5 minutes Study Guide Grades 1-12, College, Adult Directed by Nick Hilligoss Produced by ABC International DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45 US Release Date: 1998 Copyright Date: 1998 DVD ISBN: 1-59458-768-X VHS ISBN: 1-56029-770-0 Subjects Animals Animation Children's Films Children's Stories: Animation Conflict Resolution Psychology Awards and Festivals 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 |
Bunch of Fives Series Banjo Frogs An adolescent frog learns to fit in with new neighbors.
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? 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 |