The Robert McCloskey library

DVD 2004

Five classic Weston Woods titles based on the works of Robert McCloskey are presented. Make way for ducklings: After raising her ducklings on an island in the Charles River in Boston, Mrs. Mallard leads her brood to their permanent home in the Public Garden. Burt Dow, deep-water man: It's adventure on the high seas when Burt Dow sets sail in his trusted boat the Tidely-Idely. While fishing, Burt lands himself a whale and hitches a ride inside wh...

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Boston (Mass.) Juvenile films

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McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003

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Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color w/ black and white ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Juvenile

Other Title:

Title on container spine: Robert McCloskey author library [DVD]
At head of title : Weston Woods presents

Notes:

Iconographic and animated short stories
Includes on-screen learning guides: summaries, objectives, and before/after viewing activities
Originally produced 1955 (Make way for ducklings), 1983 (Burt Dow, deep-water man), 1961 (Time of wonder), 1967 (Blueberries for Sal), 2004 (A visit with Robert McCloskey)
Music by Arthur Kleiner (1, 5), Petr Skoumal (2) ; animated by Olga Šišková, Vĕra Michlová, Oldřich Haberle, Jaroslava Zlesáková (2)
Narrated by Owen Jordan (1), Ted Hoskins (3)
DVD ; digitally remastered stereo. soundtrack
Licensed for public performance
In English ; with optional English subtitles
Closed captioned

Contents:

Make way for ducklings / produced by Morton Schindel ; camera and editing by Jan Mack and David Paight (12 min.)
Burt Dow, deep-water man / adapted and directed by Václav Bedřich ; produced by Morton Schindel ; edited by Zdenka Navrátilová ; produced at Krátký Film Praha for Weston Woods (10 min.)
Time of wonder / produced by Morton Schindel (13 min.)
Blueberries for Sal / produced by Morton Schindel (9 min.)
Visit with Robert McCloskey (excerpts) / from an interview with Morton Schindel (1986) ; directed and edited by Paul R. Gagne (10 min.)

Control Number:

523895

Other Authors:

Bedřich, Václav, 1918-
Gagne, Paul R., 1956-
Hoskins, Ted
Jordan, Owen
Krátký film
Mack, Jan
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. Blueberries for Sal
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. Burt Dow, deep-water man
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. Make way for ducklings
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. Time of wonder
Navrátilová, Zdenka
Paight, David R
Schindel, Morton
Scholastic Inc
Weston Woods Studios

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