Very Good Friends

Series: Learning to be Human Series

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Martin Tahse Production

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents a week in the life of a charismatic 11-year-old girl named Joss who dies suddenly from a fall, telling the story through the eyes of Kate, Joss' older sister and good friend. Shows Joss' love for a horse named Prince, whom she rents for a week with birthday money sent to her by her grandmother. Focuses on Kate as she learns to cope with feelings of guilt and anger at her sister's death. Based on Beat the Turtle Drum, a novel by Constance C. Green., Based on the book by Constance Greene, in which a 13 year old girl learns to cope with her feeling about her sister's accidental death.

Complete Record: Presents a week in the life of a charismatic 11-year-old girl named Joss who dies suddenly from a fall, telling the story through the eyes of Kate, Joss' older sister and good friend. Shows Joss' love for a horse named Prince, whom she rents for a week with birthday money sent to her by her grandmother. Focuses on Kate as she learns to cope with feelings of guilt and anger at her sister's death. Based on Beat the Turtle Drum, a novel by Constance C. Green., A story told from the point of view of 12-year-old Kate whose younger sister is killed in a riding accident. Follows her struggle to cope with this loss. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.