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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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In this program. The collosal new Harry Potter adventure has arrived! We'll take a look at all the hoopla surrounding the debut of this long awaited novel and learn what else is flying off the shelves at your local bookstore and library. |
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Plus, you'll meet a Penacook third grader who is this year's winner of the National Reading Rainbow young writers and illustrators competition. |
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But first, one of the most anticipated book releases of the summer is finally here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix went on sale over the weekend. With millions sold in just a few days, J K Rowlings fifth novel in the Potter series is well on its way to breaking publishing sales records. If you're one of the people who stood in line past midnight, you're well into the plot by now. But for those of you wondering what all the hype is about, Celene Ramadan has more. |
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Exterior - announcement made by Gail. "We're going to form a line. And then at 1 second past midnight, which is 63 minutes away, the books will go on sale!". BOOKSTORES AROUND THE COUNTRY HELD PARTIES FOR THE RELEASE OF THE LONG-AWAITED BOOK - HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. NEWINGTON WAS NO EXCEPTION. 1500 FANS FILED INTO AWAIT THE STROKE ONF MIDNIGHT TO GET THEIR NEW BOOKS. Celene: Why do you like Harry Potter? Morgan,10: - I like that it's fantasy. I like fantasy. It's cool. Because if you could imagine actually doing something like that - that's the life that everybody wants. Brandon, 8 = He’s cool and he goes to a magic school. Danielle,10: The books, when you read them - it feels like you're really there. Paul, 11: You never know where they’re going - one minute they’ll do this and the next minute the plan is totally upside down. It’s really great and it teaches good morals to kids to do the right thing and do what you believe in and do what’s right. BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS OUT PAST THEIR BEDTIME, THE COUNTDOWN TO THE FIFTH BOOK ATTRACTED ADULTS AS WELL. Kenneth Harkness: Well, I was waiting for an airplane flight to Chicago from Phoenix Arizona and the cheapest book I found in the newsstand was the JK Rowling book Harry Potter it had just come out in paperback, I guess. And I was on a 6-hour flight just figured I’d pick up a book and I couldn’t put it down for 6 hours. I got off the flight, checked into the hotel and I had to read for two more hours just so I could finish the book that night. Colleen Perrera - I like that they’re getting so many kids reading and also that they just - he’s up with a flashlight at night reading the books to get to the end of it to find out what happens. STANDUP IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A BOOK COULD GENERATE THIS KIND OF EXCITEMENT. BUT AFTER THREE LONG YEARS OF WAITING, THESE FANS DON’T WANT TO WAIT ANOTHER SECOND BEFORE THEY GET THEIR HANDS ON THE NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK. Shawn,14: You might think it’s kind of weird for 14 year olds to like the book, but we’ve liked it since we were children you know it just takes a while for the next book to come out. So, we’re lining up to get the fifth book just like everyone else. Woman - We had to be here for the Harry Potter event. CRAFTS TABLES WERE SET UP SO KIDS COULD MAKE THEIR OWN MAGIC WANDS AND HATS. OTHERS STAYED BUSY BY PLAYING CARDS, GETTING THEIR FACE PAINTED AND, OF COURSE, READING. ALL WERE AWAITING THE COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT. COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT --- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Chris, 8 I’ve been waiting for this day to buy the 5th Harry Potter book for a while and that I really like the books and I have all four books at home because I like them so much. And this is my copy of the book that I got. ANTICIPATING 870 PAGES OF NEW ADVENTURES, THESE FANS HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR HARRY POTTER. Evan, 8: - Try your best to stay alive. Matthew: - He shouldn’t be wandering around the grounds at midnight Girl: Don’t put your wand in your back pocket. Paul: Do what's right. Me: Can you do one more spell for us? Paul - FLIPPENDO!! FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK, I’M CELENE RAMADAN. |
