Reading rainbow: follow the drinking gourd
(Children's DVD)
Contributors
Published
Baltimore, MD : GPN Educational Media, 2007.
Format
Children's DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Children's media collection
DVD READ CHILD.
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DVD READ CHILD.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Lawson McGhee Library - Children's media collection | DVD READ CHILD. | On Shelf |
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Published
Baltimore, MD : GPN Educational Media, 2007.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Based on the book: Follow the drinking gourd / by Jeanette Winter : Alfred A. Knopf, c1988.
General Note
DVD release of the 1993 production.
General Note
Date on disc: 2007; date on container: 2006.
General Note
Public Performance Rights: This video may be shown to groups provided that no admission fee or donation is requested.
General Note
Includes short reviews by children of the following books: Shake it to the one that you love the best: play songs and lullabies from Black musical traditions, collected and adapted by Cheryl Warren Mattox ; A picture book of Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler ; Sweet Clara and the freedom quilt by Deborah Hopkinson.
Creation/Production Credits
Associate producers: Kathy Kinsner, Stacey Raider, Ellen Doherty, Robin Fogelman ; editors, James C. Wright, Jimmy Drakoulias ; book art adapted by Oscar & Janet Rojas, photographed by Loren Dolezal ; opening animation by Ovation Films, Inc.
Participants/Performers
Hosted by LeVar Burton ; book read by Keith David.
Description
Runaway slaves journey north along the Underground Railroad by following directions in a song "The drinking gourd". Other segments include: LeVar talks about slavery: LeVar introduces students to the history, heroes, stories, and music of the African American culture which emerged from slavery ; Songs about slavery: the a capella group, Sweet Honey in the Rock, perform and share their historical knowledge of slavery.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burton, L., Mannucci, M., & Winter, J. (2007). Reading rainbow: follow the drinking gourd . GPN Educational Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Burton, LeVar, Mark. Mannucci and Jeanette Winter. 2007. Reading Rainbow: Follow the Drinking Gourd. GPN Educational Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Burton, LeVar, Mark. Mannucci and Jeanette Winter. Reading Rainbow: Follow the Drinking Gourd GPN Educational Media, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burton, LeVar., Mark Mannucci, and Jeanette Winter. Reading Rainbow: Follow the Drinking Gourd GPN Educational Media, 2007.
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