The emperor's new clothes --and more Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales Cover Image

The emperor's new clothes [videorecording] --and more Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales / Scholastic ; Weston Woods ; Krátký Film Praha ; Michael Sporn Animation, Inc. ; producers, Morton Schindel, Linda Lee, Paul Hammerich ; directors, Gene Deitch, Melissa Reilly, Paul R. Gagne, Michael Sporn ; screeplay, Maxine Fisher.

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 (Added Author). Deitch, Gene. (Added Author). Fisher, Maxine. (Added Author). Gagne, Paul R., 1956- (Added Author). Hammerich, Paul. (Added Author). Lee, Linda. (Added Author). Pinkney, Jerry. (Added Author). Reilly, Melissa. (Added Author). Schindel, Morton. (Added Author). Sporn, Michael. (Added Author). Westcott, Nadine Bernard. (Added Author). Whitfield, Lynn. (Added Author). Winblad, Bjorn. (Added Author). Krátký film. (Added Author). Michael Sporn Animation, Inc. (Added Author). New Video Group. (Added Author). Scholastic Inc. (Added Author). Weston Woods Studios. (Added Author).

Summary:

In "The emperor's new clothes," two swindlers create a royal robe from magical cloth for a vain king. In "The ugly duckling," a duckling is teased because of his awkward appearance until he grows into a beautiful swan. In "The swineherd," a spoiled princess scorns the love of an honorable prince until he comes up with a clever way to steal some kisses from her.

Record details

ISBN: 0439760488
ISBN: 9780439760485
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Weston, Conn.] : Weston Woods ; c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: Read along option available. Title from disc label.
Formatted Contents Note:	Emperor's new clothes / Hans Christian Andersen ; retold and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott -- Ugly duckling / Hans Christian Andersen ; adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney -- Swineherd / Hans Christian Andersen ; illustrated by Bjorn Winblad -- Nightingale / Hans Christian Andersen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Animators, Milada Kačenová, Milan Klikar, Miluše Hluchaničová, Masako Kanayama ; editors, Jiřina Pěčová, Melissa Reilly, David Russell, Ed Askinazi ; camera, Eva Kargerová ; music, Ernest V. Troost, Jaroslave Celba, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Caleb Sampson.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Lynn Whitfield ; starring in The Nightingale: Mako, June Angela, Doug Yasuda.
Target Audience Note:	Recommended for ages 3-9.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.