Four-Year-Old’s Fascination Becomes Prize-Winner For Mom
COCKEYSVILLE,
Md.—When four-year-old Blake
Schindler became fascinated with
the huge tractors and combines on
a friend’s farm, his mother, Patti,
saw an opportunity to educate him
and other children in a fun and
exciting way.
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The result is “just our size vid
eos” of Cockeysville, Maryland,
which has hit the market with its
first production entitled ‘Tractors,
Combines and Things on the
Grow,” the recent winner of a pre
stigious Parents* Choice Award.
Patti and the video have already
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been featured on live television
interviews and also in several
newspaper and magazine articles.
Since being named a Parents’
Choice Award winner, interest in
her philosophy of producing vid
eos for children has increased
dramatically.
“As a mother, I am very con
cerned with what my son watches
on television,” Patti says. “When I
looked around and saw the quality
and educational value of programs
and videotapes on the market, I
though someone could do better.
That someone wound up to be me.
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‘Tractors. Combines and Things
on the Grow” is not just an action*
packed video for children, but an
education in itself.” It is a philoso-
phy that the 3,700 parents, child
ren, teachers, psychologists,
pediatricians and other experts on
the selection committee for
Parents* Choice
regarded as a winner.
The entertainment in
the 30-minute video is
provided by the mam
moth farm machinery
which roars through the
fields day and night
The tape has also
received a National
Parenting Publications
Award and a highly
favorable review in the
prestigious “School
Library Journal.” It has
the seal of approval for
viewing by children
from the Coalition For
Quality Children’s
Video.
To insure accuracy
and that the proper mes
sage about farming in
this country is con
veyed, Schindler turned
to assistance from
national organizations
and corporations. The
magazine selected
“Tractors, Combines
and Things on the
Grow” as the only
agriclture-related video
for its honor.
The video also
received the seal of
approval from The
American Farm Bureau,
The National Corn
Growers Association,
and the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s
Ag In The Classroom.
“We developed the
educational theme in
cooperation with these
organizations,” Patti
says. “In addition, our
affiliation with them
gave us inroads into
Archer-Daniels-
Midland, one of the
world’s largest agricul
tural organizations, as
well as John Deere.
| Patti wanted to be
sure that what she por
trays is not only enter
tainment for youngsters
but also accurate. “A
national farm safety
organization was con
sulted to make sure that
farm safety for children
was properly depicted.
Patti is now complet
ing a second video
which will explain
where .clothes come
from. Tractors, CottDn-
Pickers and The Stuff
Kids Wear will focus on
cotton, wool, silk ahd
linen production and
will be available in
October. The natural
fibers tape will take
children and their
parents on an adventure
focusing on the
machines and people
involved in making blue
jeans and the other favo
rite “stuff* that kids
wear.
Both videos are avail
able for $19.95 each
(plus shipping and
handUng) and may be
ordered by calling
1-800-808-FARM.