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, and people and places which care for our health. This program looks at the dentis and doctor, hospitals and operations, ears and eyes, safety and environmental health and feelings. Finally, Zardip is able to attain the healthy wellness he had been seeking.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
305836
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Growth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Emotions in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Growth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dentistry
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Ear
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Ear - Care and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Care and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Human anatomy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical personnel
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Operations - Surgical
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physicians
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Safety
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)