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Maasai (African people) -- Folklore -- Film adaptations.
Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile films.
Animals -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Ducks -- Juvenile films.
Sharks -- Juvenile films.
Avarice -- Juvenile films.
China -- Juvenile films.
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Maasai (African people) -- Folklore -- Film adaptations.
Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile films.
Animals -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Ducks -- Juvenile films.
Sharks -- Juvenile films.
Avarice -- Juvenile films.
China -- Juvenile films.
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More stories from near and far [videorecording (DVD)].
Weston Woods ; Scholastic, c2006.
Call #:
DVD MOR
Subjects
Maasai (African people) -- Folklore -- Film adaptations.
Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile films.
Animals -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Ducks -- Juvenile films.
Sharks -- Juvenile films.
Avarice -- Juvenile films.
China -- Juvenile films.
Series
Classroom collection (Weston, Conn.)
Weston Woods DVD library.
ISBN:
9780439904377
0439904374
Alternate title:
Who
's in Rabbit'
s
house
? [videorecording (DVD)].
The beast of Monsieur Fracine [videorecording (DVD)].
The story about Ping [videorecording (DVD)].
The great white man-eating shark [videorecording (DVD)].
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
1 videodisc (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Special features: On-screen learning guides.
At head of title: Weston Woods presents.
"Featuring digitally remastered soundtracks"--Container.
Program use only.
Public performance rights.
Includes optional English subtitles.
Contents:
Who
's in Rabbit'
s
house
? (animated, 13 min.) / by Verna Aardema ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon ; directed by Virginia Wilkos -- The beast of Monsieur Racine (animated, 9 min.) / by Tomi Ungerer ; directed by Gene Deitch -- The story about Ping (Iconographic, 11 min.) / by Marjorie Flack ; illustrated by Kurt Wiese ; with music by Arthur Kleiner -- The great white man-eating shark (animated, 11 min.) / by Margaret Mahy ; illustrated by Jonathan Allen.
Production:
Scholastic ; Weston Woods presentation ; produced by Weston Woods.
Performers:
Narrated by James Earl Jones (
Who
's in Rabbit'
s
house?
) and David de Vries (The story about Ping).
Summary:
"
Who
's in Rabbit'
s
house?
: Adapted from a Masai folktale about a
rabbit
who
can't get into her
house
because the Long One,
who
'eats trees and tramples on elephants,' is hiding inside. The beast of Monsieur Racine: A suspicious pear thieving beast becomes fast friends with a lonely man
who
proudly presents him to the prestigious Academy of Sciences. The story about Ping: A duck suffers the loneliness of abandonment before he is befriended by a little boy
who
returns him to his family. The great white man-eating shark: Norvin, a boy
who
closely resembles a shark, uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove, except for one female shark in love. Help!"--Container.
Audience:
PreK-4. Weston Woods website.
Awards:
The beast of Monsieur Racine: 1st Prize, Int'l Animation FIlm Festival; Red Ribbon, American Film Festival; Bronze Plaque, Columbus Film Festival; Bronze Hugo, Chicago Film Festival.
The great white man-eating shark: Best Children'
s
Film, Ottawa Film Festival; 2nd Prize Best Animated Short, Chicago Int'l Film Festival; CINE Golden Eagle; Silver Medal, International Film & Video Festival.
Genre:
Program materials.
DVDs for children.
Other authors:
Aardema, Verna.
Who
's in Rabbit'
s
house
?
Ungerer, Tomi, 1931-2019. Beast of Monsieur Racine.
Flack, Marjorie, 1897-1958. Story about Ping.
Mahy, Margaret. Great white man-eating shark.
Wiese, Kurt, 1887-1974.
Allen, Jonathan.
Jones, James Earl.
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