I'm a visual person so I love movies! Being able to see something really gets me interested in it. That's why I love Digital Booktalks. I've also heard them called book trailers since they are so similar to a movie trailer.
This particular site was created by the University of Central Florida. Their mission is "Creating a community of avid readers, one video at a time." These are booktalks that were created by students at the university. Just click on Browse Books to see a list of all they have to offer.
I've used the one for House of the Scorpion and Esperanza Rising with some classes. The one for Deep and Dark and Dangerous is really good, too!
I'd love to have some of our students create some book trailers....now all I have to do is scrounge up some flip video cameras and some creative minds!
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