The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg, 2011
screenshot app
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/
William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg, 2011
screenshot app
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" (2011) won Best Show Award at Computer Animation Festival Awards, Siggraph 2011.
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.
Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and Technicolor musicals."
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg
Last week, on January 24, 2012, the Academy announced the nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) is one of five animated short films that will be considered for outstanding film achievements of 2011. The winner Short Film (animated.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) is one of five animated short films that will be considered for outstanding film achievements of 2011. The winner Short Film (animated.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
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Synopsis:
Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.
But the power of story will save the day.
But the power of story will save the day.
"Stunningly brought to life by William Joyce, one of the preeminent creators in children’s literature, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a modern masterpiece, showing that in today’s world of traditional books, eBooks, and apps, it’s story that we truly celebrate - and this story, no matter how you tell it, begs to be read again and again."
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
Education:
Teachers will find some of my publications about Narration and stories: The importance of reading in school ; Prince of Persia: an interesting narrative text, for example.
Based on the award-winning short film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, and illustrated picture-book by Joe Bluhm, the app will have you immersed in the story of Morris, who finds comfort in stories and devotes his life to books when all else is lost.
"The award-winning short animation is now an interactive narrative experience. William Joyce's "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", blurs the line between picture books and animated film."
I love books! I love to read! I watched "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" and I am completely fascinated. And the end is so touching!
What a captivating digital resource to include into school curriculum to share the love of books and the love of reading in languages curricula in school!
As educators, can we make every day a World Book Day? Yes! We can! And this short animated narrative can be a marvelous interactive resource to do it if you include the animation and the app into your lessons.
I know how students love to read when their teachers love books. I can assure you. It's a transmissible love! Even to those students who are poor readers.
It occurred to me that there is a simple pedagogical principle that explains the appeal of very early learning, homeschooling. Reading begins at home with family since childhood. But sometimes this is not possible. There are some parents who are poo readers as well.
So teachers are important references to students. We must valorize books and reading loud in the classroom! And we can do a better job if we love to read.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore ebook/app can be include into the classroom as a captivating resource to share the values:
- love for books
- love for libraries
- love for knowledge
- eBook/app:
Based on the award-winning short film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, and illustrated picture-book by Joe Bluhm, the app will have you immersed in the story of Morris, who finds comfort in stories and devotes his life to books when all else is lost.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
Interactive children's books for the iPad are becoming more engaging and, in some cases, visually stunning.
Have you read Alice in Wonderland for iPad or iPad features & Education? Please do.
Have you read Alice in Wonderland for iPad or iPad features & Education? Please do.
- Some information:
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, Morris Lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.
Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of stories.
My thoughts:
- Narrative is central to children and young students learning. They will use it as a tool to help them organise their ideas and to explore new ideas and experiences
- Children and teens love play a book character, it means they end up owning a new vision about the Narrative. So, let them organize a presentation;
- Composing stories, whether told or written, involves a set of skills and authorial knowledge but is also essential to students, expressing themselves creatively and imaginatively;
- School library will have a symbolic place in schools. Students will go the the school library enthusiastically to discover new books and new readings.
- The school librarian teacher's role is implementing a good choice of books, e-books, and e-Readers into the school libraries. However, implementing e-readers into school libraries program is about more than just jumping on the latest technological bandwagon or attempting to reinvent the library in order to stay relevant. It’s about good practices in school library, an impressive support for students.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce
illustration: Joe Bluhm
School curricula:
- Mother Language; Foreign Languages; Arts; Music; Multimedia; other. Why not a cross-curricular project?
Level:
- Levels: Kindergarten; Primary education; Secondary education ; Further education (Multimedia).
Device:
iPad
Price: $4,99€.
iPad
Price: $4,99€.
Some thoughts:
The importance of reading in the school! No matter the resources we can choose on formal learning and informal learning.
Don't underestimate the power of magic of reading in the classroom with your students appealing to all these wonderful digital resources.
Children and young people love this kind of stories, right? It's a captivating narrative text, with lots of magic, adventure and special values: Love of books, love of libraries.
The love of books and love of reading must begin in kindergarten to be continued on primary, elementary and secondary education.
One important point: schools need more time for reading aloud, choosing and sharing the pleasure of reading books and not just excerpts. The entire story is a pleasure to the students.
Teachers will do reading exciting all along the school time.
Teachers will do reading exciting all along the school time.
I quite agree about the encouragement and success of World Book Day. World Book Day always generates huge enthusiasm for reading in children's school.
If I have any suggestions as how can schools keep that excitement about reading going all through the school? Yes! Love reading. Love libraries, bookstores to go with students. They must feel the atmosphere.
Go to the the public library in your city, some bookstores with your students. Encourage them to buy their own books. Whether they spend their pocket money on a book means every child can add a title to their own bookshelves.
Research shows that owning books plays a key role in encouraging reading and we need to do all we can to make that happen.
Finally, students get better results in other school matters such as sciences, maths, history or geography, because everything goes through reading skills.
Seeing students contextualize the information and literacy skills that we have previously taught is probably one of the most joyful experiences as an educator.
"Books are both object and idea. Tangible in form, intangible in content, they express the mind of an author and find meaning in the imagination of readers.
Reading is this private conversation, but books are all about sharing - sharing experience, knowledge and understanding."
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
G-Souto
30.01.2012
update 01.09.2024
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