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Fourways Farm: Buried Treasure and Other Stories (1995, Full VHS)
About this film
Fourways farm is a delightful, animated puppet soap opera that introduces young children to basic science through the use of short, amusing stories about life on the farm. There is always something interesting going on down on Fourways Farm with Davenport the sheepdog, Brenda the duck, Dudley the pig, Ginger the cat, Martha the cow, Godfrey the horse and the mischievious Rat Pack - Uno, Duo & Trio and it all happens under the watchful eye of Voltaire, the wise weather-cock who presides over events from his rooftop perch. Floating and Sinking - The rats' food scam leads to important discoveries on why some things sink and some things float. Buried Treasure - When the rats decide to store the animals' food, some of it is dug up in good condition and some has rotted. Why? Appropriate Measures - When Ginger's sleeping box is demolished, the animals compete to build her a new one - but why is each one a different size? Animal Magnetism - Duo finds a magnet, which leads to some magic tricks and some important discoveries about magnetism and magnetic materials. Gauging the Weather - Will it rain on Godfrey's birthday? The animals discover that you can measure and record the weather.
Directors & creators
Video Collection International
Subjects
fourways farm, channel 4, schools programmes, science, farm animals
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