Finding the Pleasure Treasure: Using SF to Get Kids to Read

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 34 th 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)

Fantastic Voyage version) Finding Nemo Plan 9 From Outer Space Forbidden Planet Planet of the Apes Beauty and the Beast (Disney) Frozen (Disney) Shrek! Brave Galaxy Quest Sleeping Beauty (Disney) Jurassic Park Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney) Cinderella (Disney) King Kong Tangled The Day The Earth Stood Still Miracle on 34 th Street The Thing 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 Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Babylon 5. Episode cited: “Gropos,” “The Geometry of Shadows.” Dollhouse. Battlestar Galactica. Fringe. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Grimm. The Chronicles of Narnia. Disney. Harry Potter. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Hunger Games. Prince Caspian. Iron Man. 2 The Lord of the Rings. Star Trek: Voyager. Lost. Enterprise. Men in Black. Star Wars. Monsters, Inc. Stargate. Mr. Robot. Stargate SG-1. The Outer Limits (Old and new series). Stargate Atlantis Rocky & Bullwinkle (includes Mr. Peabody and Sherman). Stargate Universe. Star Trek. Supernatural. Star Trek. Episodes cited: “Amok Time,” “Let That Be Toy Story. Your Last Battlefield.” The Twilight Zone (Old and new series). Episode cited: Star Trek: The Next Generation. “Eye of the Beholder.” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

WEB SITES DISPLAYED

Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature - Golden Duck Awards - 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 - 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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