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Abel's island [videorecording (DVD)] ; &, The story of the dancing frog.

First Run Features, [2008].

Mice -- Juvenile films.

Islands -- Juvenile films.

Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile films.

Frogs -- Juvenile films.

Films of Michael Sporn.

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Abel's island [videorecording (DVD)] ; and, The story of the dancing frog

Abel's island [videorecording (DVD)] : also featuring The story of the dancing frog

The story of the dancing frog [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] ;

1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

"Abel's island" based on the story of the same name by William Steig ; "The story of the dancing frog" based on the story of the same name by Quentin Blake.

DVD release of two (30 min.) children's animated films: Abel's island and The story of the dancing frog the originally produced 1987 and 1989, respectively.

Bonus features: Short film: inside the animation studio ; art gallery ; animatics (storyboard).

Produced by Michael Sporn Animation Inc., for Italtoons Corp. ; executive producer, Giuliana Nicodemi ; directed by Michael Sporn.

Voices: Abel's island: Tim Curry, Lionel Jeffries and Heidi Stallings ; The story of the dancing frog: Amanda Plummer and Heidi Stallings.

"Abel's Island: Based on the beloved classic from William Steig, this Emmy-nominated film relates the story of Abel, an elegant and romantic mouse who gets swept away in a flood and stranded for over a year on a deserted island. The story of the dancing frog: A mother tells her young daughter a curious story from their family history: Great-Aunt Gertrude and a talented frog she names George achieve fame and success as they travel the world performing, before eventually retiring to the south of France, never to be seen or heard from again."--Container.

The story of the dancing frog: Gold Medal, Parent's Choice Award.

Steig, William, 1907-2003. Abel's island.

Blake, Quentin. 1932. Story of the dancing frog.

Sporn, Michael.

Jeffries, Lionel.

Plummer, Amanda.

Stallings, Heidi.

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