Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

borhood. The strips will provide a good basis for early discussions about how man earns his living and how families live and share in community affairs that concern everyone. Specifically planned for the lower grades and initial work in social problems. Picture Book Parade, Series 4 (8 strips, color; produced by Weston Woods, Weston, Conn.; $6.50 per strip; .set of 8 strips, $42) There is always something very appealing about a story with an intriguing title, and the titles of this series are intriguing— "The Big Snow," "Chanticleer," "Finders Keepers," "Frog Went A-Courtin," "The Little l.sland," "Madeline's Rescue," "Time of Wonder," "A Tree Is Nice." This prodvicer has a reputation tor offering filmstrips of an excellent quality, and the present series will help to continue that reputation. Records based on the books are promised for Fall distribution, but even without the audial material, the strips stand on their own merit as good visualizations to use with children who enjoy a story and who like to talk about it after seeing it. The pictures are clear Su^ertlme... when your films are out of circulation is the best time for you to have us remove scratches, correct brittleness, repair sprocket holes, remake dried-out splices. Then, thoroughly reconditioned, your prints will be ready for hard use again in the fall. Of course, before proceeding we tell you the cost . . . SEND US YOUR PRINTS NOW. EERLESS FILM PROCESSING CORPORATION 165 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, NEW YORK 959 SEWARD STREET, HOUYWOOD 38, CALIF. and easily 'viewable'; the stories have great pupil appeal (and paper bound copies of the stories are included in the package). This is material to "use" as part of any story hour or language arts session. The American Revolution (A Picture History) (6 strips, color and the Golden Book of the American Revolution; produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, 111.; $39.90 per set, other prices or combinations of materials). American Heritage magazine has been producing good illustrative materials dealing with American history. These illlustrations have been utilized as the basis of the filmstrips, and we have a good picture history of the various phases of the Revolution, from causes to battles, areas to struggle and final victory. Because the filmstrips give reproductions of paintings and prints they have value both as social studies resource data and as art material. The accompanying Iwok provides text material to amplify filmstrip content, and the unit offers much to the teacher looking for a variety of material. We almost hate to indicate grade levels for these as they have a wide application, and to our way of thinking could be used at any time when it was desirable to give .some idea of what the American Revolution represented in the giowth and development of our country. The Newspaper (3 strips, color; produced by Filmscope, Box 397 Sierra Madre, California; $13.50 per set of 3, $5.50 single strips) For the student who wants to understand and appreciate how his daily newspaper is produced and printed, this set will be a stimulating viewing experience. The separate titles are "Covering the News," Printing the News," and "Photographing the News." The series will not only give an idea of how a large newspaper is produced but wOl also be helpful for those student groups who wish to do a better job of producing their own school paper. The pictures in the strips and the general presentation show us what the news photographer looks for when he goes out to secure illustrations for stories. We see something of the craftsmanship which underlies the .skill of the men who do the actual printing. One has a feeling with these .strips that he is actually visiting with the production staff of a newspaper, and there is value both as instructional material and as field trip preparation. Good for any group studying about newspapers and the people \\ho produce them. 286 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — June, 1961,