Paperback from NYU Press
Media Published: 2004-02-01
ISBN: 0814736521
Nickelodeon is the highest rated daytime channel in the country, and
its cultural influence has grown at an astounding pace. Why are Nickelodeon
shows so popular? How are they developed and marketed? And where do they
fit in the economic picture of the children's media industry? Nickelodeon
Nation, the first major study of the only TV channel just for children,
investigates these questions.
Intended for a wide range of readers and illustrated thorughout, the
essays in Nickelodeon Nation are grouped into four sections: economics
and marketing; the production process; programs and politics; and viewers.
The contributors--who include a former employee in Nick's animation department,
an investigative journalist, a developmental pyschologist who helped develop
Blue's
Clues, and television and cultural studies scholors--show how Nickelodeon
succeeds, in large part, by simultaneously satisfying both children and
adults. For kids, Nick offers gross-out jokes and no-holds-barred goofiness,
while for adults it offers a violence-free world, ethnic and racial diversity,
and gender parity. Nick gives kids the fun they want by gently violating
adult ideas of propriety, and satisfies adults by conforming to their vision
of "quality" children's programming.
Nickelodeon Nation shows how, in only twenty years, Nickelodeon
has transformed itself from the "green vegetable network"--distasteful
for kids but "good for them," according to parents--into a super-cool network
with some of the most successful shows on the air. This ground-breaking
collection fills a major gap in our understanding of both contemporary
children's culture and the television industry.
Contributors include: Daniel R. Anderson, Sarah Banet-Weiser, Henry
Jenkins, Mark Langer, Vicki Mayer, Susan Murray, Heather Hendershot, Norma
Pecora, Kevin S. Sandler, Ellen Seiter, Linda Simensky, and Mimi Swartz.
Best
of Nickelodeon (Nick How To Draw) by The Creative Team at Walter Foster Publishing, Steve Crespo, Heather
Martinez
Paperback from Walter Foster
ISBN: 1560108487
Now your children can learn
to draw their favorite Nicktoon TV and film characters all from one super-amazing
book! Inside, children will find personalities from SpongeBob SquarePants;
The Fairly OddParents; The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius; Rocket
Power; and Rugrats. And, with simple, step-by-step illustrations to guide
children along the way, learning to draw these Nickelodeon stars has never
been easier. Because the book features Nickelodeon's own professional artists,
your kids will be learning drawing skills from the very best! How to Draw
the Best of Nickelodeon is perfect for anyone interested in the fascinating
world of cartooning.
Kids
Rule!: Nickelodeon and Consumer Citizenship (Console-ing Passions) by Sarah Banet-Weiser
Paperback from Duke University Press Books
ISBN: 0822339935
In Kids Rule! Sarah Banet-Weiser
examines the cable network Nickelodeon in order to rethink the relationship
between children, media, citizenship, and consumerism. Nickelodeon is arguably
the most commercially successful cable network ever. Broadcasting original
programs such as Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants,
and Rugrats (and producing related movies, Web sites, and merchandise),
Nickelodeon has worked aggressively to claim and maintain its position
as the preeminent creator and distributor of television programs for America's
young children, tweens, and teens. Banet-Weiser argues that a key to its
success is its construction of children as citizens within a commercial
context. The network's self-conscious engagement with kids--its creation
of a "Nickelodeon Nation" offering choices and empowerment within a world
structured by rigid adult rules--combines an appeal to kids' formidable
purchasing power with assertions of their political and cultural power.
Banet-Weiser draws on interviews with nearly fifty children as well
as with network professionals; coverage of Nickelodeon in both trade and
mass media publications; and analysis of the network's programs. She provides
an overview of the media industry within which Nickelodeon emerged in the
early 1980s as well as a detailed investigation of its brand-development
strategies. She also explores Nickelodeon's commitment to "girl power,"
its ambivalent stance on multiculturalism and diversity, and its oft-remarked
appeal to adult viewers. Banet-Weiser does not condemn commercial culture
nor dismiss the opportunities for community and belonging it can facilitate.
Rather she contends that in the contemporary media environment, the discourses
of political citizenship and commercial citizenship so thoroughly inform
one another that they must be analyzed in tandem. Together they play a
fundamental role in structuring children's interactions with television.
The
Nick Dictionary by Nickelodeon
Hardcover from Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811849538
The world of words comes to life in The Nick Dictionary! This
dictionary is a language-building resource with hundreds of words to challenge
and engage young readers. Fully illustrated and featuring favorite Nickelodeon
characters, this 160-page picture dictionary is a valuable tool to help
develop spelling, vocabulary, and language skills, one that both children
and their families will enjoy.
