Title/Citation: From Page to Screen: Children's and Young Adult Books on Film and Video, edited by Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Gale Research, 1992.

Authorship: Moss is a Summa Cum Laude graduate in English literature, with an M.S. in Instructional Technology. She was a Senior Editor of Language Arts at BFA Educational Media. She has also been a consultant on the development of films for young audiences. Wilson earned a doctorate in Education. He has taught in California public schools and at the University of Southern California. He has served as the Director of Product Development at BFA Educational Media in addition to consulting work on the development of films for young audiences. Both have individually authored textbooks and reference sources since the early 1980s.

Publication Data: One-time work; no information available regarding new editions.

Bibliographic Entries: The book citation is followed by a content synopsis, film citation, evaluative material concerning the film, and information regarding video availability. A sample entry follows:

Yearling, The

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Macmillan. 1985 (1938). Historical fiction.

A post-Civil War farm family in rural Florida includes a lonely boy who raises a pet fawn.

When the much-loved animal destroys crops, the boy must kill it.

Yearling, The

134 min. Color. Live action. Produced by MGM/Sidney Franklin. 1946. Gregory Peck,

Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman, Jr.

This fine adaptation is as dramatically wrenching today as when it was initially released.

The story reaches far beyond the level of a boy and hispet to the pain involved in growing up.

Reviews: New York Times, Jan. 24, 1947, 18:2; Variety, Nov. 27, 1946

Awards: Academy Awards, Best Cinematography, Best Set Design, Special Oscar for

Outstanding Child Actor to Claude Jarmen, Jr.; Golen Globe Award, Best Actor

Audience: Ages 10-Adult

Distributor: MGM/UA Home Video

Videocassette: $19.98

No public performance rights

Scope and Coverage: The source allows parents, teachers, librarians, media directors, and students to select films that have been adapted from popular literature for young people. Included are more than 750 literary works and information on more that 1400 16mm films, videos, or laser discs adapted from these works.

Purpose: The source documents the link between a given film/video and the literary work on which it was based. For guidance in selecting the literature included within the text, the authors relied on the recommendations of state education agencies as well as practicing educators and librarians. The resulting collection ranges from classic to contemporary literature. Folklore, short stories, novels, plays, songs, poems, and nonfiction books addressed to preschool through twelfth grade audiences are included. In selecting the film adaptations of the books, the authors' goal was to provide a comprehensive collection of 16mm, video, and laser disc renditions. Included are adaptations that employ various cinematic techniques, from iconographic to live action to animation.

Arrangement: The source is conveniently organized alphabetically according to the titles of the literary works.

Physical Characteristics: The publication utilizes a hard cover format measuing 6 x 9 inches. It has a durable library binding and is printed on acid-free paper that meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences--Permanence Paper for Printed Library Materials. In additional, the print size is easily readable, using such devices as boldface type and italicized print.

Uses: The book could be employed as a buying guide, a reference tool, or to construct bibliographies. It is met to complement other selection aids which are limited to a single medium.

Special Features: The source's adaptation ratings are denoted by book symbols and indicate how closely thefilm adaptation reflects its literary source. Each film is rated on a three-point scale (three = highest). Cinematic ratings are denoted by film reel symbols and indicate the film's strength independent of the book. It also provides indexes and appendices which allow maximum access to information in the text. They include:

Appendix of Films for the Hearing Impaired

Film and Video Distributors Appendix

Awards Index

Age-Level Index

Subject Index

Author/Film Title Index

On the other hand, it does not provide lists of suggested acquisitions, photographs, or other graphic devices, nor does it include actual passages rom items it has selected.

Cost: $35.00. Replacement copies are available for $28.00. It is not available as a microform or CD-ROM. [M. Parkhill]