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This week marks the beginning of summer vacation for lots of New Englanders. And that means summer reading. Just last week, we caught up with Michael Herrmann, owner of Gibson's Bookstore and Jennifer Ericsson, author and librarian, to get some of their summer reading recomendations for adults and children. We began by talking about what everone's been talking about - Harry Potter. I asked them what impact the series has had on children and adult reading. |
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WELL, IT'S. WHAT HASN'T IT DONE FOR READING? I MEAN, IT'S JUST BEEN SPECTACULAR. IT'S GOTTEN A LOT OF KIDS WHO WERE ALREADY GREAT READERS HAVE. HAVE LATCHED ONTO THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ALL LOVE IT. AND KIDS WHO HAVEN'T BEEN READING HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE ALSO STARTED READING BECAUSE OF IT. SO, IT'S. IT'S A HOME RUN. Allison: AND WHAT ABOUT FOR ADULTS? I MEAN, ARE THEY ENJOYING THE WHOLE HARRY POTTER SERIES AS WELL? WE ARE. YEAH. I HAVE MANY PARENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BUY MULTIPLE COPIES OF THE BOOK BECAUSE THERE WILL BE CHAOS IN THEIR HOUSE IF THEY DON'T. IF EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE THEIR OWN COPY. Allison: REALLY? OH, YEAH. Allison: I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW, WE HAVE THE MOVIE NOW. BUT, SAY, A "LORD OF THE RINGS," WHERE THE MOVIE CAME OUT. DID THAT GENERATE INTEREST IN. IN BUYING THE BOOK? SURE. Allison: DOES IT WORK IN REVERSE? IT DOES. WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IS THESE BOOKS ARE CLASSICS FOREVER. BUT WHEN A MOVIE COMES OUT OR ANYTHING THAT SPARKS RENEWED INTEREST, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME BACK INTO THE STORES AND REINTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO. TO THE BOOKS. SO IT GOES IN WAVES LIKE THAT. ;;;;IF YOU GO TO AMAZON.COM, I GOT ALL THE TITLES, AUTHORS AND CHARACTER NAMES;;;;;;;;;;;;FROM THE BOOKS ON THEIR SITE. Allison: WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE SUMMER READING LIST, OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU, MICHAEL. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADULTS THIS SUMMER THAT ARE GOING TO GO SIT ON THE BEACH OR MAYBE THEY'RE GOING SIT IN THE HAMMOCK IN THE BACKYARD. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FIRST ON YOUR LIST? WELL, FIRST I RECOMMEND A SCHEME WHERE I GET TO SIT IN A HAMMOCK IN THE BACKYARD, BUT THAT'S NOT. Allison: I CAN'T DO THAT FOR YOU. I'D LIKE TO, BUT. YEAH, WELL, ANYWAY, START WITH THIS. THIS IS A LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD. DAN BROWN FROM EXETER WITH "THE DA VINCI CODE," NUMBER ONE ON THE BESTSELLER LIST. AND IT'S A GREAT, GREAT THRILLER. WE JUST LOVE IT. ALL OF US HAVE READ IT. IT'S VERY. IT'S AN INTELLIGENT THRILLER WHICH IS SO HARD TO COME BY. Allison: AND GIVE US KIND OF A GIST OF WHAT IT'S ABOUT. WHAT DOES DA VINCI HAVE TO DO WITH IT AND. WITHOUT GIVING IT AWAY. WELL, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY, BUT IT INVOLVES LEONARDO DA VINCI AND SECRET MESSAGES AND PLOTS THAT ARE 2,000 YEARS OLD INVOLVING CHURCH AND ART HISTORY AND THE INTELLECTUALS, YOU KNOW, ISAAC NEWTON. IT'S JUST A. IT'S A REAL GRAB BAG OF AN INTELLECTUAL THRILLER, AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN. Allison: AND IS IT ONE OF THOSE BOOKS THAT ONCE YOU START YOU CAN'T PUT IT DOWN? YOU DO HAVE TO SLEEP, BUT YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THOSE. Allison: DO YOU WANT TO READ US A LITTLE BIT FROM THAT? SURE, SURE. Allison: THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY. I'LL START WITH JUST THE OPENING. OPENING CHAPTER. "RENOWNED CURATOR, JACQUE SAUNIERE STAGGERED THROUGH THE VAULTED ARCHWAY OF THE MUSEUM'S GRAND GALLERY. HE LUNGED FOR THE NEAREST PAINTING HE COULD SEE, A CARAVAGGIO. GRABBING THE GILDED FRAME, THE 76-YEAR-OLD MAN HEAVED THE MASTERPIECE TOWARD HIMSELF UNTIL IT TORE FROM THE WALL, AND SAUNIERE COLLAPSED BACKWARD IN A HEAP BENEATH THE CANVAS." SO IT GRABS YOU RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. Allison: YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. YEAH, YOU SURE DO. Allison: AND WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. YEAH, IT IS HARD TO PUT IT DOWN. Allison: DAN BROWN, HE'S FROM EXETER. YEAH. Allison: NOW, THIS HIT THE BESTSELLER'S LIST, DID IT NOT, "NEW YORK TIMES"? OH, "NEW YORK TIMES," "PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY," EVERY. EVERY LIST IN THE COUNTRY, I THINK. Allison: AND THEN THERE'S BEEN SOME CONTROVERSY AS FAR AS SOMEONE CLAIMING THAT THE. THAT DAN PLAGIARIZED THEIR BOOK. WHAT ABOUT THAT? WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO PREJUDGE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK A LOT OF THE PLOT POINTS ARE ACTUAL. ACTUALLY HISTORICAL. SO JUST FOR A GUY TO USE THOSE TO