Paperback from Walter Foster
ISBN: 1560107839
Step-by-step instructions
for drawing 12 characters, including Aang, Appa, and Momo
This how-to-draw book features characters from Nickelodeon's newest
hit show Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now anyone can enter into the
world of "benders" and learn to draw Aang, the last Avatar, and his friends
with ease. From Appa the flying bison and Momo the pet lemur to Fire Lord
Ozai and his son Prince Zuko, everyone's favorite characters are featured
inside. Each drawing step begins with a line of action, so it's easy for
artists of all skill levels to get started. Then simple shapes and techniques
are used to add details and definition. Plus, each new step appears in
blue, so artists know exactly what to draw next. And as they learn to draw,
kids will be doubly entertained by the helpful tips and fun facts about
each character.
What's cookin' in the kitchen? Let the kids decide! These delicious
recipes from crispy Crimson Chin-ken Nuggets and ooey-gooey Marianne's
Mac 'n' Cheez to rich and chewy Bikini Bottom Butterscotch Brownies are
sure to tempt even the pickiest eatersand the most discerning cooks!
Nickelodeon
City: Pittsburgh at the Movies, 1905-1929 by Michael Aronson
Paperback from University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822961091
From the 1905 opening of the
wildly popular, eponymous Nickelodeon in the city's downtown to the subsequent
outgrowth of nickel theaters in nearly all of its neighborhoods, Pittsburgh
proved to be perfect for the movies. Its urban industrial environment was
a melting pot of ethnic, economic, and cultural forces--a "wellspring"
for the development of movie culture--and nickelodeons offered citizens
an inexpensive respite and handy escape from the harsh realities of the
industrial world.
Nickelodeon City provides a detailed view inside the city's
early film trade, with insights into the politics and business dealings
of the burgeoning industry. Drawing from the pages of the Pittsburgh Moving
Picture Bulletin, the first known regional trade journal for the movie
business, Michael Aronson profiles the major promoters in Pittsburgh, as
well as many lesser-known ordinary theater owners, suppliers, and patrons.
He examines early film promotion, distribution, and exhibition, and reveals
the earliest forms of state censorship and the ensuing political lobbying
and manipulation attempted by members of the movie trade. Aronson also
explores the emergence of local exhibitor-based cinema, in which the exhibitor
assumed control of the content and production of film, blurring the lines
between production, consumption, and local and mass media.
Nickelodeon City offers a fascinating and intimate view of a
city and the socioeconomic factors that allowed an infant film industry
to blossom, as well as the unique cultural fabric and neighborhood ties
that kept nickelodeons prospering even after Hollywood took the industry
by storm.
When the Grumpy Old Troll has a fight with his friend Mouse, he doesn't
know how to apologize. It's Dora and Boots to the rescue--with a quick
lesson on manners!
¡Vámonos! Let's go! Kids will love accompanying
Dora the Explorer, Boots, and all their friends on their adventures, based
on five stories from the hit TV show. This book contains five exciting
episode-based stories, as well as a unique movie projector shaped like
Backpack. The projector has five picture disks that let readers and their
parents project images on the wall as the story is read. The five new stories
featured are Give Us Back Our Treasure, Dora's Fairytale Adventure,
Star
Mountain, Dora and Diego to the Rescue, and Dora Saves the
Mermaids.
SpongeBob celebrates the Earth with an eco-friendly 8 x 8 story! Includes
easy green tips for kids! Right in time for Earth Day (April 22, 2009),
SpongeBob is going green in this original, environment-friendly story packed
with green goodness! When Mr. Krabs decides to open a pool outside the
Krusty Krab to make some extra clams, he puts SpongeBob in charge of pool
duty. But the weather doesn't seem to be cooperating, and it's still too
cold to tempt people into swimming. So....SpongeBob decides to speed up
the warm weather by pumping carbon dioxide into the environment. Little
does SpongeBob know, he's messing with Mother Nature in a big way and bringing
Global Warming on Bikini Bottom! Soon it's sweltering hot, and everyone
has to pack up and move. Can SpongeBob reverse Global Warming and save
the Bikini Bottom environment? Will he learn his lesson and start respecting
Mother Nature? Find out in this green-themed 8 x 8! This book will be printed
on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper with soy ink. The paper is FSC
certified. FSC certified paper is paper that's certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council-- a non-profit organization devoted to making sure
that paper comes from forests that are well managed, maintained, replenished,
and where soil and waterways are protected.
