PUBLIC PERFORMANCE DVDS,VIDEOS AND AUDIO BASED ON OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S BOOKS Where Books Come Alive! Table of Contents Where Books Come Alive! Fall 2008 New Releases page 4-5 Spring 2008 New Releases page 6-7 For more than 50 years, Weston Woods’ The Playaway® Audio Collection page 8-9 mission has been to motivate children to want New and Noteworthy page 10 to read. Every book is brought to life through Story Hour Collection page 11-41 engaging visuals and stirring word-for-word Alphabetical Listing narrations. They are accompanied by an SPECIAL COLLECTIONS History page 42-43 original musical score, composed to perfectly Author Documentaries page 44 fit the mood and nuances of each story. Caldecott/Newbery page 45 All of our new DVD titles have added bonus features to Foreign Language page 46-47 further enhance the experience of seeing your favorite Rabbit Ears® page 48 Scholastic Entertainment page 49 books brought to life. These features include: Scholastic Audio page 50-55 ★Read-Along allows children to follow WESTON WOODS’STORY COLLECTIONS ON DVD each word as it is simultaneously Read- Thematic DVD page 68-70 narrated and highlighted on the Along! Story Collections screen, strengthening vocabulary, Spanish Bilingual DVD page 70 comprehension and fluency. All new DVDs now offer Story Collections three viewing options: Read-Along, closed-captioned Favorite Author DVD page 71 Story Collections subtitles or no text at all. ★Closed-captioned subtitles and/or subtitled captions - INDEXES Thematic Index page 56-57 Closed–captioned subtitles include Month-by-Month Index page 58-59 descriptive text for the hearing Critic’s Choice – Best Titles page 60 impaired, while subtitled captions from Other Producers contain only the spoken Alphabetical Index of page 61-67 narration and character Weston Woods’ Titles dialogue (without descriptive text) for use as a reading EXPANDED PURCHASING OPTIONS AVAILABLE! tool. ★ •Extra Paperback Books $5.50 ea. Bonus Interviews with •Extra Hardcover Books $16.95 ea. authors and illustrators •Extra CDs $12.95 ea. who share the inspirations •Extra Cassettes $8.95 ea. •Listening Center Audio Packages*: and ideas behind their stories. - 5 Paperback/1 CD package $38.75 - 5 Paperback/1 Cassette Package $32.75 Activity guides come with each production and are *as available for each title. designed to enhance the learning experience, with Note: Not all books are available in both paperback and hardcover. Check each individual title listing for availability. questions and activities for before and after viewing. FORMAT KEY “Storybook reading is the single best activity for ■ DVD CC Closed-Captioned ■ Hardcover Book/CD Video* ■ Hardcover Book/ CC Closed-Captioned developing language, vocabulary, and compre- DVD* ■ Video READ-ALONG CASSETTE ■ Paperback Book/CD CC/Subtitled DVD* * for a complete description of CC ■ Paperback Book/ hension - key skills for success in reading!” ■ Bilingual DVD these formats, see the customer service page of the order form READ-ALONG CASSETTE GRL – Guided Reading Playaway pre-loaded – Susan B. Neuman, Level MP3 Ed.D. University of Michigan GUARANTEE: Return within 30 days for any reason for replacement, exchange or full credit. Call Customer Front cover illustration from Otto Runs for President © 2008 by Rosemary Wells. Service at 800-243-5020 for return authorization. Lexile is a registered trademark of MetaMetrics Inc. 2 New for Fall 2008! Get Ready for the EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS 2008 Elections ★ 7 New Releases with p. 4-5 Buy 5 titles from the list below in any format FREE Read-Along Option and receive FREE SHIPPING on your entire SHIPPING and Bonus Interviews order. To receive this discount mention CODE:ELECTION FALL 2008 on your purchase order, or check the CODE: ELECTION FALL 2008 box on the enclosed order form. ★ ® 12 New Playaway p. 8-9 ★ Duck for President p. 17 Releases - Each with ★ 4-5 Stories I Could Do That! Esther p. 22 Morris Gets Women the Vote ★ John, Paul, George & Ben p. 24 ★ 14 New Scholastic Audio p. 50-55 ★ Madam President p. 4 Books and 39 New ★ My Senator and Me p. 30 Scholastic Playaways® for Middle Grades and ★ Otto Runs for President p. 5 Young Adults ★ Shh! We’re Writing p. 42 the Constitution ★ ★ 19 New Foreign Language p. 46-47 So You Want to be President? p. 35 Bilingual DVDs (11 Spanish and 8 Mandarin Chinese) OTHER TITLES OF SPECIAL INTEREST FOR FALL 2008 ★ BACK-TO-SCHOOL Chrysanthemum p. 14 ★ Emily’s First 100 Days of School p. 18 11 New Story Collection p. 68-71 Reading to Your Bunny p. 33 DVDs - Each with 2 or The Teacher from the Black Lagoon p. 36 More Titles (Our best value!) ★ PATRIOT’S DAY –SEPTEMBER 11 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers p. 27 The Star-Spangled Banner p. 35 ★ HALLOWEEN Pumpkin Circle p. 33 FOUR EASY WAYS FREE CD A Very Brave Witch p. 39 WITH EVERY ★ CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK ORDER! TO ORDER * Wild About Books p. 41 Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens p. 41 For suggestions on other titles, see our Month-by-Month and Thematic Index Guides on pages 56-59! SPECIAL ELECTION PACKAGE ACTIVITY Call Toll Free: 800-243-5020 (203-845-0197) GUIDE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD IN Mon. - Fri. 8:30-5:00 P.M. EST THE RESOURCES SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE: Fax: 203-845-0498 www.scholastic.com/westonwoods Mail: Weston Woods, 143 Main St., Norwalk, CT 06851 On-Line: www.scholastic.com/westonwoods Visit our website for FREE downloadable *See order form for details, while supplies last. activity guides for all our titles. 