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:
Strega Nona / retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola ; narrated by Gene Deitch (8 min.) -- Tikki Tikki Tembo / by Arlene Mosel; ill. by Blair Lent ; narrated by Peter Thomas (9 min.) -- Joey runs away / by Jack Kent ; narrated by Trish Jones (8 min.) -- Why mosquitos buzz in people's ears / by Verna Aardema ; ill. by Leo & Diane Dillon ; narrated by James Earl Jones (10 min.) -- Hot hippo / by Mwenye Hadithi ; ill. by Adrienne Kennaway ; narrated by Terry Alexander (5 min.) -- Nightingale / based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen ; narrated by Mako (25 min.)
Summary:
Strega Nona: Big Anthony is knee-deep in trouble - and pasta - when he uses Strega Nona's pasta pot without her permission. Tikki Tikki Tembo: This folktale explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children. Joey runs away: Joey looks for another home when he doesn't feel like cleaning up his messy room. Why mosquitos buzz in people's ears: A chain of mishaps is set off - from Mosquito to Iguana to Python to Rabbit to Owl - but all is resolved by King Lion. Hot hippo: Hippo promises not to eat Ngai's little fishes in exchange for being allowed to live in the cool water. Nightingale: The story of the lonely Emperor and the captivating songbird that comes to live in his palace.
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