PLOT A THRILLER, THAT DOESN'T MAKE THAT PLAGIARISM. I, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE BOOK, AND I WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS. Allison: OKAY. WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR LIST? WELL, "THE TEAMMATES" BY DAVID HALBERSTAM, WHO PEOPLE KNOW AS A GREAT BASEBALL WRITER AND WRITER OF NONFICTION IN GENERAL. AND THIS IS. IT'S A RED SOX BOOK, AND IT'S A PORTRAIT OF FOUR FRIENDS WHO STARTED OUT WITH THE RED SOX IN THE '30s AND '40s, AND CONTINUED AS FRIENDS UP UNTIL OLD AGE. IT'S TED WILLIAMS AND DOM DIMAGGIO, JOHNNY PESKY, AND BOBBY DOERR. Allison: NOW, IS THIS A NEW BOOK? YEAH, NEW BOOK, NEW BOOK THIS SUMMER. Allison: BECAUSE MY MOM'S A BIG RED SOX FAN, SO I BET SHE'D LOVE THAT. YEAH, I THINK ANYBODY. ANY MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION IS GOING TO LIKE THIS BOOK. Allison: OKAY. I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU READ A LITTLE FROM THAT IF YOU WOULD. SURE, OKAY. LET'S SEE. THIS IS FROM CHAPTER SIX. "THE IDEA OF TED WILLIAMS, FRAIL, CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR, DYING, WAS COMPLETELY ALIEN TO HIS THREE OLD TEAMMATES. WHAT THEY REMEMBERED ABOUT THE MAN WAS HIS SHEER ANIMAL ENERGY, ALWAYS JUST BARELY UNDER THE SURFACE. WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG BALL PLAYER, HE COULD HARDLY WAIT TO GET TO THE BALLPARK IN THE MORNING TO TAKE BATTING PRACTICE. WHAT WAS IT BOBBY HAD OFTEN WONDERED THAT MADE HIM SO NERVOUS AND IMPATIENT, SO EDGY IN NORMAL SITUATIONS, AND SO COOL IN DIFFICULT, TENSE OR DANGEROUS ONES? EVEN WHEN HE WAS FISHING, WHICH PROBABLY RELAXED HIM AS MUCH AS ANYTHING, HE HAD THAT UNCONTROLLABLE DRIVE, THE NEED TO BE THE BEST. WHEN YOU FISHED WITH HIM, YOU HAD TO GET OUT ON THE WATER EARLY. IF YOU DAWDLED AND LOST TIME, A HUGE FISH THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT, MIGHT SWIM OFF TO DISTANT WATERS." Allison: DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW THEM BY THE TIME YOU'RE DONE WITH THE BOOK? YEAH, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, YOU KNOW. IT'S. IT'S NOT A HUGE BIOGRAPHY. IT'S MORE ABOUT THE DYNAMIC OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND HOW IT EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS FROM WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG MEN BEING BALL PLAYERS; WHICH IS HOW EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THEM, TO WHEN THEY WERE OLD MEN. Allison: WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US NEXT? OKAY, LET'S SEE HERE. "EMPIRE FALLS." AND I'M RECOMMENDING THIS BECAUSE IT'S A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT READ, AND BECAUSE IT'S ALSO THE BOOK THAT CONCORD AND NASHUA HAVE ADOPTED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY READS PROGRAM THIS FALL. Allison: WHY, AGAIN, YOU MENTIONED IT'S A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER. BUT WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT WHAT IS IT THAT KIND OF DRAWS YOU TO THAT BOOK? IT'S. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CLICHÉ TO CALL A NOVEL CHARACTER-DRIVEN, BUT THIS ONE IS. IT'S GOT GREAT CHARACTERS. MILES ROBY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THIS SMALL NEW ENGLAND TOWN FOR. FOR HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S. HE'S. HE'S A HARD WORKING MAN WHO'S PROBABLY AN UNDERACHIEVER BUT VERY SYMPATHETIC. AND HE'S RAISING A DAUGHTER PRETTY MUCH BY HIMSELF. AND THEN CONFLICT WITH THE WOMAN WHO PRETTY MUCH OWNS THE TOWN, MRS. WHITING. AND IT'S GOT. IT'S FUNNY. IT'S SERIOUS. IT'S. A GREAT BIG, WONDERFUL NOVEL. IT'S JUST MARVELOUS IN SKETCHING CHARACTERS AND, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING PLOT THROUGH CHARACTERS, SO. Allison: AS A BOOKSTORE OWNER, SOMEONE COMES IN TO YOU AND SAYS, "I. I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK TO READ." HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT TO RECOMMEND? I MEAN, WHAT CLUES OR KEYS ARE THERE THERE FOR YOU TO SAY, "AHA, THIS WILL BE A GOOD ONE FOR YOU TO READ." WELL, FIRST, YOU ASK THEM WHAT THEY ENJOYED LAST. YOU SAY, "WELL, WHAT KIND OF BOOKS DO YOU LIKE?" AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL BOOKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER READING. I MEAN, THESE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT I PICKED BECAUSE I LIKE THEM. