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What's in My School Lunch? Making Healthy Choices

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Gr 7 Up—This tongue-in-cheek Australian-produced look at school lunch box items is divided into seven short chapters that teach viewers how to select, prepare, and pack healthy and nutritious meals for school. Three teens compete in The Great Chesterwood Lunch Box Lunch Off in a humorous contest to pack the best lunch. One teen has only junk food, another has good food, and the last has a nutritious lunch that is appealing. Viewers learn how to make wise food choices that will provide fuel for their bodies. There are also tips on how to pack certain foods when refrigeration is not available, the negative effects of high sugar foods, and the importance of exercise to impact energy and concentration. Older teens may find the program somewhat silly, but it will hold the attention of middle school viewers.—Jeana Actkinson, Education Service Center Region XI, Ft. Worth, TX
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 , Apr 01, 2011

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