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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
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Banjo Frogs & It Takes A Child
SPECIAL OFFER

Two ALA Notable Videos on Special Offer until Sept. 30, 2000.

Color
US Release Date: 1998
Copyright Date: 1998

BANJO FROGS
A film by Nick Hilligoss
Grades 1-12, College, Adult

IT TAKES A CHILD
A film by Judy Jackson
Grades 5-12, College, Adult


BANJO FROGS "Delightful, full of playful humor and clever drollery." Teacher Librarian IT TAKES A CHILD "A must for every middle school, high school, and public library video collection." MultiCultural Review

BANJO FROGS

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?

IT TAKES A CHILD

Craig Kielburger was 12 years old when child labor activist Iqbal Massih was killed in Pakistan. He immediately went on a seven-week trip to South Asia. What he learned has turned him into a passionate, articulate and effective advocate on behalf of child laborers everywhere. He is determined to put child labor on the international agenda. He is 15 years old.

He started a child-run organization called Free the Children, which now has 10,000 members worldwide. It directs lobbying and petition efforts at governments and big business. F.I.F.A. now won't put its logo on any soccer balls that are made with child labor. Free the Children has raised over $150,000 to buy children out of bondage and create a school for them, while raising world awareness.

Craig Kielburger has won the Roosevelt Freedom Medal and the State of the World Forum Award, and has been named a Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum in Davos.


Awards:
BANJO FROGS
ALA Notable Children's Video
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
East Lansing International Children's 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

IT TAKES A CHILD
UNESCO Gold Award, The New York Festivals
American Library Association's Selected Videos for Young Adults List
Best Educational Video, Skipping Stones Awards
Silver Apple, National Educational Media Network Competition
Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Taos Talking Picture Festival
Vermont International Film Festival
East Lansing Film Festival


Reviews:
BANJO FROGS
"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

IT TAKES A CHILD
"Teenage activist Craig Kielburger is engagingly profiled here...Though an articulate spokesperson, Kielburger's words pale in comparison to powerful images of young laborers living in squalid conditions. This affecting portrait raises awareness about international labor conditions." Booklist

"A remarkable tale of an extraordinary young man...His tireless humanity continues to defy even the deepest degradations of child abuse and servitude." Timothy McGettigan, author of "Utopia on Wheels"

"Perhaps, the best way to study child labor issues is to hold a series of discussions at length, after viewing the video. And then we may only begin to understand its depth and complexity." Skipping Stones

"Wonderful for courses on youth culture, social activism, human rights, and globalization." Journal of Youth Studies

"Takes the viewer from the security of the classroom and suburbia...to the backstage of international child labor practices...will capture and hold an undergraduate audience." Morten G. Ender, United States Military Academy

"Here's a film that answers the inevitable student question, "but what can I do about it?"...Ideal for courses in Collective Behaviour, Social Movements, Canadian Studies, Family and others requiring critical content." Mike Sosteric, Managing Editor, The Electronic Journal of Sociology

Related Subjects:
BANJO
Animals
Animation
Children's Films
Children's Stories: Animation
Peace/Conflict Resolution
Psychology
IT TAKES A CHILD
Asian Studies
At-Risk Youth
Biography
Brazil
Business Practices
Canadian Studies
Child Labor
Citizenship
Developing World
Economics
Ethics
Globalization
Human Rights
India
International Relations
Law
Philippines
Social Change
Social Psychology
Sociology
Solutions
Youth Activism

Related Titles:
BUNCH OF FIVES - 5-programs on 1 tape

The Story of Puttinan: A determined Thai girl has experienced the hardship of child labor.

Invisible Garments: Expensive Soles: Nike and other multinationals are moving production to countries like Indonesia.

Going Home: 10-year old soldier escapes rebel forces in Sierra Leone.





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