Highly recommended for public library and private children's
Midwest Book Review | Oregon, WI USA | 10/12/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Case of the Coin Purloined is a children's DVD of two episodes of the "Postcards from Buster" public television series, which feature a distinctive blend of animation and live-action documentary storytelling. The cheerfully animated white rabbit Buster visits Fort Leonard Wood, an Army base in the Ozark Mountains, in "The Case of the Coin Purloined"; he makes two new friends, siblings whose father is currently serving in Iraq. Together they solve a mystery, and Buster helps them make a video postcard for their father in this touching story. In "Buster's Baseball Meringue", Buster visits the Dominican Republic as an unofficial scout for the Elwood City Grebes baseball team. He meets a talented young baseball player, and learns about the deliciously distinctive taste of pasteles, a local delicacy! A wonderful DVD for broadening cultural awareness in young people as well as promoting entertainment and language skills, The Case of the Coin Purloined is highly recommended for public library and private children's collections alike.
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