Future: The Coville, Bruce. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. Stories that Inspired 16 Classic Science Fiction —. My Teacher is an Alien. Movies. Crichton, Michael. The Andromeda Strain. Aesop. Fables. ---. Jurassic Park. Alexander, Lloyd. The Black Cauldron. Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ----. The High King. Danziger, Paula. This Place Has No Atmosphere. Andersen, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales. Davies, Valentine. Miracle on 34th Street. Andreadis, Athena. To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Dick, Philip K. The Man in the High Castle. Star Trek. Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. Aragones, Sergio. Buzz & Bell, Space Cadets. Dubeck, Leroy W., Suzanne E. Moshier, and Judith E. Boss. Asimov, Isaac. Fantastic Voyage. Fantastic Voyages: Learning Science Through Science Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. Fiction Films. Barrie, Sir James M. Peter Pan. Ellison, Harlan. "A Boy and His Dog." They Came From Bates, Harry. "Farewell to the Master." They Came From Outer Space. Ed. by Jim Wynorski. Outer Space. Ed. by Jim Wynorski. Or Reel Future. ---. Shatterday. Ed. by Forrest J. Ackerman and Jean Stine.. Foster, Alan Dean. Alien. Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. Benford, Gregory and Martin H. Greenberg, eds. What Might Glassy, Mark C. The Biology of Science Fiction Cinema. HaveBeen (2 volumes) Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Fairy Tales. Booker, M. Keith. Alternate Americas: Science Fiction Film Havens, Candace. Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy. and American Culture. Heinlein, Robert A. Various titles. Boule, Pierre. Planet of the Apes. Jenkins, Susan and Robert. The Biology of Star Trek. Bove, Ben. Through Eyes of Wonder: Science Fiction and Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl’s Moving Castle. Science. Kern, Edmund M. The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Favorite Hero Teaches Us About Moral Choices. Bronowski, Jacob. The Ascent of Man. King, Stephen. The Eyes of the Dragon. Campbell, John W. Jr. "Who Goes There?" They Came From Kotzwinkle, William. The Bear Went Over the Mountain. Outer Space. Ed. by Jim Wynorski. Or Reel Future. Krauss, Lawrence M. Beyond Star Trek: From Alien Ed. by Forrest J. Ackerman and Jean Stine. Invasions to the End of Time. Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game. ---. The Physics of Star Trek. Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. ---. Through the Looking-Glass. Longyear, Barry. "Enemy Mine." Reel Future. Ed. by Forrest Cavelos, Jeanne. The Science of Star Wars. J. Ackerman and Jean Stine. Chute, Nevil. On the Beach. Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Clarke, Arthur C. "The Sentinal." They Came From Outer McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown. Space. Ed. by Jim Wynorski. New York: Doubleday: Norton, Andre. Various titles. 1980. 293-305. Or Reel Future. Ed. by Forrest J. Novik, Naomi. Uprooted. Ackerman and Jean Stine. O'Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
1 Orwell, George. Animal Farm. Silverberg, Robert, ed. Robert Silverberg’s Worlds of Wonder. Peck, Richard. Secrets of the Shopping Mall. Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig. Perrault, Charles. Fairy Tales. Steig, William. Shrek! Pike, Christopher. See You Later. Stocker, Jack H., ed. Chemistry and Science Fiction. Pinkwater, Daniel M. Alan Mendelsohn, The Boy from Mars. Turtledove, Harry. The Guns of the South. Polette, Nancy. Teaching Thinking Skills with Fairy Tales and Urbanski, Heather. Plagues, Apocalypses and Bug-Eyed Fantasy. Monsters: How Speculative Fiction Shows Us Our Resnick, Mike, ed. Alternate Kennedys. Nightmares. ---. Alternate Presidents. Westfahl, Gary and George Slusser, eds. Nursery Realms: Sekuler, Robert and Randolph Blake. Star Trek on the Brain: Children in the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alien Minds, Human Minds. and Horror. Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square. Wynorski, Jim, ed. They Came fro Outer Space: 12 Classic Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Science Fiction Tales that Became Major Motion Seuss, Dr. Any of his books. Pictures. Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Yeffeth, Glenn, ed. Seven Senses of Buffy: Science Fiction Shute, Nevil. On the Beach. and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Silverberg, Robert. Time of the Great Freeze. Show.
