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PreS-Gr 3—Brian Kinder composed this collection of 22 songs about different aspects of safety to be used in conjunction with the Central Arkansas Safety Town curriculum. A portion of the proceeds of this CD will support this program. Each song features an important safety message, such as suggesting youngsters "Stop Look and Listen" before crossing the street, buckle up in "Seatbelt," and refrain from petting animals they don't know in "Lady Does Your Dog Bite." Kinder mixes up-tempo tunes with ballads to carry the safety messages, trading off on lead vocals with his wife Terri. The songs are memorable enough to use to teach safety tips to youngsters in classrooms or during story time as part of safety education.—Stephanie Bange, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Dec 01, 2011

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