Educational film catalog (1936)

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EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 597.8-598.2 Frog. IR 16-si-apply Edited pictures 597.8 Development of the frog from egg to pollywog and the metamorphosis to the full-grown frog shown under the micro- scope Frog. (Harvard univ. natural science ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1931 Erpi 597.8 "The frog, as the most representative amphibian, is here picturized. The entire life cycle of the frog is presented, aided by many stop-motion scenes and micro- scopic views. The development of the em- bryo is thus brought to the screen in a continuous scene of only a few seconds. The several changes taking place in the tadpole stage are . . . portrayed by pic- ture and narrative. Slow-motion photog- raphy demonstrates the graceful move- ments of the frog in jumping." Producer el-Jh-sh Guide Frogs, toads, and salamanders. ISmin 16- si-$24 1932 Eastman 597.8 "The frog, tree frog, green frog, eggs, tadpoles, formation of gills, white heron eating tadpoles, transformation from tad- pole to frog. The toad, eggs, tadpoles, wart glands secrete protecting fluid, breath- ing movements, winking, feeding on earth worms, absorbing water through skin, bur- rowing with hind legs, hibernation. Sala- mander, young newt tadpole, gills, exist- ence on land, return to water, the mud puppy, water aog, hellbender." Ohio jh-sh-c Guide Toads. 14min 16-si-apply 35-si-nf-apply 1921 Soc. for visual educ. 597.8 "The complete life-cycle of the common garden toad and the tree toad, or Picker- ing's hyla . . . Many . . . glimpses of tadpoles and mature toads." Producer jh-sh Guide 598.1 Reptiles Reptiles. ISmin 16-si-$24 1932 Eastman 598.1 Harmless garter snakes, pit vipers, and poisonous coral snakes; New World lizards —American "chameleon," horned "toad," iguana, and Gila monster; alligators—their habits, eggs and young; tortoises and turtles—box tortoise, desert tortoise, and marine turtles Guide Tortoises. J4R 16-si-$9.50 Bell & Howell 598.1 By Raymond L. Ditmars of the Bronx zoological park "The American box tortoise, the Mada- gascar tortoise and the Galapagos, the largest species of the tortoise." Colorado 598.2 Birds Baby on the rock. (Secrets of life ser.) 9min 16-sd-apply 35-sd-f-apply Gau- mont British 598.2 A study of the buzzard showing details of the nesting site, the nest, eggs and brooding hen, the precautions taken to hide the nest from enemies, the hatching of the eggs, care and feeding of nestlings, and the attempts of the fledglings to leave the nest. It shows also the grown birds in flight. Should be useful in nature study or biology classes Guide Baby songbirds at mealtime. ISmin 16-si- $24 35-si-nf-$60 1929? Films of com- merce 598.2 Nature study dealing almost entirely with little songbirds and their eating hab- its. Many pictures of parent birds feed- ing their nestlings. Some of the birds shown are: sparrows, linnets, canaries, bullfinch, chaffinch, brown linnet, titmice or chickadees, the long-tailed tomtit, European warbler and the marsh wren Bird homes. ISmin 16-si-$24 1930 East- man 598.2 "Shows the beach and marsh homes of the least tern, killdeer, stilt, gull, pied- billed grebe, —the meadow homes of the bobolink, spotted sandpiper, horned lark, meadow lark, and burrowing owl—the sky- scraper homes of cormorants, puffins, duck hawks, flickers, —and the homes of birds which build near the ground, such as the cuckoo, wood thrush, yellow warbler, red- start, and humming bird." Producer el-Jh-sh Guide Bird neighbors in summer. lOmin 16-si- $10.50 35-si-nf-$53.22 Canadian gov't. 598,2 Bilingual titles Bird protection, dealing with common varieties of birds that nest in close proximity to habitation in the summer months. How to protect them and how to make friends with them "[Useful in] biology and nature study (Classes]" Am. museum of nat. Hist. Jh-sh Bird neighbors in winter. Smin 16-si-$8.19 3S-si-nf-apply Canadian gov't. 598.2 Titles in French and English "An interesting film on bird protection, showing the chickadee, downy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, and other com- mon winter birds; showing how the bird lover may protect and make friends with them. [Useful in] biology and nature study [Classes]" Am. museum of nat. hist. Jh-sh Birds of Bonaventure. (Seeing Canada ser.) Smin 16-si-$6.Sl 35-si-nf-$32.64 Canadian gov't. 598.2 "Glimpses of the famous Canadian bird sanctuary at Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the various types of Canadian sea-fowl that nest In count- less thousands on the cliffs of this pic- turesque home of birds." Producer Jh-sh Birds of prey. ISmin 16-si-$24 1931 East- man 598,2 "Unusual eyes, beaks, feet, and feather structure, which assist birds of prey In food gathering, are featured. A goshawk in slow motion photography, a peregrine and young, a marsh hawk, rough-legged hawks, barn owls, a great horned owl. black vultures, and bald eagles are pic- tured." Producer Jh-sh Guide Birds of prey. ISmin 16-si-$24 35-si-nf-$60 1931 Films of commerce 598.2 Produced by Pathe "Showing the habits, habitat and char- acteristics of carnivorous birds of the Americas, Asia and Europe. The krestrel, hawk, sparrow hawk, buzzard, goshawk, the lammergeier of Asia, the Andean con- dor, the European vulture and the Ameri- can eagle are among the birds shown in this picture." Distributor si-silent; sd - sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; el ■ elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh - senior high; c • college 29