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Blackberry Subway Jam

This short animation based on a popular children's story by Robert Munsch tells the story of a young boy with a major problem: his apartment has become a subway station but his mother doesn't believe him and blames him for the commuters' mess. Jonathan takes his problem to City Hall and gets his first look at what bureaucratic bungling is all about.
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This short animation based on a popular children's story by Robert Munsch tells the story of a young boy with a major problem: his apartment has become a subway station but his mother doesn't believe him and blames him for the commuters' mess. Jonathan takes his problem to City Hall and gets his first look at what bureaucratic bungling is all about.

Literature and Language Literature and Language - Canada All subjects
Animation for Kids All channels
  • director
    Robert Doucet
  • animation
    Robert Doucet
  • producer
    Eunice Macaulay
  • executive producer
    Douglas MacDonald
  • camera
    Jacques Avoine
  • sound
    Bernard Bordeleau
  • sound editing
    Bernard Bordeleau
  • re-recording
    Hans Peter Strobl
  • narrator
    Hannah Goodheart
  • music recording
    Jean Sauvageau
  • music
    Alex Pauk

Education

Ages 5 to 12

Notes

Questions/Activities:

  • What was the problem that Jonathan kept having?
  • What did Jonathan do to solve his problem?

Wacky Subway Spots

  • Have your students create an artistic representation of a “wacky” subway location. This can be used to explore different artistic mediums, from drawing to sculpture.

 

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