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Books in Innovation in Entertainment series

  • Sports Broadcasting

    Prof Michael Teitelbaum

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    In 1920, the first collegiate football game was broadcast on Radio. Today, many sports actually allow viewers to control which camera picture they see. How has this innovation occurred? This book uses a familiar topic, sports broadcasting, to introduce kids to the concept of innovation and its impact on their everyday life
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  • Blogs

    Lucia Raatma

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Describes the history, techniques, and impact of blogs.
  • Radio

    Philip Brooks

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Radio has been commercially available since the late 1800's. But today's radio is has evolved greatly over the last 200 years. What factors drove this evolution? Using a product that kids are familiar with, Radio, this book introduces kids to the concept of innovation and its impact on their everyday life.
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  • Music

    Annie Buckley

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Kids have always loved music. But the way they make, access, buy, and listen to music has changed radically over the years. What has driven this change? Innovation! This book uses Music to get students to think critically about the impact of innovation.
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  • Animation

    Trudi Strain Trueit

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Somewhere along the way, something happened to give art that crucial kick that gave life to still images: motion. The art of animation, both hand-drawn and computer-animated, has a long and rich history spanning nearly a century of experimentation and innovation. This book helps students understand the role innovation has played in the development of animation industry.
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  • Social Networks

    Lucia Raatma

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Describes the history and impact of social network sites and outlines the distinctive features of specific sites.
  • Movies

    Annie Buckley

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Kids have always loved movies. But the way they make, access, buy, and listen to movies has changed radically over the years. What has driven this change? Innovation! This book uses Movies to get students to think critically about the impact of innovation.
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  • Video Gaming

    Trudi Strain Trueit

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Video games have come a long way since Atari launched Pong back in 1971. The Innovation Library helps expose students to the important concept of innovation. With the pace of change in the video game industry, even the youngest student has seen the impact of innovation on games that they enjoy.
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  • Photography

    Annie Buckley

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Photography is so much a part of life today that the average person my encounter more than 1,000 camera images a day. Cameras are now integrated with cell phones, digital images can be sent instantly to almost anywhere in the world. How is this possible? Innovation! This book helps students understand the role innovation has played in the development of the camera.
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  • Television

    Prof Michael Teitelbaum

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Television has been commercially available since the late 1930's. But today's television is very different from the TV our grandparents knew. Using a product that kids are familiar with, Television, this book introduces kids to the concept of innovation and its impact on their everyday life.
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