Title from Playaway View label. Release date supplied by publisher. Titles previously released by Weston Woods Studios. 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:
Caps for sale / by Esphyr Slobodkina ; narrated by Rex Robbins (6 min.) -- Millions of cats / by Wanda Gàg ; narrated by David de Vries (10 min.) -- Petunia / by Roger Duvoisin ; narrated by Kevin Watson (10 min.) -- Leo the late bloomer / Robert Kraus ; narrated by Mary Beth Hurt (8 min.) -- The little red hen / retold and ill. by Paul Galdone ; narrated by Roberta Maxwell (7 min.) -- Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel / by Virginia Lee Burton ; narrated by David de Vries (14 min.) -- The happy lion / by Louise Fatio ; narrated by Rex Robbins (8 min.)
Summary:
Caps for sale: A charming tale of the peddler whose stolen caps mean all kinds of monkey business. Other stories add to the collection. Millions of cats: A gentle old man looks for one cat for his lonely wife, and returns with "millions and billions and trillions of cats" Petunia: A silly goose learns that carrying a book under her wing doesn't make her knowledgeable. Leo the late bloomer: Leo is a late bloomer. Then he shows how glorious it is to finally bloom. The little red hen: An industrious hen teaches her friends about helping others in this classic story. Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel: Diesel machines threaten to run Mike's old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. The happy lion: A lion in a Paris zoo tries ventures into town to visit his friends.
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