Episode of Series “Dorothy Butler’s Video Books”.
A video designed to encourage children to read and enjoy books. Ten different stories, many from well known books, are told by professional storytellers and have been selected for children aged five to eight years old. The stories are: Mr. Tick the teacher, Look what I’ve got, Gumdrop: the adventures of a vintage car, Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, Sick cow, The House that grew, Alistair’s elephant, Kimi and the watermelon, How St. Francis tamed the wolf, The Bossing of Josie. Introduced by Dorothy Butler.
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ACMI Identifier
017304
Language
English
Subject categories
Adaptations
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reading
Childrens Films
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature
Literature → Reading
Literature → Storytelling
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)