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Animated tales of the world

Author: Christopher Grace; Schlessinger Media.; Children's Television Trust International.
Publisher: Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, ©2005.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : Animation : Primary school : English
Summary:
A multicultural collection of folktales from around the world that includes funny trickster tales, heartwarming stories of romance, cautionary tales in which a valuable lesson is learned and stories of conflict where good must prevail over evil.
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Genre/Form: Educational videos
Video recordings for children
DVD-Video discs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Educational
Children's
Material Type: Animation, Primary school, Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher Grace; Schlessinger Media.; Children's Television Trust International.
OCLC Number: 145568009
Language Note: In English with optional soundtrack in Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Notes: Teacher's guides included & available online at: library video.com.
Special features: discussion questions & activities; chapter select.
Credits: Martin Lamb, Penelope Middelboe, series editors.
Target Audience: Grades 3-6.
Description: 39 videodiscs (15 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide folded sheet.
Details: DVD.
Contents: [V.1.] Alaska: raven steals the daylight --
[v.2.] Arabia: the crown and the sceptre --
[v.3.] Armenia: the shoemaker's son --
[v.4.] Australia: bad baby Amy --
[v.5.] Burkina Faso: the tyrant and the child --
[v.6.] Canada: Timoon and the Narwhal --
[v.7.] Caribbean: the chief and the carpenter --
[v.8.] Catalonia: the Manairons --
[v.9.] China: the magic gourd --
[v.10.] China: the magic paintbrush --
[v.11.] Denmark: the shepherdess and the chimney sweep --
[v.12.] England: Cap O'Rushes --
[v.13.] Finland: the raspberry worm --
[v.14.] France: Ewenn Congar --
[v.15.] Germany: Frau Holle --
[v.16.] Germany: the enchanted lion --
[v.17.] Greece: the myth of Persephone --
[v.18.] Holland: the tree with the golden apples --
[v.19.] India: the multi-coloured jackal --
[v.20.] Ireland: Fionn --
[v.21.] Ireland: the boy who had no story --
[v.22.] Israel: King Solomon and the bee --
[v.23.] Japan: crossing the snow --
[v.24.] Mongolia: shepherd boy Tumur --
[v.25.] Namibia: Omuninyan --
[v.26.] Norway: the three sisters who fell into the mountain --
[v.27.] Pakistan: Podna and Podni --
[v.28.] Poland: the flower of fern --
[v.29.] Poland: the story of flax --
[v.30.] Russia: the two brothers --
[v.31.] Scotland: the green man of knowledge --
[v.32.] Scotland: the Loch Ness kelpie --
[v.33.] Singapore: Redhill --
[v.34.] South Africa: how tortoise won respect --
[v.35.] South Africa: Ummemo --
[v.36.] Taiwan: aunt tiger --
[v.37.] U.S.A.: John Henry: steel-driving man --
[v.38.] Wales: King March --
[v.39.] Wales: Merlin and the dragons.
Other Titles: Raven steals the daylight.
Crown and the sceptre.
Shoemaker's son.
Bad baby Amy.
Tyrant and the child.
Timoon and the narwhal.
Chief and the carpenter.
Manairons.
Magic gourd.
Magic paintbrush.
Shepherdess and the chimney sweep.
Cap O'Rushes.
Raspberry worm.
Ewenn Congar.
Frau Holle.
Enchanted lion.
Myth of Persephone.
Tree with the golden apples.
Multi-coloured jackal.
Fionn.
Boy who had no story.
King Solomon and the bee.
Crossing the snow.
Shepherd boy Tumur.
Omuninyan.
Three sisters who fell into the mountain.
Podna and Podni.
Flower of fern.
Story of flax.
Two brothers.
Green man of knowledge.
Loch Ness kelpie.
Redhill.
How tortoise won respect.
Ummemo.
Aunt tiger.
John Henry.
King March.
Merlin and the dragons.
Responsibility: Schlessinger Media ; Children's Television Trust International ; Christopher Grace, series executive producer.

Abstract:

A multicultural collection of folktales from around the world that includes funny trickster tales, heartwarming stories of romance, cautionary tales in which a valuable lesson is learned and stories of conflict where good must prevail over evil.

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