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Any Time Is Story Time

2004 11 min
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An engaging storyteller introduces us to the Marquez family, whose story is revealed through wonderful animated illustrations. The parents are at first reluctant to read to their son Miguel, but they overcome all the obstacles, and family life is forever changed. This video is useful in literacy centres and for kids 4 to 8 years old. It is intended to encourage families to read together. Learning to read involves learning to listen, tell stories and write. The videojacket has suggested activities to develop these skills among young learners.

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An engaging storyteller introduces us to the Marquez family, whose story is revealed through wonderful animated illustrations. The parents are at first reluctant to read to their son Miguel, but they overcome all the obstacles, and family life is forever changed.

This video is useful in literacy centres and for kids 4 to 8 years old. It is intended to encourage families to read together. Learning to read involves learning to listen, tell stories and write. The videojacket has suggested activities to develop these skills among young learners.

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  • director
    Michel Drapeau
  • script
    Alex Veilleux
  • consultant
    Rob McBride
    Tamara Lynch
    Lynne Williams
  • translation
    Kathleen Fee
  • cast
    Joujou Turenne
    Andrea Lopez Castillo
    Raoul Hector Pardo
    Nestor Fabian Diaz Lopez
    Audrey Turenne
  • art director
    Louis Beaudoin
  • assistant art director
    Sophie Bédard
  • camera
    Stephan Menghi
  • assistant camera
    Ina Lopez
  • computer graphics
    Marie-Hélène Parant
  • special effects
    Marie-Hélène Parant
  • drawings
    Jason Dejordy Morris
  • sound
    François Grenon
  • editor
    Joey Calugay
  • original music composer
    Dino Giancola
    Charmaine Leblanc
  • music performer
    Dino Giancola
    Charmaine Leblanc
  • sound editor
    Claude Chevalier
  • assistant director
    Anne De Léan
  • electrician
    Stéphane Leblanc
  • grip
    Mathieu Gagnon
  • best boy
    Daniel Ouimet
  • makeup artist
    Rachel Racine
  • wardrobe
    Yolaine Staco
  • production assistant
    Marco Légaré
  • digital editing technician
    Martine Chamberland
  • on-line technician
    François Corbeil
  • re-recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • administrator
    Marie Tonto-Donati
  • production coordinator
    Sia Koukoulas
  • post-production coordinator
    Claude Cardinal
  • producer
    Pierre Lapointe
  • executive producer
    Sally Bochner

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Guide 1
Stories are shared not just through books but also through oral storytelling. This film can help reluctant readers of all ages recognize the value in narrative and in developing a lifelong love for reading. One strategy would have readers share reading time by alternating passages or reading in unison. Another would be to have one reader read the actual text and the second reader translate into a second language.

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