Ocean Rudee & Company of Sebastopol, California is in the business of: 'Bringing Children's Books to Life!' for the young and the young at heart. Imagination TravelVision, or ITV, video production techniques blend rich and colorful audio theatre soundtracks together with tasteful and inspiring video imagery taken directly from the original illustrations and artwork of each featured story. This Imagination TravelVision video sampler brings to life the first few minutes of "Crow Boy" a children's book written and illustrated in 1955 by a Japanese American Taro Yashima. It was selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1956 and for over fifty years now the intriguing storyline and the beautifully illustrated pages created by Mr. Yashima have entranced both young children and adults. Bringing childrens books to life with Imagination TravelVision audio and video production techniques provides Ocean Rudee & Company with the ability to inspire young children to read like never before. (less info)