Families of the World – Families of Italy DVD
Young citizens wish you Buon Giorno! In an all-new “Families of Italy” DVD from the award-winning Families of the Wold series of DVDs. This newest DVD arrives on December 13th, 2012 from Master Communications.
Specs: Families of Italy – ISBN: 978-1-60-480155-2
Ages: DVD is for children ages 5 through 11 years of age
Running Time: Approximately 30 minutes in length
SRP: $29.95 each
Distributor: Master Communications
Synopsis: In Families of Italy, we meet Veronica, 14, who lives on a sheep farm in the Italian countryside with her parents, older brother Antonio and younger sister Kiara. Cheese is the family business, processing it right on the property from the milk of their 300 sheep. Kids may envy Veronica a little when they see she sometimes has cookies & milk for breakfast, but maybe not that she attends school six days a week. During the week she helps her mother deliver their cheese to local stores, often stopping by to visit her grandmother in town.
Next, we meet 10 year old Luigi, who lives on an olive plantation with his parents, grandparents and siblings Antonia and Thomas. Olive oil is the family business, with local farmers coming to their on-site factory next to the house to have their olives pressed. Luigi plays tambourine in a music group and is normally an active boy but is recovering from a broken ankle. He attends school from September to June, from morning until early afternoon, then returns home for dinner, helping out around the farm.
Our Thoughts: I have reviewed several of the Families of the World DVDs in the past and this time around, I gave the DVD to my god daughter Sarah who is a substitute elementary school teacher and part-time librarian. She took the DVD to work with her at the library and scheduled a free afternoon “movie” date with some of the neighborhood kids.
They served some finger-snacks and juice to the kids while they sat down to watch this DVD. At the library, she can ONLY show them educational DVDs, like this one. She said the DVD ran for almost 30 minutes and that the kids had a great time learning about different families and kids from another country. After the DVD was over, she talked with the group of kids about what they learned from the DVD.
I asked Sarah if she would ever purchase these DVDs as a school teacher and librarian and she told me “Absolutely”. She felt they were very educational in nature, had great story lines and offered a “glimpse” into the lives of other families from across the world. She thought it was a great way to expose American children to other cultures.
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