0:00:01 > 0:00:04# Every day when you're walking down the street
0:00:04 > 0:00:06# Everybody that you meet
0:00:06 > 0:00:10# Has an original point of view
0:00:10 > 0:00:15# And I say, hey, what a wonderful kind of day
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# If you can learn to work and play
0:00:17 > 0:00:21# And get along with each other
0:00:21 > 0:00:23# You got to listen to your heart Listen to the beat
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# Open up your eyes Open up your ears
0:00:28 > 0:00:32# Get together and make things better by working together
0:00:32 > 0:00:37# It's a simple message and it comes from the heart
0:00:37 > 0:00:41# Believe in yourself for that's the place to start
0:00:41 > 0:00:46# And I say, hey, what a wonderful kind of day
0:00:46 > 0:00:51# If you can learn to work and play and get along with each other
0:00:51 > 0:00:54# Hey, what a wonderful kind of day
0:00:54 > 0:00:56# Hey, what a wonderful kind of day, hey! #
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Hey, DW.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- Hey!- Whoa!
0:01:02 > 0:01:03GLASS SMASHES
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Come on, I want that Panda.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Rats! Your turn.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17All right, right down the middle.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Step aside and see how it's done.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Ah!
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Hey guys, what are you doing?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30LOUD CRUNCH
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Congratulations, you win!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38But all I did was eat a pretzel.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40That's exactly right.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Now, would you like the giant hippo or the giant panda?
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Boy, you can get toys and prizes for doing anything these days.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Through a new cloud-computing-based internet technology partnership,
0:02:03 > 0:02:08- Lakewood Elementary is instituting IRP.- What's IRP?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11The Independent Readers Project.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It allows you to take computer quizzes on books you have read.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20- More tests?- These tests are strictly voluntary, you choose to take them.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Correct answers earn you points
0:02:22 > 0:02:24and your point totals will be posted in the corridor.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29After two weeks, points can be used to purchase these exciting prizes.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- Prizes? We get prizes? - What kind of prizes?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Oh, the usual knick-knacks.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Coloured erasers, smelly pencils, key chains, yo-yos,
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- cloyingly vulnerable beanbag kittens. - Oh, beanbag kittens?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48We get those just for reading books?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Another bit of precious childhood magic transformed
0:02:50 > 0:02:55into a crude Pavlovian system of behavioural reinforcements.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57ALL CHATTER AT ONCE
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Hello, honey, how was...?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07No time to chat, Mum, I've got to read.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Read, read, read. - Love that school!
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Good night, Venus, good night, Mars.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Good night, comet, good night, stars.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Good night, Nebulous, and the distant quasars.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24With short books like this, I can read, like, 20 in one night.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Good night, black hole.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Sweet dreams, cosmic void.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- I've got seven IRP points.- Not bad.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- I wonder how many points- I- got.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I finished the book I was reading last night.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Just a sec, I have 16 more books I read yesterday.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48You got 23 points?! How is that possible?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Well, Arthur, you know I've always been a big reader.- Since when?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Look at that - 35 points.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57That's my Francine.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59How did you get so much?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03I'm reading a series about teenagers who are descended from Norse gods.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Loki Benediktssen And The Teenage Aesir.- It's gigantic.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11And the bigger the book, the more points you get.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15If I can make it to 500, I'm going to get a skateboard.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- You can win a skateboard? - Didn't you read the flyer?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Can I get points for reading the flyer, too?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23See? Right there.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26What's that book series called again?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Loki Benediktssen And The Teenage Aesir.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Wow, this must be, like, on a 14th-grade reading level.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I wonder if I can read it all on one night.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41"So there was no way Vidar and the dwarves were going to make it
0:04:41 > 0:04:45"to the prom unless I found the cloak of falcon feathers.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47"But that could have been anywhere."
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Oh, man, 34 chapters to go.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I think I need a short nap.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Hurry up, Vidar! If we don't get to camp soon,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09we might never get the Necklace of Tears.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I'm not Vidar, I'm Buster,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13and I have no idea what you're talking about.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17That's because you skimmed all of chapters four and five.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19But they were really boring.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I couldn't pronounce any of the characters' names.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25GROWLING Look out, the wolf!
