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Tales -- Africa -- Juvenile films.
Folklore -- Africa -- Film adaptations.
Mosquitoes -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Rabbits -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Animals -- Habitations -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Hippopotamus -- Juvenile films.
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Tales -- Africa -- Juvenile films.
Folklore -- Africa -- Film adaptations.
Mosquitoes -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Rabbits -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Animals -- Habitations -- Folklore -- Juvenile films.
Hippopotamus -- Juvenile films.
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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears [videorecording (DVD)] :
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and more African folk tales.
Weston Woods ; marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2012.
Call #:
DVD 398.2096 W629
Subjects
Tales
--
Africa
--
Juvenile
films
.
Folklore
--
Africa
--
Film adaptations.
Mosquitoes
--
Folklore
--
Juvenile
films
.
Rabbits
--
Folklore
--
Juvenile
films
.
Animals
--
Habitations
--
Folklore
--
Juvenile
films
.
Hippopotamus
--
Juvenile
films
.
Series
Scholastic storybook treasures.
ISBN:
0545419719
Alternate title:
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears [videorecording (DVD)].
Hot hippo [videorecording (DVD)].
Not so fast songololo [videorecording (DVD)].
Village of round and square houses [videorecording (DVD)].
Who's in rabbit's house? [videorecording (DVD)].
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] :
Description:
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
[Fullscreen version].
"A read-along DVD"--Container.
Animated.
"5 stories with narration by James Earl Jones...and others"--Container.
"Award winning stories including the Caldecott Medal and the Caldecott Honor"--Container.
Bonus features include the popular Read Along Function.
Home use only.
Includes English language track.
Contents:
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears / adapted from the Caldecott Honor Book by Verna Aardema ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
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Hot hippo / by Bruce Hobson ; illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway
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Not so fast songololo / written and illustrated by Niki Daly
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The village of round and square houses / written and illustrated by Ann Grifalconi
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Who's in rabbit's house? / by Verna Aardema ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Production:
Produced by : Morton Schindel (Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears); Paul Gagne (Hot hippo, Not so fast songololo, The village of round and square houses, Who's in rabbit's house?)
Performers:
Narrators, James Earl Jones (Why mosquitoes...and Who's in Rabbit's house?) ; Terry Alexander (Hot Hippo) ; Gcina Mhlope (Not so fast songololo) ; Cheryl Lynn Bruce (The village of round and square houses).
Summary:
"Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears": A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? "Hot hippo": Hippo promises not to eat Ngai's little fishes in exchange for being allowed to live in the cool water instead of on dry land. "Not so fast songololo": In this warm and tender story, Maulsi, a South African boy, spends a delightful day shopping in the city with his grandmother, Gogo. "The village of round and square houses": A young girl from the West African village of Tos movingly tells how the men came to live in square houses and the women in round ones. "Who's in Rabbit's house?": Rabbit has a problem--someone is inside her house and won't let her in. Can the leopard, rhino or elephant help Rabbit get in her house?
Audience:
Recommended for ages 4-8.
Genre:
DVDs for children.
Other authors:
Aardema, Verna. Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.
Mwenye Hadithi. Hot hippo.
Daly, Niki. Not so fast, Songololo.
Grifalconi, Ann. Village of round and square houses.
Aardema, Verna. Who's in Rabbit's house?
Jones, James Earl.
Alexander, Terence, 1923-2009.
Mhlophe, Gcina.
Bruce, Cheryl Lynn.
Weston Woods Studios.
Scholastic Inc.
New Video Group.
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Sackville Public Library
Children's Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 398.2096 W629
Childrens Dvds
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Jul 02, 2024
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