| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Scholastic video collection |
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Scholastic video collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
Narrated by James Earl Jones. |
| Credits |
Illustrators, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated; recommended for ages 4 to 9. |
| 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? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them, and caught three sly creatures to get them. 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? Hot hippo: Relates why the hippopotamus lives in water. |
| Contents |
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears / Verna Aardema -- A story, a story / Gail E. Hailey -- Who's in Rabbit's house / Verna Aardema -- The village of round and square houses / [by Ann Grifalconi] -- Hot hippo / [by Mwenye Hadithi]. |
| Note |
Special features: Spanish version of Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears; read along option for stories. |
| Language |
English and dubbed Spanish dialogue. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Mosquitoes -- Juvenile films.
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Short stories, African -- Juvenile films.
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Rabbits -- Juvenile films.
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Animal housing -- Juvenile films.
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Folklore -- Cameroon -- Juvenile films.
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Hippopotamus -- Juvenile films.
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Folklore -- Africa, West -- Juvenile films.
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Mosquitoes -- Drama.
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Short stories, African -- Drama.
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Rabbits -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Short films.
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| Added Author |
Jones, James Earl.
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Aardema, Verna.
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.
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Haley, Gail E.
Story, a story.
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Aardeme, Verna.
Who's in Rabbit's house.
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Grifalconi, Ann.
Village of round and square houses.
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Mwenye Hadithi.
Hot hippo.
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Weston Woods Studios.
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Scholastic Inc.
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
043972533X |
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9780439725330 |
| Standard No. |
767685963531 |
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767685110331 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9635 New Video Group |
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NNVG110330 Scholastic |
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