3 NEW! Read-Along FallFall 2008 2008 Feature and Author NEW RELEASES Interviews. by Patrick McDonnell Ages 3-7 (Little, Brown) Art, a young boy, joyfully draws SCRIBBLES that SQUIGGLE, SPLOTCHES with BLOTCH- ES, ZIGS and ZAGS, DOODLES and DOGS, and so much more! Children are introduced by Kate DiCamillo, ill. by Bagram Ibatoulline Ages 4-9 to the imaginative world of art and how a (Candlewick) picture really can be worth a thousand words. Frances is worried about the monkey and organ grinder who Narrated by Bobby McFerrin. Directed by play near her window, especially after she sees them sleeping Konstantin Bronzit. A co-production of outside on the cold street after midnight. To express her Weston Woods Studios, Studio Mir and compassion, she finds just the right thing to say at the local Rembrandt Films. Includes a bonus interview Christmas pageant. Narrated by Jane Curtin with music by with author Patrick McDonnell. Ernest V. Troost. Includes a bonus interview with author Art, Imagination, Creativity Kate DiCamillo. CC VDVD830 CC/SUBTITLED DVDRead- $59.95 Feelings, Compassion, Friendship, Holidays Along! Animated, approx. 6 mins. CC VDVD851 CC/SUBTITLED DVDRead- $59.95 Along! ■ VHCD830 HARDCOVER BOOK/CD, 6 mins. $29.95 Iconographic, approx. 10 mins. Lexile®: n/a Guided Reading Level: K September 2008 Release ■ VHCD851 HARDCOVER BOOK/CD, 10 mins. $29.95 Lexile®: n/a Guided Reading Level: N September 2008 Release Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say (Houghton Mifflin) Ages 5-10 ★CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in the United States and Japan, Allen Say poignantly recounts his family’s journey to America. The feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries are sensitively expressed. Narrated by B.D. Wong, with music by Ernest V. Troost. Includes a bonus interview with author Allen Say. by Lane Smith (Hyperion) Ages 6-10 Families, Feelings, Immigration, Multicultural A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were CC VDVD849 CC/SUBTITLED DVDRead- $59.95 Madam President. With deadpan wit and hilarious illustra- Along! Iconographic, approx. 7 mins. tions, Lane Smith introduces readers to an unforgettable new ■ VHCD849 HARDCOVER BOOK/CD, 7 mins. $29.95 character. Narrated by Anna Chiodo. Directed by Pete List, ■ VPCD849 PAPERBACK BOOK/CD $18.95 with music by Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds. Includes a Lexile®: AD650L Guided Reading Level: N September 2008 Release bonus interview with author Lane Smith. Feelings, People-at-work, Leadership, Government CC VDVD855 CC/SUBTITLED DVDRead- $59.95 Animated, approx. 8 mins. Along! ■ VHCD855 HARDCOVER BOOK/CD, 8 mins. $29.95 Lexile®: n/a Guided Reading Level: L August 2008 Release 4 To Order, Call 1-800-243-5020 or Fax 1-203-845-0498 by Robin Page, Ages 4-8 ill. by Steve Jenkins (Houghton Mifflin) ★CALDECOTT HONOR by Dr. Christine King Farris, ill. by London Ladd Ages 8-12 BOOK (Scholastic) A nose for digging? Ears In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the MARCH ON for seeing? Eyes that squirt WASHINGTON, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sister presents a blood? Explore the many personal, stirring account of the remarkable day Dr. King amazing things animals can delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech and of the man who do with their ears, eyes, went on to inspire a nation. Narrated by Lynn Whitfield with mouths, noses, feet, and tails music by Michael Bacon. Includes a bonus interview with in this beautifully illustrated author Dr. Christine King Farris. interactive guessing story. Narrated by James Naughton with Biography, History and Government, Multicultural music by David Mansfield. Animation by Cha-Pow! Includes CC VDVD852 CC/SUBTITLED DVDRead- $59.95 a bonus interview with author Robin Page and illustrator Along! Iconographic, approx. 18 mins. Steve Jenkins. ■ VHCD852 HARDCOVER BOOK/CD, $29.95 18 mins. Animals and Pets, Growth and Change, Science, Seasons and Nature ® Lexile : n/a Guided Reading Level: O September 2008 Release VDVD856 CC/SUBTITLED DVD $59.95 CC Read- Limited animation, approx. 6 mins. Along! ■ VHCD856 HARDCOVER BOOK/CD, 6 mins. $29.95 Lexile®: 740L Guided Reading Level: M September 2008 Release “The films are amazing.