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You can use the following to understand the categorisation:
  • Multimedia - CD-Roms, which go in the computer, playstation etc. (educational, games, language software etc)
  • Audio - songs, instrumental, listening books, language learning CDs and audio cassettes
  • Movies - DVDs/VCDs/Videocassettes

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Audio Children's Stories - A collection of favourite traditional tales The Children's Audio Company. www. Kidsmusic.co.uk Entertainment

Hema, India

3+ Jack and the Beanstalk, The princess and the pea, The sleeping Beauty, The Tin Soldier, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Ever night after reading stories from book, my daughter listens to these stories from one of the Cd's while going to sleep. The stories are very well read ( read by Pat Wymarke) with good sound effects and good background music.
Audio Puss In Boots 6 classic children's stories Distributed by Musicbank Limited, Norfolk NR29 3AA
www.musicbank.co.uk
Entertainment

Hema, India

3+ Contain Stories - Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Cinderella, Puss In Boots, Little Red riding Hood, Beauty and The Beast, the Princess & the Pea.
Ever night after reading stories from book,  my daughter listens to these stories from one of the Cd's while going to sleep. The characters in the stories come alive while they've been read to us. Beautifully narrated with good sound effects and  background music.
Audio Peter and The Wolf  - A musical tale for children Narrated by Lenny Henry Morals, values, lessons etc.

Hema, India

3+ Marvellous. When we had just bought this for our daughter who was 31/2 yrs, she just loved listening. She became familiar with the traditional musical instruments - like Sheng, Accordions, Serpent sackbut, strings. The story is about a boy Peter who runs out of the gate into the meadows where he learns lesson about life and music circled around animals
Audio Fun French for kids Beth Manners' Foreign languages

Yamini, USA

2-6 Innovative and fun conversations. My daughter loved the story and the picnic bit.
Movie Letter factory Leap frog Academic

Yamini, USA

 

2-4 Great way to teach phonics to kids. Clear, simple, involving and fun. Friends who tried it loved it too.
Movie All Disney's classic Disney Entertainment

Hema, India

2+  especially Pinnochio, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Mary poppins, Petes Dragon, James and the giant peach, Jungle book They are my daughter’s favourites even today. It is enjoyable not only for the younger children but also for older kids. Animation is brilliant. Songs are delightful leaving the kids with a smile and singing along.
The stories spread the theme of love, family, friendship, good vs evil making it educational and enjoyable
Movie  

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

       
             

Warner Bros Family Entertainment
Entertainment Hema, India 3+ Based on Roald Dahl's book- Charlie and Chocolate Factory.
It is too......... sweet to resist. It is very colourful.  It also comes with colourful mix of songs especially the song sung by Oampa - Loompas. The movie is funny, exciting and comes with lot of imagination. The Candy man teaches us with life lessons - like honesty, loyal, hardwork etc...
 

 

 

     

 

   

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