Back-to-school stories

DVD 2001

Chrysanthemum: A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her name--except for Mrs. Twinkle, the music teacher, who thinks Chrysanthemum's name is absolutely perfect too. Monty: Monty, a dependable and considerate alligator taxi for three children who need to get to school everyday, decides that he needs a vacation when their back-seat driving proves more than he can handle. The day...

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ISBN:

9781555929718
1555929710

Description:

1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Juvenile
Ages 4-9

Other Title:

At head of title : Weston Woods presents

Notes:

Animated
Originally produced in 1998 (Chrysanthemum), 1992 (Monty), and 1991 (The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash)
Includes on-screen learning guide: summaries, activities, and viewing & doing tips
Music, Ernest V. Troost (1, 3), Caleb Sampson (2) ; animation, Virginia Wilkos, Ty Varszegi (1), George McClements, Michael Wisniewski, Theresa Smythe, Ray Kosarin (2), Ray Kosarin, Sue Perrotto, Elizabeth Seidman, Jerilyn Mettlin, Michael Sporn (3)
Narrated by Meryl Streep (1), Marlene Danielle (2) ; voices, Perry Kiefer, Edwin O'Neill, Maura O'Neill, Andrew Fisher (2), Brianna Kittrell, Heidi Stallings (3)
DVD
Licensed for public performance
In English ; with optional English subtitles
Closed captioned

Contents:

Chrysanthemum / by Kevin Henkes ; produced by Paul R. Gagne ; directed by Virginia Wilkos (14 min.)
Monty / by James Stevenson ; produced by Michael Sporn and Maxine Fisher ; directed by Michael Sporn ; produced by Michael Sporn Animation, Inc. (7 min.)
Day Jimmy's boa ate the wash / by Trinka Hakes Noble ; illustrated by Steven Kellogg ; produced by Michael Sporn and Paul Gagne ; directed by Michael Sporn (5 min.)

Control Number:

1903734

Other Authors:

Danielle, Marlene
Fisher, Andrew
Fisher, Maxine
Gagne, Paul R., 1956-
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum
Kellogg, Steven
Kiefer, Perry
Kittrell, Brianna
Michael Sporn Animation, Inc
Noble, Trinka Hakes, 1944- Day Jimmy's boa ate the wash
O'Neill, Edwin
O'Neill, Maura
Scholastic Inc
Sporn, Michael
Stallings, Heidi
Stevenson, James, 1929-2017. Monty
Streep, Meryl
Weston Woods Studios
Wilkos, Virginia

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