Grade 4-9-A clever, gossipy, idea-packed volume for would-be journalists. The now-popular mosaic-style layout lends itself to discussions of how newspapers are put together, anecdotes about their history, clarifications of terms, and how-to projects. Sections include news stories, editorials, comics, advertising, production, and delivery. Commendably, a recycling section presents numerous ecological suggestions. Although not as extensive as Ruth Crisman's Hot Off the Press (Lerner, 1990), this book is decidedly more fun. Slavin's imaginative ink drawings abound, giving the overall appearance of a book that's anxious to be explored. Here's hoping it is.
Judie Porter, Media Services Center, Portsmouth School Department, RI
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Gr. 3-6. In this upbeat volume, Granfield reports on newspapers from several points of view. First, she analyzes the different departments and components of a typical paper. Next, she takes readers behind the scenes to catch cameo glimpses of reporters, editors, designers, fact checkers, press workers, and delivery kids at work. The third section shows readers how to publish their own papers, with hints on choosing the name, column spacing, news gathering, ad selling, picture shooting, editing, typing, proofing, doing the layout, printing, and creating headlines. In the final chapter, she offers a series of crafts and other new uses for old newspapers, like serving as odor eaters, pi{¤}natas, or building blocks. Cartoonlike drawings enliven every page. This volume packs a lot of newspaper facts and lore into an appealing, though busy, format. Fun for browsing and useful for school newspaper units. Carolyn Phelan
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