Movies, Kids & Family, Educational 

Families of Australia introduces two children from differing provinces and follows them in their daily activities from waking to bedtime, all the while showing young viewers the amazing similarities between their own lives and those of children the same age living thousands of miles away: similar chores, school and extra-curricular activities and family interactions. It is part of highly acclaimed Families of the World series which broadcast on PBS. Visit eight-year-old Phoebe on her family s farm in Attunga, a town northwest of Sydney, as she gathers eggs for breakfast, attends church, enjoys Sports Day at school, takes a violin lesson and plays field hockey after school. She then helps her brother and parents round up sheep for sale. Learn about the many ways they conserve water in this arid part of Australia. Seven year old Josh s father takes a bus to work as a journalist in downtown Sydney, Australia s largest city, while Josh s mother works at home writing a novel. Learn how Josh and his five-year-old sister prepare a breakfast of bean and egg sandwiches. Follow Josh as he takes care of their pet chickens, goes to school, visits his grandparents and makes a chain of volcanoes from an egg carton. - from Amzon