Backpack

 

Year published/aired: 2004 (1. ed), 2009

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# of episodes:  9 units each

Grade: A1-B1

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject: culture, songs

Broadcaster: -

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Media: VHS, DVD

Media distribution: Pearson Longman, Stark

Additional media: books, Class audio CDs, DVD, DVD/CD-ROMs, Whiteboard Software, audio cassettes, slides,

Working material: Mario Herrera, Diane Pinkley

Material publisher: Pearson Education

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): A 7 level  (Starter+6) course for ages 5-12 (A1-B1). American and British English, latter one Backpack Gold (ed 2).

First edition published in 2004 (British DVDs maybe 2005). DVD edition 2 published in 2009. 

There is an Italian book with DVD-ROM Backpack: A video tour of the English-Speaking World (2015).

Pic 1 from chapter Let's Talk (Backpack Gold 2 DVD, nice bowl cut, same kids at least also on DVD 3, 2. edition), maybe the same boy in Backpack 4 with spiked hair, see update, pic 2 from Gold 1 (British English). A similar, earlier course (2003) is (New) English Adventure, coming soon.

Characters Kate, Nick and Theo and host Mike.

Episodes: unknown length (I assume ~60 minutes each DVD) but can be even less. 

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