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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
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Bunch of Fives (Series)
Banjo Frogs
An adolescent frog learns to fit in with new neighbors.
5 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Grade Level: 1-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1998
Copyright Date: 1998
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-770-0
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-768-X
Directed by Nick Hilligoss
Produced by ABC International
Produced by the Natural History Unit, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Executive Producer, Dione Gilmour
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"Delightful, full of playful humor and clever drollery."
Teacher Librarian
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An adolescent frog takes an inadvertent trip to the garbage dump, where he finds frogs singing unfamiliar tunes. After a few misses, he picks up a banjo and finds his voice in his new neighborhood.
Other titles in the series are:
Turtle World - A powerful allegory about the survivability of Homo sapiens.
Cell Animation - You can escape in nature.
Lower Orders - A new and funny look at the food chain!
Possum's Rest - Can humans and wildlife co-exist in the suburbs?
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Study guide available
Awards:
ALA Notable Children's Video
Best Short Animation, Burbank International Children's Film Festival
Best Overall Program, 9-12 Youth Jury, ReaL to ReeL
Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Certificate of Merit/Children's Jury, Chicago International Children's Film Festival
New York International Children's Film Festival
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
MountainFilm, Telluride
American Psychological Association Convention
Mill Valley Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
National Geographic Animation Film Festival
Brooklyn Academy of Music International Children's Film Festival
Western Psychological Association Annual Convention
Flicks, Sastatchewan International Children's Film Festival
East Lansing Children's Film Festival
Wisconsin International Children's Film Festival
Cornell Environmental Film Festival
Freeze Frame International Children's Film Festival, Winnipeg
Artivist Film Festival
American Conservation Film Festival
Reviews:
"These award-winning programs are open to myriad interpretations and analyses, which is a feature that makes them marvelously adaptable to a widely diverse range of age levels and curricular areas. All are delightful, full of playful humor and clever drollery...an excellent series for any school or public library collection." Teacher Librarian
Related Subjects:
Animals
Animation
Children's Films
Children's Stories: Animation
Peace/Conflict Resolution
Psychology
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Shyness: Funny animation re-works the Frankenstein legend to show how to overcome shyness.
When the Dust Settles: Gophers teach us a funny lesson in conflict resolution.
Dinner for Two: A funny, animated object lesson in conflict resolution.
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