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT MORE WE CAN TALK ABOUT, AND IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PEOPLE HAVE LIKED IN THE PAST. Allison: OKAY, WE'RE, ONTO TO. IS IT NUMBER FOUR NOW? OH, SURE, OKAY. THIS IS "BEL CANTO" BY ANN PATCHETT. AND IT'S A BOOK THAT WE READ FOR OUR BOOK CLUB HERE AT THE BOOKSTORE. AND A LOT OF BOOK CLUBS IN TOWN HAVE ADOPTED IT. IT'S A GREAT FAST-PACED READ. AND WHAT THIS IS GOOD FOR IS. IT'S MORE OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. IT'S NOT A LOT OF BULLETS FLYING. I MEAN, ONE OF THE MAIN PLOT POINTS IN THIS BOOK IS THAT THE BULLETS DON'T FLY. IT'S A HOSTAGE SITUATION WHERE THERE'S AN EVENT, AN OPERA SINGER IS SINGING FOR. SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY. HE DOESN'T SHOW UP FOR COMICAL REASONS, BUT TERRORISTS COME IN AND TAKE EVERYBODY HOSTAGE. AND THE MAIN THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT IT'S NOT A THRILLER ABOUT TERRORISTS AND BULLETS AND THIS AND THAT, BUT IT'S ABOUT SORT OF A CLOSED SOCIETY THAT IS CREATED WHEN THESE PEOPLE ARE LOCKED OFF FROM THE WORLD AND HOW THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER EVOLVE. SO IT'S A. Allison: THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING. .IT'S A LOT OF FUN. Allison: WELL, GUESS WHAT, WE'RE ONTO YOU NOW, JENNIFER. AND NOW IT'S TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE KIDS READ THIS SUMMER, OR WHAT WOULD BE GOOD CHOICES? SO WE'LL LET YOU GET STARTED WITH YOUR FIRST RECOMMENDATION. THERE'S SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM, AND I'VE DONE IT FROM PICTURE BOOKS UP THROUGH YOUNG ADULTS. MY FIRST CHOICE FOR THE YOUNGER SET IS SOMETHING CALLED "TIPPY- TOE CHICK, GO!" AND IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE CHICKEN WITH ATTITUDE. IT'S A STORY ABOUT HOW BRAINS OVERCOMES BRAWN WHEN THIS CHICKEN AND HIS FAMILY ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE GARDEN, AND THERE IS A MEAN, NASTY DOG IN THE WAY. AND THE PICTURES ARE WONDERFUL AND BRIGHT AND COLORFUL. AND THE LITTLE ONES REALLY LIKE IT. AND THERE'S A WHOLE PART IN HERE WHERE THEY CAN CHIME IN WITH THE DOG AND BARK. Allison: THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD. SO THAT'S GOOD FOR THE LITTLE ONES. Allison: OKAY. |
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FOR THE BEGINNING READER SET, I REALLY LIKE THIS NEW ONE CALLED "LITTLE RAT SETS SAIL." AND IT'S NICE FOR SUMMER BECAUSE IT'S A SUMMER ACTIVITY. IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE RAT WHO IS DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE WATER. AND HER PARENTS SIGN HER UP FOR SAILING LESSONS, SO SHE HAS TO GO. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW SHE HAS TO. SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS. SHE HAS TO BE BRAVE AND SHE HAS TO HELP OVERCOME HER FEAR OF THE WATER AND A FEW OTHER THINGS ALONG THE WAY. AND THERE'S LOTS OF NAUTICAL THINGS AND SAILING THINGS IN THE BOOK. AND IT'S A NICE SET OF LITTLE CHAPTERS, AND IT'S JUST A FINE BEGINNING READER. THE PICTURES IN HERE ARE VERY TOUCHING TO GO ALONG WITH THE. THE WORDS IN THE BOOK THAT ARE ALSO TOUCH YOUR HEART. AND YOU REALLY FEEL FOR THIS LITTLE MOUSE WHO'S LIKE, "OH, THERE'S THE OCEAN AND I GOT TO GO IN." Allison: HOW IMPORTANT. I MEAN, MAYBE THIS. THIS PROBABLY SOUNDS LIKE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT HOW IMPORTANT ARE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THESE BOOKS? FOR THE VERY SMALL ONES AND FOR EVEN FOR THE BEGINNING READERS, THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. IT HELPS THEM GIVE THEM CLUES. ESPECIALLY FOR THE BEGINNING READERS, THERE'S CLUES IN THE PICTURES FOR THE ONES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE WORDS. BUT EVERYBODY LIKES TO LOOK AT THINGS THAT ARE VISUALLY APPEALING, EVEN ME. Allison: AND WHAT'D YOU BRING NEXT? I HAVE FOR. THIS IS FOR MIDDLE GRADES. AND I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS READ THIS WHEN THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE HARRY POTTER TO COME. IT'S CALLED "THE THIEF LORD" AND IT'S AN IMPORT FROM BRITAIN. AND IT'S A STORY ABOUT A BUNCH OF KIDS, TWO RUNAWAY BOYS WHO RUN AWAY TO VENICE AND LIVE WITH A BUNCH OF STREET KIDS IN AN OLD, RUNDOWN MOVIE THEATER, WHICH THEY CALL THE STAR PALACE. AND THEY ARE TAKEN CARE OF BY ANOTHER KID WHO CALLS HIMSELF THE THIEF LORD AND HE WEARS A MASK AND BOOTS AND HE'S. BUT HE'S ONLY LIKE 12. AND HE IS A THIEF LORD BECAUSE HE SAYS STEALS THINGS AND THEN THEY SELL THEM AND THEY LIVE OFF OF THAT. BUT THE WHOLE. PART OF THE PLOT IS THAT THE THIEF LORD IS NOT WHAT HE APPEARS TO BE. Allison: AHA. AND HE DISAPPEARS FOR LONG STRETCHES AND THINGS, AND THEY. THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO SEE. THERE'S ALSO A MAGICAL ELEMENT TOWARD THE END ABOUT A MERRY-GO-ROUND. AND THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THIS BOOK WHO WISH THEY WERE OLDER. THERE ARE ADULTS IN THIS BOOK WHO WISH THEY WERE YOUNG AGAIN. AND. Allison: WE KNOW HOW THAT FEELS, DON'T WE? . SOMETIMES. AND THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU RIDE IT IN WILL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THOSE PLACES. SO THERE'S THAT WHOLE ELEMENT OF THIS MERRY-GO-ROUND, WHO RIDES IT? WHO GETS STUCK WHERE WHEN IT BREAKS? AND IT'S VERY. IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL READ. Allison: I'M CURIOUS. HOW DOES THAT GAIN POPULARITY? IS IT THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH? IS IT THROUGH REVIEWS? LIBRARIANS RECOMMENDING? OR HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? THIS ONE. IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS. THIS ONE WON MANY AWARDS IN BRITAIN, AND IT CAME OVER TO THE UNITED STATES, SO IT CAME WITH VERY GOOD REVIEWS IN THE JOURNALS AND THINGS. SO THE LIBRARIANS WERE BUYING IT ANYWAY. AND THE KIDS WERE. WERE WAITING AND WAITING. THEY LIKE FANTASY. THEY LIKE KIDS ON THEIR OWN. SO, NOW A LOT OF IT IS HAPPENING WORD OF MOUTH, FROM ONE KID TO THE NEXT. Allison: AND WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE FOR US? I HAVE. CARL HIAASEN'S "HOOT," WHICH I HAVE TO. I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL WHEN THIS BOOK CAME OUT. IT'S FOR. HE'S IN SIXTH GRADE. AND I SAID, "OH, HERE WE HAVE AN ADULT AUTHOR WHO THINKS THEY'RE GOING TO WRITE FOR KIDS," AND YOU KNOW, BUT I READ IT AND I HAVE TO EAT MY. MY WHOLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT. Allison: AND IS THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN ADULT WRITERS WHO HAVE TRIED TO DO THIS AND IT DOESN'T WORK OR. THIS IS TRUE. MANY ADULT WRITERS OR CELEBRITIES. THERE'S A LOT WHO SAY, "OH, I THINK I'LL WRITE A CHILDREN'S BOOK." WELL, CARL HIAASEN DID A FINE, FINE JOB WITH THIS BOOK. IT'S ABOUT A SIXTH GRADE BOY WHO HAS MOVED TO FLORIDA, AND ON THE BUS ONE DAY HE SEES THIS OLDER BOY RUNNING NEXT TO THE BUS WITH BARE FEET, AND HE JUST KEEPS RUNNING AND RUNNING AND RUNNING. AND HE SAYS. HE WANTS TO FIND OUT WHO THIS KID IS. AND THERE'S A WHOLE UNDERLYING PLOT OF CONSERVATION. THERE'S A PANCAKE HOUSE CHAIN THAT'S TRYING TO BUILD ON A PLACE WHERE THERE'S THESE LITTLE TINY OWLS THAT LIVE IN THE GROUND. AND THE BOY WITH THE BARE FEET IS. KEEPS VANDALIZING THE SITE SO THAT THEY CAN'T START BUILDING. AND I DO HAVE A PASSAGE MARKED ABOUT ONE OF THEIR MORE CREATIVE VANDALISMS THAT'S IN THIS BOOK. Allison: OKAY, GREAT. IT'S VERY FUNNY. "TRUTH IS, THERE AIN'T MUCH TO WRECK ON A PORT-A-POTTY. I SUPPOSE NOT. OFFICER DELINCO WAS ABOUT TO SHUT THE DOOR WHEN HE HEARD A MUFFLED NOISE. WAS IT A SPLASH? THE POLICEMAN STARED UNEASILY AT THE BLACKNESS BENEATH THE PLASTIC SEAT. TEN SECONDS PASSED, THEN HE HEARD IT AGAIN. DEFINITELY A SPLASH. 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?', HE DEMANDED. 'LISTENING,' REPLIED OFFICER DELINCO. 'LISTENING TO WHAT?' OFFICER DELINCO UNCLIPPED THE FLASHLIGHT FROM HIS BELT. EDGING FORWARD, HE AIMED THE LIGHT DOWN THE TOILET HOLE. CURLY HEARD A CRY AND WATCHED IN SURPRISE AS THE POLICEMAN BURST FROM THE DOOR OF THE LATRINE, LEAPING OFF THE FLATBED LIKE AN OLYMPIC HURDLER. 'THEY PUT ALLIGATORS IN YOUR POTTY, SIR, REAL LIVE ALLIGATORS.'" HE MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY WITH THINGS LIKE THIS THROUGH THE WHOLE BOOK. VERY, VERY, VERY NICE. AND THE LAST ONE I BROUGHT IS FOR THE TEEN GIRL SET. IT'S CALLED "ALL AMERICAN GIRL" BY MEG CABOT. AND IT'S. THIS IS THE AUTHOR OF "THE PRINCESS DIARIES," WHICH WERE PHENOMENALLY POPULAR. I THINK I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER. IT'S A STAND-ALONE ONE, AND IT'S ABOUT A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WHO. SHE'S KIND OF A REBEL AND SHE REALLY. HER PARENTS SIGN HER UP FOR AN ART CLASS AND SHE PLAYS HOOKY AND GOES INTO A C.D. STORE UNDERNEATH IT INSTEAD. AND SHE'S LOOKING AT THIS STRANGE GUY IN THERE AND SHE THINKS HE'S SHOPLIFTED SOMETHING. WELL, WHEN THEY GET OUTSIDE-- THEY'RE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.-- THE PRESIDENT'S CARAVAN PULLS OVER AND HE GOES INTO ANOTHER STORE NEARBY TO GET COOKIES, AND THEN THIS HAPPENS WHEN THEY'RE STANDING OUTSIDE. "AND IT TURNED OUT WHAT HE'D BEEN DOING UNDER THERE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM BEING A SHOPLIFTER, NOT AT ALL. ;;;;DOES SHE START READING FROM THE BOOK? IT TURNED OUT WHAT HE'D BEEN DOING UNDER THERE HAD TO DO WITH A GREAT BIG GUN WHICH HE BROUGHT OUT AND POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DOOR TO CAPITOL COOKIES, THE DOOR THROUGH WHICH THE PRESIDENT, HIS COOKIES HAVING BEEN SECURED WITH MIRACULOUS SWIFTNESS, WAS JUST EXITING. I AM NOT WHAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD CALL A PARTICULARLY BRAVE PERSON. BUT, WHATEVER. WHAT I DID NEXT WAS SO ATYPICAL OF ME THAT IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE TOOK OVER MY BODY FOR A MINUTE OR SOMETHING. ALL I KNOW IS ONE SECOND I WAS STANDING THERE WATCHING MR. UPTOWN GIRL RAISE HIS GUN TO FIRE AT THE PRESIDENT AS HE EXITED CAPITOL COOKIES, AND THE NEXT I JUMPED HIM." SO SHE SAVED THE PRESIDENT AND THEN, OF COURSE, SHE HAS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THE SON. THAT KIND OF THING HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. YES. Allison: WELL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW YOUR PICKS OR SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR US TO PICK UP SOME RATHER INTERESTING BOOKS FOR OUR KIDS. THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. GREAT, THANK YOU. |