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Oh, I don't like this book.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31When it's not boring, it's terrifying.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Aagh...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Dagmar, the captain of the cheerleading squad
0:05:37 > 0:05:40is the daughter of which Norse goddess?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Oh, I don't know, how am I supposed to remember?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46BEEPING
0:05:46 > 0:05:5115 points, that's it? But Francine got 35 on the same book.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54That's because you didn't get all the questions right.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58You only get points if you answer correctly.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Oh, at this rate,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03I'm not even going to be able to get the banana-shaped eraser.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Video games? What happened to all the reading you wanted to do?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I gave up. I'd be 50 by the time I won a skateboard.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Maybe you just need a different book.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Why don't you try the one I'M reading?- That's not a book.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Sure it is, it's called City Of Droids.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27My friend Tomas at the paper wrote it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31He asked me to give my opinion before his agent sends it out to publishers.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32What's it about?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36A cyborg detective named Kilgore who solves crimes in the 22nd century.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38A crime-solving cyborg?
0:06:55 > 0:07:01Today we'll learn about the early history of our very own city.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Psst, Buster?- Who said that?
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Detective Travis Kilgore, cyborg model XT 25, Crime Unit.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I need your help.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13The alien spy discovered Dr Cowe's secret formula.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15We need to stop him
0:07:15 > 0:07:18before he delivers it to the enemies of the Federation.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Oh, OK. What should I do?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Come with me, there's a teleporter over here.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Buster, what are you doing?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32I'm helping Detective Kilgore chase the alien spy who stole...
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Oh, it's, er...it's something that's happening in my book.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40You're really into that book. Do you get a lot of IRP points for it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I don't know, let me ask.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45How many points can I get
0:07:45 > 0:07:47for reading City Of Droids by Tomas Greenberg?
0:07:47 > 0:07:52Let me see. What did you say it was called? City Of Droids?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Hmm, I don't know that one.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I'm sorry, Buster, the book is not listed.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- There's no test.- What?! You mean I can't get ANY points?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Not every book has a test in the IRP computer network.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07In fact, they have omitted many of the classics.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11No Treasure Island, no Watership Down. See for yourself.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I've wasted the last three days
0:08:13 > 0:08:17reading a book that doesn't even have a computerised quiz?
0:08:17 > 0:08:21I wouldn't call it a waste if you've enjoyed the reading experience.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26But I would have enjoyed it a lot more if it got me a skateboard.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Cheer up, Buster, you still have time to read
0:08:28 > 0:08:31the Loki Benediktssen books, or at least one of the books.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36I didn't like those books. I like THIS book, a lot.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40What does liking books have to do with anything?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42IRP is about reading a lot, very quickly,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45and remembering every single detail.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46But I DID read a lot.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50You should give Loki another shot - it's not THAT bad.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Who knows, you might win some marbles.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Just not the right book for you?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Tell me, Buster, why do you need to read for points anyway?
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- Just read the rest of MY book. - Well, it's not really a book yet.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09At least, not according to IRP.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Of course it's a book - it's got a plot, doesn't it?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15An exciting plot and great characters, too.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Dude, give the little man a break.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Maybe he WANTS to read about the teenage son of a Norse divinity
0:09:22 > 0:09:24and win prizes while he's reading it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Listen, dude, maybe he should read the book he actually enjoys reading.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Well, my books are on top of the young adult bestseller list,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33so take that!
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Whoa, I can't believe this is actually happening in my room.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41It's not. It's a metaphor.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45There! Now, just finish the book and get the skateboard.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- What, and read this mass-market formulaic trash?- How do you DO that?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I time travelled back through a wormhole.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I didn't want to do this but...
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I always knew you were a bore...
0:10:22 > 0:10:27That's it, I'm out of here. I got enough people reading my book.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29What do I care whether you get a skateboard or not?
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Well, kid, my work here is done. It's all up to you now.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Yes, the big day is finally here, children.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Time to cash in those IRP points for goodies and prizes.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50I can't believe this origami swan cost me 75 points.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52What are YOU getting?
0:10:52 > 0:10:58- Well, I only ended up with 38 points so I got this straw.- Not bad.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I guess you decided to give up going for the skateboard?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Yes, the cyborg detective book was just too good.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09What? This thing for 500 points?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I read non-stop for two weeks.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17You know, you could just get two beanbag kittens - they're adorable.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Or get this Loki Benediktssen And The Teenage Aesir calendar.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26I'm so sick of that series, I never want to read a word of it again.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Anyway, Arthur, you've got to read City Of Droids,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30it's the most amazing story.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Once you pick it up, you never want to put it down.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Psst, Buster.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd