Title from Playaway View label. Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released by Weston Woods Studios, c2012. Issued on Playaway View, a dedicated video media player. Powered by rechargable battery ; container includes one electrical power adapter. Earphones not required for audio playback.
Contents:
(6 min.). Planting a rainbow / by Lois Ehlert ; narrated by P.J. Verhoest (7 min.) -- The ugly duckling / by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney ; narrated by Lynn Whitfield (19 min.) -- Bugs! bugs! bugs! / by Bob Barner ; music and vocals by Crystal Taliefero (8 min.) -- Planting a rainbow / by Lois Ehlert ; narrated by P.J. Verhoest (6 min.).
Summary:
The caterpillar and the polliwog: Two new friends discover, independently, that spring is the time to turn into "something else." The ugly duckling: An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan. Bugs! bugs! bugs!: With whimsical verse and brightly colored collages, everyone's favorite bugs come to life. Backyard entomologists will buzz with excitement! Planting a rainbow: A mother and child plant a rainbow of colors in their garden. The cyclical excitement of planning, planting and picking flowers is brought vibrantly to life by Ehlert's stylized art.
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