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Finally, New Hampshire has a national winner in the popular PBS series "Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators" contest. Rosalie Rabideau of Penacook took first place in the third grade catagory with her illustrated story titled "Rain Storm Imagination". Chip Neal spent some time with her. |
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Rosalie reads - Rainstorm Imagination The rains pitter patter on the house roof always sounded nice. Like tropical island chimes and tap shoes from an old movie festival. Chip VO Chip VO Rosalie Rabideau is a home schooled third grader from Penacook who likes to listen to trees with her mom and she likes to garden, and Rosalie likes to write stories and illustrate them. And that is of course what led to her national award. VO Rosalie - I'll probably be a writer when I grow up. Chip standup with Rosalie By the way this is not Rosalie's first time to enter the Reading Rainbow contest, she actually was New Hampshire's second place winner in kindergarten and first place winner in first grade So, this 9 year old already has two qualities a good writer needs - persistence and patience. Susan Adams VO - Susan it's a national contest for children in grades K through 3 and they're asked to write and illustrate an original story This is the 9th year of the contest and the 9th year we have done it here at NHPTV So kids from all over the country are writing and illustrating stories Susan OC - over 40000 children entered the contest Every public television station that participates picks a first place winner and then sends the winners on to the national contest So they looked at 100's of stories at each grade level. And Rosalie's story was chosen from an initial pool of over 40,000 and then from the best of those, so her story was chosen from over a hundred stories. It's quite an incredible accomplishment for Rosalie to have been picked as the first place winner for third grade. Rosalie - the rain's powerful, horrifying, sound of thunder made me shrink and tremble like a microscopic pond creature. Now, I pretend it is the exciting sound of drums coming closer from a high school marching band. Rosalie OC - the idea came from when I was writing a poem in my poem book on a rainy day and then I just changed it into a story and added 40 words to meet the requirement. Rosalie's Mom - I don't help a lot she wouldn't stand for it. I help with more technical things. Making sure that she has her word counts. If she gets really stuck I might help I might say something like well plump it up with an adjective. Rosalie OC #1 18:09 - These are wonderful drawings that you did. How did you do them? - Used scratch chart. As if you used crayons and colored over layers on a piece of paper and then scratched away the color. But it's already done for you with scratch chart It can be sparkly or colorful …. Chip VO - Rosalie told me if you look closely many of these raindrops are musical notes And she draws a secret butterfly in most of her drawings. Rosalie reads page 3 OC - The jagged terrifying bolts from no where made me think the house and the sky would be torn in halves and thirds and fourths. Now the blue and pink and purple streaks of lightening are fireworks to me. Rosalie OC #1 21:00 - How many drafts. I did do 4 things wrote story then worked on it more. Then made pix and changed them **like this one I changed the shape because I thought a raindrop would be better. Rosalie OC read page 4 - My imagination can change the fiercest rainstorms into an orchestra playing its circling lullabies at a sleepy celebration… complete with light show. Mom - #2 4:20 - she has a good grasp of vocabulary 60% of our school day is literature based even if it's science or history or math So we do a lot of reading together discussing language playing with words. Our games are language oriented so I think it's just natural for her to have a more developed expressiveness Rosalie reads page 5 - That lets me fall fast asleep. I am not afraid anymore. Shot Rosalie & mom listening to tree and talking to each other. Rosalie's Mom VO - #2 3:30 - I think she just has a natural love for letting people peek into her imagination. |
