| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 min. 2 sec.) ; 87601798 bytes |
| Summary |
Rosa and the little creature want to find the answer to a perplexing question: "Do frogs give you warts?". The pair use different information gathering techniques, such as consulting non-fiction books, visiting a library, using a CD ROM and asking others, including a zoologist specialising in frogs who finally provides them with an unexpected answer about frogs and warts. Rosa and the little creature learn about the decisions a writer of non-fiction for children faces, and how scientists go about finding answers to questions that perplex them. The picture books featured are An Introduction to Frogs by Michael Tyler (Ashton Scholastic, 1981) and The Frog by Margaret Roc and Sharyn Madder (Macmillan, 1993).More than Words follows the humorous adventures of a young girl, Rosa and her friend - a weird, cheeky little creature from another planet. Created by Rosa's story-writing imagination, the little creature has magic powers and is invisible to everyone but her.Together they explore the use of the English language in different contexts and through a variety of texts. The little creature is able to conjure up a magic thought bubble which enables the two characters to interview people who use and produce particular texts for particular purposes eg. writers, television director, cartoonist, poet, puppeteers and story-teller.Australian children's literature is featured in this series. Most episodes include a partially animated adaptation of a popular picture book.The series is designed as a resource to support the English Curriculum Statement and Profile for Australian Schools.**Please note that this program/series has been created from masters kindly provided by DECS Tape Services in South Australia. These recordings have been collected over a period dating back to the early 1990s and as such, the picture quality may be of variable standard.** |
| Event |
Broadcast 2005-02-28 at 10:00:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Frogs -- Habitat.
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Frogs -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Animated films and children.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Langman, Chris, director
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