Family stories

DVD 2004

Pete's a pizza: When Pete's in a bad mood, his parent's know just what to do--they turn him into a pizza! I love you like crazy cakes: A young woman goes to China to adopt a baby girl. Three cheers for Catherine the Great!: Sara's Russian grandmother wants no presents for her birthday, but gets them anyway, including English lessons from her granddaughter!

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Adoption Juvenile films

Birthdays Juvenile films

Grandmothers Juvenile films

Infants Juvenile films

Parent and child Juvenile films

Pizza Juvenile films

Russian Americans Juvenile films

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ISBN:

9780788205026
0788205021

Edition:

Full screen edition

Description:

1 videodisc (32 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Juvenile

Other Title:

At head of title: Weston Woods presents
Weston Woods presents Family stories [DVD]

Notes:

Animated or iconographic
Originally produced in 2000 (Pete's a pizza), 2002 (I love you like crazy cakes), 2001 (Three cheers for Catherine the Great!)
Includes on-screen learning guides: summaries, objectives, before & after viewing activities
Animated by Noah Z. Jones, Matthew Ducharm, David Tilton (1), Daniel Ivanick (3) ; music by Raul Malo (1), Ernest V. Troost, Joel Goodman & Dan Rosengard (3)
Narrated by Chevy Chase (1), Mia Farrow (2), Ekaterina Gordeeva (3) ; music performed by Raul Malo (1)
DVD ; full screen presentation
Licensed for public performance
In English ; with optional English subtitles

Contents:

Pete's a pizza / William Steig ; directed by Peter Reynolds and Gary Goldberg ; produced by Paul R. Gagne (7 min.)
I love you like crazy cakes / Rose Lewis, illustrated by Jane Dyer ; directed by Melissa Reilly ; produced by Melissa Reilly and Paul R. Gagne (7 min.)
Three cheers for Catherine the Great! / Cari Best, illustrated by Giselle Potter ; directed and animated by Daniel Ivanick ; produced by Paul R. Gagne and Leigh Corra (18 min.)

Control Number:

523899

Other Authors:

Best, Cari. Three cheers for Catherine the Great!
Chase, Chevy
Corra, Leigh
Dyer, Jane
Ellard, Melissa Reilly
Farrow, Mia, 1945-
Gagne, Paul R., 1956-
Goldberger, Gary
Gordeeva, Ekaterina
Ivanick, Daniel
Lewis, Rose. I love you like crazy cakes
Malo, Raul
Potter, Giselle
Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton), 1961-
Scholastic Inc
Steig, William, 1907-2003. Pete's a pizza
Weston Woods Studios

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