This series uses live action, animation and song to promote an awareness and understanding of how the body works and what it needs to stay healthy. In ten episodes, Zardip, a friendly alien, learns about the human body, diet and nutrition, growth, the value of exercise and sleep, germs and how to take care of the teeth.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
305835
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Growth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Growth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diet
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Germ theory of disease
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nutrition and dental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sleep
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teeth - Care and hygiene
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)