Strega Nona : --and more Caldecott Award-winning folk tales
Title:
Strega Nona : --and more Caldecott Award-winning folk tales
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Scholastic ; Weston Woods ; Krátký Film Praha ; DMI Productions ; executive producer, Linda Lee.
Publication Information:
[Norwalk, Conn.] : Weston Woods : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, ©2004.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780439696937
Series:
General Note:
Title from disc label.
Bonus features: Spanish versions of Strega Nona and Stone soup; Read along option available.
Abstract:
Strega Nona: "Never go near my cooking pot," warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No! Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now? Stone soup: When three soldiers come to town, all the townsfolk hide their food. If the soldiers can't find any food, what will they eat? Stone soup, of course!
Reading Level:
Recommended for ages 3-8.
MPAA ratings: Not rated; recommended for ages 3-8.
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Contents:
Strega Nona / from the book written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola ; adapted by Gene Deitch ; produced by Morton Schindel ; directed by Gene Deitch -- Joseph had a little overcoat / from the book by Simms Taback ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Melissa Reilly ; directed and animated by Daniel Ivanick -- Stone soup / from the book by Marcia Brown ; produced by Morton Schindel ; directed by Melissa Reilly -- Tale of the Mandarin ducks / from the book by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon ; produced and directed by Paul R. Gagne.
Credits:
Strega Nona: music, Francesco Belfino ; animation, Olga Šišková, Milan Klikar, Mirko Kačena, Irena Jandonvá ; edited by Zdenka Navrátilová. Joseph had a little overcoat: music, Joel Goodman, David Bramfitt ; editors, Daniel Ivanick, Frank Mangiero. Stone soup: music, Arthur Kleiner ; artwork adaptation, Adrienne Wetmore ; editor, Melissa Reilly. The tale of the Mandarin ducks: music, Elizabeth Brown ; digital art adaptation and animation, Paul Apito, Brian Byers ; additional art, Leo and Diane Dillon ; editor, Heidi Klein Brown. Tale of the Mandarin ducks: A pair of Mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
Performer:
Narrators, Rob Reiner (Joseph had a little overcoat), Rex Robbins (Stone soup), B.D. Wong (Tale of the Mandarin ducks).
Technical Details:
DVD, region 1.
Language:
In English and Spanish.