Bibliograph

Abiyoyo, produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd. ; a production of WNED-TV and Great Plains National Television Library ; directed by Larry Lancit, Mitchell Geller ; produced by Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit ; written by Mark Saltzman

Type

Label

Abiyoyo, produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd. ; a production of WNED-TV and Great Plains National Television Library ; directed by Larry Lancit, Mitchell Geller ; produced by Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit ; written by Mark Saltzman

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Abiyoyo

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

780153620

Responsibility statement

produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd. ; a production of WNED-TV and Great Plains National Television Library ; directed by Larry Lancit, Mitchell Geller ; produced by Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit ; written by Mark Saltzman

Runtime

Series statement

Reading rainbow, 035

Summary

Reveals some of the ways a story can be told with music, including music videos, dance, and animation. Meet the musical group Run DMC. Features the book Abiyoyo, which is based on a South African lullaby about a boy and his father who come up with a plan to save their town from a giant. Reviews other books with related themes: Blackberry ink by Eve Merriam, Ayu and the perfect moon by David Cox, and Peter and the wolf adapted by Sergei Prokofiev

Target audience

primary

Technique

animation and live action

Classification