101 Movies To See Before You Grow Up: Be Your Own Movie Critic--the Must-see Movie List For Kids (101 Things) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
The perfect handbook for movie-lovers of all ages, helping both kids and parents choose classic and contemporary movies appropriate for the entire family.Movies are made to entertain! Movies can make you think, teach you a lesson, or just let you escape into a fantasy world for a few hours. This book serves as an interactive bucket list of films for children ages 8 and up to watch before they grow up. 101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up goes beyond mainstream films. From modern flicks to classic films, the list offers a wide selection of "must see" movies. The book is divided into categories and acts as an interactive film journal where kids can document when they see the movie, if they liked it, and how they would rate it. Each page focuses on a single movie with basic information about each film, including the director, runtime, rating, and date of release. There is also a "Film Critic" section at the bottom of each page that allows young movie buffs to write in their own opinions and observations about the movie. 101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up is the perfect handbook for movie-lovers of all ages, helping both kids and parents choose classic and contemporary movies appropriate for the entire family."101 Movies' takes you on an infectiously fun and informative journey through the best of our movie history. Trust Suzette Valle to highlight films for entertainment value and good taste - worth having in every room in the house!" -- Sharon Waxman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap"In a world of too much media and too little family time, Suzette Valle's book has great movie choices that bring families closer." - Nell Minow aka "Movie Mom"
Series: 101 Things
Flexibound: 144 pages
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr; Spi edition (October 19, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1633220435
ISBN-13: 978-1633220430
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Synopsis- Donât spend your time looking for the latest movie to watch! There is a treasure trove of movies already made that you can feast your eyes on! Donât know which ones of the thousands and thousands to watch? Are you looking for a good movie with lots of family fun? Or how about adventure? Fantasy? Even romance? This is the guide for you!What I Thought- I like the idea of this book. Who wouldnât love a list of a bunch of great movies? Of course there is always going to be someone saying so and so movie should be listed in the book (you canât please everyone). I was happy to see some of my favorite movies listed (and the two greatest movies ever made â The Princess Bride and Star Wars ;) ). I liked that there were little âFun Factâ boxes about the movies, actors, directors, etc. There is also a spot to put your own rating and notes about each movie. The author included a note cautioning about ratings (some movies are PG or PG-13). I enjoyed the book. I noticed the book was heavy on the recommended Disney movies. In all fairness Disney makes a ton of really great movies and Iâve seen almost every one mentioned in the book â actually the movies deserve to be on the list, but I would have liked to see some movies recommended that laid the groundwork for what movies are today (and ones that kids would enjoy). A Charlie Chaplin movie or Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein? How about a Harold Lloyd or a Buster Keaton Movie? But that is just my opinion. I do like that the book includes documentaries (some of which I still have to see) and it is very well organized. There are definitely movies on the list that I have marked to watch. After reading the book I am thinking maybe I should branch out â This Kid Reviews Movies ;)*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
This book is a great guide for family movies. Many of my all-time favorites are included in 101 Movies. I look forward to watching them again with my young daughter, plus many of the other movies that I've never seen. It's very helpful that it's divided up by genre... family, action, musicals, etc. The layout and illustrations are well done and colorful. I also like the quality and feel of each page. There is good information about each movie, e.g., director, release date, storyline, etc. I love the "Did You know?" info. You can't go wrong with such a useful tool for bringing families together to sit and enjoy a movie.
I love this book for so many reasons. As a kid I made lists of movies I saw and movies I wanted to see including what I thought about them and why. If this book had been around I would have surely asked for it.The whimsical graphics make the book very child friendly but I think any movie buff will love the idea of 101 Movies To See Before You Grow Up.Each page features a movie along with a synopsis about it plus trivia, box office results, rating, and more. There is even a section at the bottom for you to fill out what you thought about the movie, giving it a rating and adding things like when you saw it and with who.This is a wonderful journaling book that will stay with someone for years to come.This is the perfect movie companion book for a gift and we are starting our own little family movie critic day of the week around Thanksgiving. I can't wait to see what the kids write.
Some of the movie suggestions are definitely for the older end of "before you grow up"! We were planning to watch the movies in book order, as much as possible, but I'm not about to let my 7 & 11 year olds watch Titanic! (Although its one of my all time favs... I don't think its for kids... AT ALL!)!With all that said, it's a great idea! And so far, we're having fun with it as a family!
I bought this book for my eight-year-old granddaughter, and she absolutely loves it! We are going to watch these movies together. We play a game where she reads a description of a movie and I have to guess the movie. Fun!
It is a great list and I love the way the book is put together. It is colorful and the illustrations depicting the iconic characters of each movie are delightful. The information is displayed in an easy to read and understand format, being that the book is for young people. However, I found it informative and entertaining to read. Suzette Valle gives a very consistent and thorough listing of what I would call my all time favorite films. They are certainly the ones that I grew up seeing and hope to see again and again.
My eleven year old son received this as a birthday gift. The book has wonderful high interest graphics that highlight each movie by the numbers. The release year, the rating, the dollars grossed etc. my math oriented boy loved the trivia info on each movie. He looked up movies he had seen and was reading to all of us the dates and info. Even his little sister could find facts. The green box lists the release date and she found that all by herself. There was also new teaser info about sequels upcoming. Overall a fun book. Definitely a good choice as a gift.
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