FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 2005
- Language: English, Spanish
- Color
- Animated
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
- Features: Chapter Select, Interactive Menu, Discussion Questions & Activities
- Technical: Single Layer, Single Sided, Full Screen
- DVD Region: ALL
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
For sale in U.S. and Canada only-- According to legend, many rock formations in Norway are trolls who were not able to take cover from daylight. In this classic folktale, three sisters searching for their mother's missing hen encounter an enormous troll. "Will you be my sweetheart?" asks the troll. The first and second sisters refuse, and are quickly turned to stone. Find out how the youngest sister outwits the troll, rescues her sisters and ensures that they will never have to fear being captured by the troll again. Discover some of the culture and traditions of Norway through the captivating animations of this pourquoi story. Part of the multivolume Animated Tales of the World Series. A teacher’s guide for the series is included and available online. Title-specific guides are also available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
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...entertaining...Recommended." - Video Librarian (March/April 2008)"Each of these tales is carefully crafted to impart the flavor of the country of origin, with animation and music perfectly reflecting the original fairy tale or folktale. A wonderful series for folktale lovers and storytellers." - School Library Journal (Feb 2008)
FULL REVIEWS
Video Librarian (March 2008)
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"This entry in Schlessinger Media's 39-volume Animated Tales of the World series of multicultural folktales aimed at grades 3-6 presents an entertaining stop-motion animated Norwegian yarn revolving around a trio of sisters who are alarmed one morning when their mother's hen (source of both their food and their livelihood) turns up missing. After both of the older sisters disappear while searching for the wayward fowl, the youngest daughter Mai-warned by her mom about nocturnal mountain trolls-embarks on a quest to find and rescue her siblings, only to discover that a troll asked both gals to be his "sweetheart" and after being rejected turned them into stone. Drawing on her courage and ingenuity, Mai takes a very different tact to mollify the beast. DVD extras include discussion questions and activities. Other titles in the series include: China: The Magic Paintbrush, England: Cap O' Rushes, Namibia: Omuninyan, Taiwan: Aunt Tiger, and U.S.A.: John Henry-Steel-Driving Man. Recommended.
School Library Journal (February 2008)
Gr 3-6-This series offers an engaging look at folktales from around the world. John Henry tells the story of America during its westward expansion. The Chief and the Carpenter, a cautionary tale about reputation-building and protecting the environment, perfectly captures the flavor of the Caribbean. The Enchanted Lion is a Grimm fairy tale in which a human is cursed by a witch and the spell is broken by a beautiful woman's kiss. Cap O' Rushes is almost Cinderella-like with three daughters dancing at three balls with a handsome man who doesn't know that Cap O' Rushes is his kitchen maid. The Crown and the Sceptre has a wonderful folktale twist in which a beggar becomes a rich man and the rich man becomes a beggar. In The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, the world of Hans Christian Andersen comes alive with figurines and wall art that can talk and move when humans aren't around. Each of these tales is carefully crafted to impart the flavor of the country of origin, with animation and music perfectly reflecting the original fairy tale or folktale. A wonderful series for folktale lovers and storytellers.
Copyright 2008 School Library Journal. Used with permission.