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The Resource America rock, produced by Scholastic Rock, Inc. in association with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ; executive producers, Tom Yohe, George Newall ; producer, Radford Stone ; musical director, Bob Dorough

America rock, produced by Scholastic Rock, Inc. in association with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ; executive producers, Tom Yohe, George Newall ; producer, Radford Stone ; musical director, Bob Dorough

Label
America rock
Title
America rock
Statement of responsibility
produced by Scholastic Rock, Inc. in association with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ; executive producers, Tom Yohe, George Newall ; producer, Radford Stone ; musical director, Bob Dorough
Title variation
School house rock!
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Translates important events in American history and important features of the American political and social system into original rock songs illustrated by cartoons
Member of
Cataloging source
OWR
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Schoolhouse rock! (Television program)
Credits note
Animation by Phil Kimmelman & Associates and Kim & Gifford
Dewey number
973
Intended audience
Grade level: K-8
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired ; closed-captioned
LC call number
E178.3
LC item number
.A44 2002
PerformerNote
Songs performed by Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon, Sue Manchester, Grady Tate, Lynn Ahrens, Essra Mohawk, Lor Lieberman
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1937-2000
  • 1931-2019
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Yohe, Tom
  • Newall, George
  • Stone, Radford
  • Dorough, Bob
  • Sheldon, Jack
  • Manchester, Sue
  • Tate, Grady
  • Ahrens, Lynn
  • Mohawk, Essra
  • Lieberman, Lori
  • Frishberg, Dave
  • McCall, David B
  • Scholastic Rock, Inc
  • American Broadcasting Companies
  • Phil Kimmelman & Associates
  • Kim & Gifford Productions
  • Disney Educational Productions
Runtime
30
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • United States
  • United States
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
animation
Label
America rock, produced by Scholastic Rock, Inc. in association with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ; executive producers, Tom Yohe, George Newall ; producer, Radford Stone ; musical director, Bob Dorough
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on an idea by David B. McCall
  • Originally produced in 1973-77 for broadcast on ABC's Schoolhouse Rock!
  • Special features: interactive "pop quiz" uses video clips to reinforce key concepts ; sing-along-song ; downloadable educator's guide and web links
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Elbow room
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Great American melting pot
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Mother necessity
  • music and lyrics by Bob Dorough
  • Sufferin' till suffrage
  • music by Bob Dorough and lyrics by Tom Yohe
  • I'm just a bill
  • music and lyrics by Dave Frishberg
  • No more kings
  • Three-ring government
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • I'm gonna send your vote to college
  • music and lyrics by George Newall
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Fireworks
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Shot heard 'round the world
  • music and lyrics by Bob Dorough
  • Preamble
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • I'm just a bill
  • Three-ring government
  • I'm gonna send your vote to college
  • No more kings
  • Fireworks
  • The shot heard 'round the world
  • The preamble
  • Elbow room
  • The great American melting pot
  • Mother necessity
  • Sufferin' till suffrage
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.)
Isbn
9781597532006
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936788112
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 77D50VL00
  • 77D50VL00
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn237319353
  • (Sirsi) o237319353
  • (OCoLC)237319353
  • 628751
  • 628751
  • 1544349
  • 1544349
System details
DVD, region 1; NTSC
Video recording format
DVD
Label
America rock, produced by Scholastic Rock, Inc. in association with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ; executive producers, Tom Yohe, George Newall ; producer, Radford Stone ; musical director, Bob Dorough
Publication
Note
  • Based on an idea by David B. McCall
  • Originally produced in 1973-77 for broadcast on ABC's Schoolhouse Rock!
  • Special features: interactive "pop quiz" uses video clips to reinforce key concepts ; sing-along-song ; downloadable educator's guide and web links
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Elbow room
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Great American melting pot
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Mother necessity
  • music and lyrics by Bob Dorough
  • Sufferin' till suffrage
  • music by Bob Dorough and lyrics by Tom Yohe
  • I'm just a bill
  • music and lyrics by Dave Frishberg
  • No more kings
  • Three-ring government
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • I'm gonna send your vote to college
  • music and lyrics by George Newall
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Fireworks
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • Shot heard 'round the world
  • music and lyrics by Bob Dorough
  • Preamble
  • music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
  • I'm just a bill
  • Three-ring government
  • I'm gonna send your vote to college
  • No more kings
  • Fireworks
  • The shot heard 'round the world
  • The preamble
  • Elbow room
  • The great American melting pot
  • Mother necessity
  • Sufferin' till suffrage
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.)
Isbn
9781597532006
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936788112
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 77D50VL00
  • 77D50VL00
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn237319353
  • (Sirsi) o237319353
  • (OCoLC)237319353
  • 628751
  • 628751
  • 1544349
  • 1544349
System details
DVD, region 1; NTSC
Video recording format
DVD

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