"STORY STARTERS VOL. 1" has been designed for the child and the teacher as an innovative, entertaining and interactive tool to stimulate children to write. This self-contained video is complete with animations, 3D special effects, current video footage, historic images, sound effects and music.

"Story Starters" uses the television to motivate children's interest in story writing through the use of themes involving emotions, culture, history, science, social interaction and careers. There are 'Narrative Stories', 'What If? Stories', and 'Quick Starts'. Each style develops the beginning differently. For instance, 'What If You Were An Animal? Setup a single situation, while 'Quick Starts' focuses on many subjects like Clowns, Babies, Ocean Life, Chinese New Year, Friendships, Native American Indians, Geography and much more. Each section is separated for easy identification allowing you to quickly ship to other areas of the videotape.

"STORY STARTERS VOL. 1" was written by a teacher with over 30 years of classroom experience and who now offers these tools to you for use in your classroom. Written purposely to encourage children to think and to write, either on paper or in the computer. Younger students are able to utilize this video. They may finish the stories by drawing pictures, acting out the endings like a play, using puppets or masks, or by telling the story out loud.

"STORY STARTERS" will create hours of educational fun during classroom language lessons and it will challenge children to become authors.

"The producer has tackled this difficult project with some creative energy of her own...plenty of interesting animation, morphing, unusual old footage and creaky voice-overs...this tape is affordable and perfectly laid out for a whole language class exploring creative writing.... Highly recommended for school or home use."...****EDITOR'S CHOICE****... VIDEO LIBRARIAN

"NOT ONLY A great cure for writer's block, this tape is open-minded enough to suggest that different kids and different cultures will have different solutions to each story possibility."... Minnesota PARENT