| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital 2.0; region 1; aspect ratio: 16:9. |
| Note |
Animated and live action. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography: Joel Shapiro, Alex Rappoport, Scott Sinkler ; editor: Tom Patterson ; original music by Lesley Barber, Andrew Hollander, Joby Talbot. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television in 2011. |
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"HBO family." |
| Audience |
TV-Y. |
| Summary |
A mix of lyrical animation, poems on screen, and live-action scenes, featuring some of the world's greatest poets, from William Shakespeare to Langston Hughes. It also includes recitations of poems by real-life kids, who offer their own insights on the place that poetry plays in their lives. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Children's poetry, American -- Juvenile films.
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Children's poetry, English -- Juvenile films.
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Poetry and children -- Juvenile films.
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American poetry.
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English poetry.
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| Added Author |
Schatz, Amy.
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Aala, Beth.
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Levison, Beth.
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HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Home Box Office (Firm)
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Poetry Foundation.
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HBO Family (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780780689350: $9.97 |
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0780689356 |
| Standard No. |
883929220496 |
| Music No. |
1000245200 HBO Home Entertainment |
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3000040503 HBO Home Entertainment |
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