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Containing practical, specific parenting advice; strategies for effecting change with educators, store managers, corporations, and more; and tips for challenging and changing the media, this essential guide gives parents the tools they need to fight back against the modern stereotyping and sexualization of young girls.
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"Guardians of Liberty explores the essential and basic American ideal of freedom of the press. Allowing the American press to publish-even if what they're reporting is contentious-without previous censure or interference by the federal government was so important to the Founding Fathers that they placed a guarantee in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Citing numerous examples from America's past, from the American Revolution to the Vietnam...
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This expanded and revised edition explores and updates the cultural politics of the Walt Disney Company and how its ever-expanding list of products, services, and media function as teaching machines that shape children's culture into a largely commercial endeavor. The Disney conglomerate remains an important case study for understanding both the widening influence of free-market fundamentalism in the new millennium and the ways in which messages of...
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There has been a lot of talk about "fake news" in the news lately. Being able to spot the difference between credible and non-credible sources is a vital 21st century skill to have. Learn the tricks and traps of deception and the skills required to achieve information literacy--and always get to the truth of the matter! Packed with fun facts and detailed sidebars, this informational text explores contemporary issues and high-interest, relevant subjects....
5) James Bond
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The mere hint recently that British actor Idris Elba might take up the mantle of James Bond in future instalments of the film franchise was a major international news story – a testament to the enduring interest and appeal of Bond, a figure who has become a true global icon.
Fan Phenomena: James Bond explores the devoted fanbase that has helped make Bond what he is, offering a serious but wholly accessible take on the many different ways that...
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This Spanish nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color Spanish book defines media, explains how to separate...
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This nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color book defines media, explains how to separate fact from fiction....
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Have you ever wondered how podcasts are created? This nonfiction math reader teaches students multiplication while they are engaged in reading about how a science-fiction-themed podcast series is created from start to finish. This book integrates math and literacy skills, combining informational text, problem-solving, and real-world connections to help students explore mathematics in a meaningful way. Vibrant images, simple practice problems, and...
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A trip to the International Fireworks Festival becomes an adventure in learning multiplication! Join Stella as she travels to Montreal with her father, a pyrotechnician who creates and sets off fireworks displays. Students will develop their multiplication skills as they read about the precise proportions, calculations, and measurements behind pyrotechnics. This math reader integrates math and literacy skills, combining problem solving and real-world...
10) Vloggers
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"Vloggers are people who are passionate about something and decided to create videos all about it. This engaging book has something for every aspiring vlogger. It discusses the ways people make a living off their videos, gives biographical information about some of the most admired vloggers today, and even touches on the history of YouTube-the most popular site that hosts vloggers. There's a lot to learn about the motivating world of vlogging in the...
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Record contracts have been the goal of aspiring musicians, but are they still important in the era of SoundCloud? Musicians in the United States still seem to think so, flocking to auditions for The Voice and Idol brands or paying to perform at record label showcases in the hopes of landing a deal. The belief that signing a record contract will almost infallibly lead to some measure of success— the "ideology of getting signed,"
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Misinformation and disinformation both describe misleading or false information--one is spread unintentionally and the other is shared on purpose. Censorship involves suppressing certain information. All three significantly impact how people interpret issues and events. This important title examines the different ways of, and reasons for, controlling information, and how to build information literacy. Free downloadable Teacher's Notes.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The Mandela Effect is a collective delusion in which large swaths of the populace misremember a catalog of indiscriminate memories. The most unhinged explanation involves quantum mechanics and the possibility of alternative realities.
#2 The soft differences between life in the 2020s and life in the 1990s are difficult to explain to people who did not experience both...
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"Fake news can lead to real consequences. Disinformation can damage the reputations of public figures and sway public opinion in alarming directions. This title contextualizes fake news by describing the evolution of false reporting from the moment the printing press began the age of mass media. It also examines the modern digitally interconnected world, where inaccurate information can spread quickly on social media before it can be challenged. Media-literate...
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Penser le point de rencontre entre les pratiques sociales généralisées et les pratiques transformatrices, qui modifient les espaces socionumériques et leur permettent de devenir autre, implique de mettre en suspens deux préjugés persistants, soit le premier selon lequel les humains ne font que se déplacer dans les espaces en les laissant inchangés, et le deuxième selon lequel des catégories fixes prédéfinissent l'expérience réelle en...
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SUVs are the safest vehicle because they're so large-right? Wrong! That's the advertising pitch, but in 2000, they had the highest rollover rate (36%) of any vehicle type involved in fatal accidents. Yet two years later their safety myth was still so strong that one of four vehicles sold in the U. S. was an SUVThe world of spin we live in is full of such potentially hazardous illusions. We need to know if particular foods can hurt us with Salmonella...
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Students today live in a media-rich world of breaking news headlines and social media posts. With the vital information in this book, students will learn how to navigate the many facets of this evolving media so they can stay informed while also objective. Complete with captivating diagrams and photographs, this resource will help students understand how the news and media have evolved, how to spot bias, and how to stay safe online. Students will...
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This wide-ranging, insightful book will make readers keenly aware of the media's power, while underscoring the role that we all play in fostering a media climate that cultivates a greater sense of humanity, cooperation, and fulfillment of human potential. What role do the media have in creating the conditions for atrocities such as occurred in Rwanda? Conversely, can the media be used to preserve democracy and safeguard the human rights of all citizens...
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"Los autores congregados en este libro hacen venturosas contribuciones para examinar la cultura digital. Desde diversas perspectivas, describen e incluso construyen metodologías propicias para la investigación en este campo {... } Las aleccionadoras indagaciones y las cimentadas certezas metodológicas que describen los ocho autores de este libro, la destreza con la que toman y reelaboran conceptos e instrumentos, la demostración de que los estudios...
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Los autores de este libro creen que la superstición llamada realidad, construida por hechos noticiosos como las guerras, las catástrofes o las peroratas de los políticos, no estará completa sin la opinión de los personajes que nos llevan a otros mundos a través de sus visiones.
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