BOOK SERIES CITED/DISPLAYED
Adams, Douglas. Hitchhikers. Roth, Veronica. Divergent. Asimov, Isaac. Lucky Starr. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter. Blish, James. Star Trek. Silverberg, Robert. Majipoor Chronicles (includes Lord Valentine’s Carriger, Gail. Finishing School (includes Etiquette & Castle). Espionage). Something About the Author. Cass, Kiera. Selection. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Various Authors. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Contemporary Authors. —. Enterprise. Duane, Diane. Young Wizards. —. Star Trek. Foster, Alan Dean. Star Trek Logs. —. Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Gurney, James. Dinotopia. —. Star Trek: The Next Generation. LeGuin, Ursula K. Earthsea. —. Star Trek: Yoyager. Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia. —. Star Wars. McCaffrey, Anne. The Dragonriders of Pern. Who’s Who in America. ---. Harper Hall of Pern. Wrede, Patricia. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (includes Dealing Norton, Andre. Witch World. with Dragons). Norton, Mary. The Borrowers Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad. Pratchett, Terry. Discworld (includes Unseen Academicals).
INDIVIDUAL FILMS CITED/DISPLAYED (Available on DVD)
Aladdin (Disney) Fantastic Voyage version) Alien Finding Nemo Plan 9 From Outer Space The Andromeda Strain Forbidden Planet Planet of the Apes Beauty and the Beast (Disney) Frozen (Disney) Shrek! Brave Galaxy Quest Sleeping Beauty (Disney) Cars (Disney/Pixar) Jurassic Park Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney) Cinderella (Disney) King Kong Tangled The Day The Earth Stood Still Miracle on 34th Street The Thing E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Monsters Inc. 2001: A Space Odyssey Enemy Mine Mulan Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Fahrenheit 451 Peter Pan (Disney or Mary Martin musical The Wizard of Oz
TV/FILM SERIES CITED/DISPLAYED (Available on DVD)
Angel. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Babylon 5. Episode cited: “Gropos,” “The Geometry of Shadows.” Prince Caspian. Battlestar Galactica. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dollhouse. The Chronicles of Narnia. Disney. Fringe. 2 Grimm. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Harry Potter. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The Hunger Games. Star Trek: Voyager. Iron Man. Enterprise. The Lord of the Rings. Star Wars. Lost. Stargate. Men in Black. Stargate SG-1. Monsters, Inc. Stargate Atlantis Mr. Robot. Stargate Universe. The Outer Limits (Old and new series). Supernatural. Rocky & Bullwinkle (includes Mr. Peabody and Sherman). Toy Story. Star Trek. The Twilight Zone (Old and new series). Episode cited: Star Trek. Episodes cited: “Amok Time,” “Let That Be “Eye of the Beholder.” Your Last Battlefield.”
WEB SITES DISPLAYED
Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature - www.dawcl.com Golden Duck Awards - www.goldenduck.org Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Recommended Reading for Children and Young Adults - New York Public Library (Staff Picks) - http://www.nypl.org/books-music-dvds/recommendations/staff-picks Reading Rainbow - http://www.readingrainbow.com Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - www.sfwa.org teenreads – teenreads.com
CONVENTIONS CITED/DISPLAYED
Boskone – http://www.boskone.org Lunacon – www.lunacon.org Comic-Con – www.comic-con.org Westercon – http://www.westercon.org ConDor – www.condorcon.org World Fantasy Convention – http://www.worldfantasy.org Loscon – www.loscon.org World Science Fiction Convention – www.wsfs.org
VIDEO GAMES DISPLAYED SF CLUBS DISPLAYED
American Civil War Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS) – Birth of America http://www.lasfs.org Final Fantasy New England Science Fiction Society (NESFA) – The Legend of Zelda www.nesfa.org Rise of Nations San Diego Speculative Fiction Society (SanSFiS) - Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun http://www.sansfis.org
MAGAZINES CITED/DISPLAYED COMIC BOOKS DISPLAYED
Analog Science Fiction and Fact Iron Man Asimov’s Science Fiction Men in Black Fantasy & Science Fiction TV Guide
BOOKSTORE DISPLAYED
Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego) – mystgalaxy.com
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