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Reading Rainbow has won 20 Emmy awards in its 19 year run on PBS. It is designed to inspire children's imaginations and encourage a love of reading, writing and illustrating. For her first place story Rosalie will receive a computer and printer along with two Reading Rainbow library sets - one to keep and one to donate to her local school. And of course we here at New Hampshire Public Television congratulate Rosalie along with the state winners in the Reading Rainbow Contest. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/23/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, the collosal new Harry Potter adventure has arrived! We'll take a look at all the hoopla surrounding the debut of this long awaited novel and learn what else is flying off the shelves at your local bookstore and library. Plus, you'll meet a Penacook third grader who is this year's winner of the National Reading Rainbow young writers and illustrators competition. But first, one of the most anticipated book releases of the summer is finally here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix went on sale over the weekend. With millions sold in just a few days, J K Rowlings fifth novel in the Potter series is well on its way to breaking publishing sales records. If you're one of the people who stood in line past midnight, you're well into the plot by now. But for those of you wondering what all the hype is about, Celene Ramadan has more. This week marks the beginning of summer vacation for lots of New Englanders. And that means summer reading. Just last week, we caught up with Michael Herrmann, owner of Gibson's Bookstore and Jennifer Ericsson, author and librarian, to get some of their summer reading recomendations for adults and children. We began by talking about what everone's been talking about - Harry Potter. I asked them what impact the series has had on children and adult reading. Finally, New Hampshire has a national winner in the popular PBS series "Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators" contest. Rosalie Rabideau of Penacook took first place in the third grade catagory with her illustrated story titled "Rain Storm Imagination". Chip Neal spent some time with her. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan, Ally McNair, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Morgan\Age 10, Brandon\Age 8, Danielle \Age 10 , Paul\Age 11, Kenneth Harkness\Parent, Colleen Perrera\Parent, Shawn\Age 14, Chris \Age 8, Michael Herrmann\Gibson's Bookstore, Jennifer Ericsson\Author/Librarian, Susan Adams\NHPTV Reading Rainbow Coordinator, Rosalie Rabideau\National Third Grade Winner, Debora Rabideau\Rosalie's Mother |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/23/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, the collosal new Harry Potter adventure has arrived! We'll take a look at all the hoopla surrounding the debut of this long awaited novel and learn what else is flying off the shelves at your local bookstore and library. Plus, you'll meet a Penacook third grader who is this year's winner of the National Reading Rainbow young writers and illustrators competition. But first, one of the most anticipated book releases of the summer is finally here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix went on sale over the weekend. With millions sold in just a few days, J K Rowlings fifth novel in the Potter series is well on its way to breaking publishing sales records. If you're one of the people who stood in line past midnight, you're well into the plot by now. But for those of you wondering what all the hype is about, Celene Ramadan has more. This week marks the beginning of summer vacation for lots of New Englanders. And that means summer reading. Just last week, we caught up with Michael Herrmann, owner of Gibson's Bookstore and Jennifer Ericsson, author and librarian, to get some of their summer reading recomendations for adults and children. We began by talking about what everone's been talking about - Harry Potter. I asked them what impact the series has had on children and adult reading. Finally, New Hampshire has a national winner in the popular PBS series "Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators" contest. Rosalie Rabideau of Penacook took first place in the third grade catagory with her illustrated story titled "Rain Storm Imagination". Chip Neal spent some time with her. