Stories from near and far [videorecording] / Scholastic ; Weston Woods presents.

Mwenye Hadithi. Hot Hippo. (Added Author). Corra, Leigh. (Added Author). Curry, Tim. (Added Author). Ellard, Melissa Reilly. (Added Author). Fox, Mem, 1946- Possum magic. (Added Author). Gagne, Paul R., 1956- (Added Author). Kennaway, Adrienne, 1945- (Added Author). Lent, Blair. (Added Author). Marcellino, Fred. I, Crocodile. (Added Author). Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo. (Added Author). Palesty, Christopher. (Added Author). Sporn, Michael. (Added Author). Templeton, Gary. (Added Author). Vivas, Julie, 1947- (Added Author). Scholastic Inc. (Added Author). Weston Woods Studios. (Added Author).

Summary:

Hot hippo: Hippo was hot. He longed to live in the water like the fishes instead of on dry land. But such a change required permission from Ngai, the god of Everything and Everywhere. Possum magic: An Australian possum named Hush used to think that the magic used by Grandma Poss to make her invisible was fun - until, one day, Hush wants to know what she looks like. Together they must find a way to make Hush's wish come true. Tikki Tikki Tembo: What's in a name? A great deal according to the Chinese of long ago who honored their first son with a grand, long name. But as the viewers of this tongue-in-cheek film soon discover, such names can be very dangerous. I, Crocodile: An Egyptian crocodile lives happily in his new home in Paris, until a chef tries to turn him into dinner. The crocodile escapes through the sewer and lives to tell about his newest gastronomic joy - people!

Record details

ISBN: 078820498X
ISBN: 9780788204982
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Norwalk, CT] : Weston Woods Studios ; c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced in 1989 and 2001 by Weston Woods Studios. Public performance DVD. Special features: Learning guides [text feature]; Previews [text feature].
Formatted Contents Note:	Hot Hippo / from the book by Mwenye Hadithi ; illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway ; produced by Paul Gagne ; directed and animated by Christopher Palesty (1989) (6 min.) -- Possum magic / written by Mem Fox ; illustrated by Julie Vivas ; produced and directed by Paul R. Gagne & Leigh Corra (2001) (11 min.) -- Tikki Tikki Tembo / from the folktale retold by Arlene Mosel ; illustrated by Blair Lent ; adapted and directed by Gary Templeton (9 min.) -- I, Crocodile / from the book by Fred Marcellino ; produced by Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly ; directed by Michael Sporn (2001) (9 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Hot hippo: camera, Gary Becker ; editing, Jan Mack ; music by Ernest V. Troost. Possum Magic: digital art adaptation and camera, Ed Mironiuk, Kris Tercek, John Tercek ; editors, Leigh Corra, Paul R. Gagne, David Russell ; music by Yothu Yindi. Tikki Tikki Tembo: music by Howard Rovics. I, Crocodile: storyboard and animation by Michael Sporn ; editing by Ed Askinazi ; music by Raul Malo.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hot hippo: Narrated by Terry Alexander. Possum Magic: Narrated by Mem Fox. Tikki Tikki Tembo: Narrated by Peter Thomas. I, Crocodile: Narrated by Tim Curry.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English.