Genre: Childrens educational/Scholastic
Target Age Group: Ages 3-9 years
Runtime: Approx. 55 minutes
Noisy Nora - DVD Overview
Scholastic DVDs provide animated adaptations of beloved children's stories. The narration is exactly the words from the story, and the animation looks like the book illustrations. This Scholastic DVD contains the following popular children's stories:
- Noisy Nora: (By Rosemary Wells) What's a wee mouse to do when little brother and big sister take up Mom and Dad's time? Make noise!
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T Is for Terrible: (By Peter McCarty) A T. Rex may be a giant, toothy dinosaur, but that doesn't mean he has to be terrible.
Cannonball: (A live-action film based on the book Cannonball Simp by John Burningham) A down-on-his-luck circus clown and a little homeless dog come to each other's rescue in this tale of friendship that was filmed under a real-live big top.
Goggles!: (By Ezra Jack Keats) Two boys discover a pair of motorcycle goggles--but how will they keep them from the bullies?
Noisy Nora - Guide Review
As with the book, the DVD rendition of Noisy Nora is a wonderful and insightful story, with one catch - viewing children may decide to imitate Nora's behavior instead of learning from it.
Nora is a middle child, and she feels left out when her parents seem too busy taking care of the baby and helping big sister to spend time with Nora. Nora engages in a series of noisy, somewhat destructive behaviors in order to grab her parents' attention. In the end, she runs away to a closet, causing her family to come looking for her.
The story is never resolved in a way that shows kids a better way to attract positive attention. However, this makes the story a very effective tool for helping kids learn analytical and problem solving skills. After the story ends, parents can discuss Nora's behavior with their children. Why did she act like that? How did she feel? Was her behavior good? and How could she have expressed her feelings more positively?
*Parents should also know that Nora's sister asks her, "Why are you so dumb?" several times during the story. Again, this could be a great discussion point, but it is also possible that kids will repeat the phrase.Noisy Nora - DVD Special Features
- Extra Bonus Story: Munro, by Jules Feiffer
- Read Along
- Interactive Menus, Story Selection, and Auto Play
