Reviewed by Chris Boden
Worth watching but you might not need as many hankies as you thought!
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Cross-curricular inspiration
This is the ultimate teaching and learning resource. Students of French, history, literature, media studies, science, biology, the environment . . . . and leadership will be totally absorbed. The winner of the 1987 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, is based on the original book by Jean Giono, also reviewed in ITM.
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Initially ridiculed and slightly eccentric, Michael “Eddie” Edwards triumphed over adversity in his quest for ski-jumping fame at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Despite coming last, he became a hero to many and is now the subject of a recent film, reviewed for ITM by Jan Homden.
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Joel Shepherd
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