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Beyond The Page

Beyond The Page

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Language, literacy, and learning come full circle in this classroom-directed series which highlights popular children’s books. The books are given new life through animated illustrations and thematically related field trips. The setting is the Page Cafe, where Shelley, an enthusiastic teenager, reads books and serves shakes to a group of elementary children. After the book is read, the children briefly discuss it and then interview authors, illustrators, and others with the use of a video-within-a-video technique.

Cartoon image of Muhammad Ali punching a speed bag. Caption. "When it came to fighting, he knew he was good.
Beyond The Page
Episode 1
16 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Illustration of 2 Chinese-American boys facing camera in a comfortable classroom setting. Caption. It's a first, moon birthday celebration.
Beyond The Page
Episode 2
19 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Illustration of a white swan with head held high and wings outstretched. Caption. Honk! said Mimi happily.
Beyond The Page
Episode 3
16 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Illustration of grandparents holding a string attached to a colorful piñata. A small, blindfolded girl swings a bat at the piñata as a boy stands behind her and watches. Caption. That my mom has filled with candy and gifts.
Beyond The Page
Episode 4
18 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Illustration of a lemon tree filled with ripe lemons under a lemon-colored moon. A girl wearing a white nightgown dances in front of the tree. Caption. Her tree glowed golden in the night.
Beyond The Page
Episode 5
18 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6