Grades 3-12, College, Adult
Directed by Nick Hilligoss
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 2004
Copyright Date: 2003
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-081-2
VHS ISBN: 1-59458-032-4
Subjects
Animation
Australia
Children's Stories: Animation
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Ethics
Humor
Non-Verbal
Science
Technology
Society
Awards and Festivals
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
Artivist Film Festival
Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
The Green Festival, Washington DC
KidFilm Festival
American Conservation Film Festival, Shepherdstown, WV
Far North Conservation Film Festival
Good Riddance! Rats
The Pipes are Calling
Eco, the pest controller, applies his eco-friendly methods to a mischievous group of rats.
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"Recommended" Educational Media Reviews Online |
There's a plague of rats in town, and the local milk bar is no exception. After watching the effective but highly toxic methods of the SPLAT exterminators across the road, the shopkeeper gives Eco a chance to try his more eco-friendly approach.
Other titles in the series are:
Good Riddance: Air Pollution - An accident leads to a radical redesign of the Eco Van.
Good Riddance: Flies - Eco uses frogs and a spider to combat a pesky fly infestation.
Good Riddance: Snails - An organic garden has been overrun by a mob of hungry snails.
Good Riddance: Termites - Eco combats a nest of termites that are dining on his home.
Reviews
"Good animation along with humor makes this film enjoyable while providing a lesson in being more ecologically friendly. Recommended"
Educational Media Reviews Online