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan, Ally McNair, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Morgan\Age 10, Brandon\Age 8, Danielle \Age 10 , Paul\Age 11, Kenneth Harkness\Parent, Colleen Perrera\Parent, Shawn\Age 14, Chris \Age 8, Michael Herrmann\Gibson's Bookstore, Jennifer Ericsson\Author/Librarian, Susan Adams\NHPTV Reading Rainbow Coordinator, Rosalie Rabideau\National Third Grade Winner, Debora Rabideau\Rosalie's Mother |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/23/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, the collosal new Harry Potter adventure has arrived! We'll take a look at all the hoopla surrounding the debut of this long awaited novel and learn what else is flying off the shelves at your local bookstore and library. Plus, you'll meet a Penacook third grader who is this year's winner of the National Reading Rainbow young writers and illustrators competition. But first, one of the most anticipated book releases of the summer is finally here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix went on sale over the weekend. With millions sold in just a few days, J K Rowlings fifth novel in the Potter series is well on its way to breaking publishing sales records. If you're one of the people who stood in line past midnight, you're well into the plot by now. But for those of you wondering what all the hype is about, Celene Ramadan has more. This week marks the beginning of summer vacation for lots of New Englanders. And that means summer reading. Just last week, we caught up with Michael Herrmann, owner of Gibson's Bookstore and Jennifer Ericsson, author and librarian, to get some of their summer reading recomendations for adults and children. We began by talking about what everone's been talking about - Harry Potter. I asked them what impact the series has had on children and adult reading. Finally, New Hampshire has a national winner in the popular PBS series "Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators" contest. Rosalie Rabideau of Penacook took first place in the third grade catagory with her illustrated story titled "Rain Storm Imagination". Chip Neal spent some time with her. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan, Ally McNair, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Morgan\Age 10, Brandon\Age 8, Danielle \Age 10 , Paul\Age 11, Kenneth Harkness\Parent, Colleen Perrera\Parent, Shawn\Age 14, Chris \Age 8, Michael Herrmann\Gibson's Bookstore, Jennifer Ericsson\Author/Librarian, Susan Adams\NHPTV Reading Rainbow Coordinator, Rosalie Rabideau\National Third Grade Winner, Debora Rabideau\Rosalie's Mother |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/23/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, the collosal new Harry Potter adventure has arrived! We'll take a look at all the hoopla surrounding the debut of this long awaited novel and learn what else is flying off the shelves at your local bookstore and library. Plus, you'll meet a Penacook third grader who is this year's winner of the National Reading Rainbow young writers and illustrators competition. But first, one of the most anticipated book releases of the summer is finally here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix went on sale over the weekend. With millions sold in just a few days, J K Rowlings fifth novel in the Potter series is well on its way to breaking publishing sales records. If you're one of the people who stood in line past midnight, you're well into the plot by now. But for those of you wondering what all the hype is about, Celene Ramadan has more. This week marks the beginning of summer vacation for lots of New Englanders. And that means summer reading. Just last week, we caught up with Michael Herrmann, owner of Gibson's Bookstore and Jennifer Ericsson, author and librarian, to get some of their summer reading recomendations for adults and children. We began by talking about what everone's been talking about - Harry Potter. I asked them what impact the series has had on children and adult reading. Finally, New Hampshire has a national winner in the popular PBS series "Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators" contest. Rosalie Rabideau of Penacook took first place in the third grade catagory with her illustrated story titled "Rain Storm Imagination". Chip Neal spent some time with her. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan, Ally McNair, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Morgan\Age 10, Brandon\Age 8, Danielle \Age 10 , Paul\Age 11, Kenneth Harkness\Parent, Colleen Perrera\Parent, Shawn\Age 14, Chris \Age 8, Michael Herrmann\Gibson's Bookstore, Jennifer Ericsson\Author/Librarian, Susan Adams\NHPTV Reading Rainbow Coordinator, Rosalie Rabideau\National Third Grade Winner, Debora Rabideau\Rosalie's Mother |
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