IEW 2020 - Children's Read Alouds & Foreign Lanugage DVDs - International Education Week

Foreign Language DVDs

We have a variety of foreign language DVDs available for 10 day check out from ECC Library. A complete listing can be found at : http://archway.searchmobius.org/

Tsotsi [videorecording]
ISBN: 0788868926
Publication Date: 2006
A young man running with a criminal gang on the streets of Johannesburg is immersed in a world of violence that seems to leave him unaffected, until he discovers an infant in the backseat of a car he has stolen.
I vitelloni [videorecording] /
ISBN: 0780028899
Publication Date: 1953
This film compassioniately details a year in the life of five young men lingering in post-adolescent limbo, dreaming of adventure and escape from their small town and struggling to find meaning in their lives.
Āfsāīd [videorecording] = Offside
ISBN: 1424837545
Publication Date: 2007
During the 2006 Iran-Bahrain match, the Tehran soccer stadium roars with 100,000 cheering men and, officially, no women. According to Islamic custom, women are not permitted to watch or participate in men's sports. Many of the ambitious young female fans who manage to sneak into the arena are caught and sent to a holding pen, guarded by male soldiers their own age. Duty makes these young men and women adversaries, but duty can't overcome their shared dreams, their mutual attraction, and ultimately their overriding sense of national pride and humanity.
Tanna [videorecording]
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ISBN: 5365647626
Publication Date: 2015
In one of the last traditional tribes in the South Pacific, a young girl falls in love with her chief's grandson. But when war with their enemies escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by warriors of both tribes. With their lives on the line, the star-crossed lovers must choose between their hearts and the peaceful future of the tribe.

We are Grateful - Cherokee Nation

If you enjoyed the video interview with the author, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is about people of the Cherokee Nation.

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell; Frané Lessac (Illustrator)
Call Number: CHL SOR People
ISBN: 158089772X
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
LC SUBJECT
Cherokee Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Cherokee language -- Juvenile literature.
Cherokee Indians -- Religion -- Juvenile literature.
Gratitude -- Juvenile literature.
Seasons -- Juvenile literature.

Seven Chinese Brothers - China

If you enjoyed the read aloud video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from China.

The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy; Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrator)
Call Number: CHL MAH Tales
ISBN: 0590420577
Publication Date: 1992-07-01
Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities.
CHILDREN'S SUBJECT Fairy tales.
Folklore China.

Pretty Salma - Ghana

If you enjoyed the read aloud video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a retold folktale from Ghana perspective.

Pretty Salma by Niki Daly (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0618723455
Publication Date: 2007-04-15
In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.
LC SUBJECT
Fairy tales.
Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile literature.

Conejito - Panama

If you enjoyed the read aloud by the author, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from Panama.

Conejito by Margaret Read MacDonald; Geraldo Valério (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0874837790
Publication Date: 2006-01-27
In this folktale from Panama, a little rabbit and his Tia Monica outwit a fox, a tiger, and a lion, all of whom want to eat him for lunch.
CHILDREN'S SUBJECT Folklore Panama.

The Green Frogs - Korea

If you enjoyed the video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from Korea.

The Green Frogs by Yumi Heo
ISBN: 0618432280
Publication Date: 2004-05-25
A folktale about two green frogs who always disobey their mother, explaining why green frogs cry out whenever it rains.
CHILDREN'S SUBJECT Folklore Korea.

How Tiger Got His Stripes - Vietnam

If you enjoyed the animated short, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from Vietnam.

How Tiger Got His Stripes by Baird Hoffmire (Illustrator); Rob Cleveland (As told by)
ISBN: 0874837995
Publication Date: 2006-01-30
Hoping to acquire wisdom from man, Tiger ends up instead with stripes on his golden coat.
LC SUBJECT
Folklore -- Vietnam.
Tiger -- Folklore.

Zomo the Rabbit - West Africa

If you enjoyed the read aloud video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from West Africa.

Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
Call Number: CHL MCD Tales
ISBN: 0152999671
Publication Date: 1992-09-15
Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.
LC SUBJECT Folklore -- Africa, West.