Media Madness
An Insider’s Guide to Media
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2005
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 9
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553371755
- Publish Date
- Mar 2005
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553371748
- Publish Date
- Mar 2005
- List Price
- $16.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
How “real” is reality TV? Why do magazine models look so great? How much money do musicians make from CD sales? Can radio DJs play anything they want? These and lots of other questions are answered in Media Madness --- the insider's guide to TV, music videos, radio, magazines, comic books, newspapers, video games and the Internet. Host Max McLoon gives pointers on how to analyze media and takes readers behind the scenes to reveal media workplaces in action.
With vivid cartoon-like illustrations bursting with color and movement, this comprehensive introduction to media has great kid-appeal and includes activities for readers to further explore concepts or try their own media making.
About the authors
Dominic Ali is a Vancouver journalist currently working for the David Suzuki Foundation.
MICHAEL CHO is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and has illustrated several children’s books including Media Madness: An Insider Guide to Media. He lives in Toronto.
Awards
- Short-listed, Alberta Children's Choice Rocky Mountain Book Award
- Short-listed, Information Book Award, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada
Editorial Reviews
This cool, colourful, highly visual guide to media covers the territory from TV, music, magazine, and comic books to video games and the Internet.
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Librarian Reviews
Media Madness: An Insider’s Guide to Media
How are TV shows created? Why do magazine models look so great? Find out in Media Madness – an insider’s guide to TV, music videos, radio, games, the Internet and more.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.
