Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 591.5 Babes in the woods— Continued of chipmunks at various antics. An orphan bobcat is captured and we see how the terrified creature responds to kind treat- ment. In the woods a man routs out a skunk. He then invades a hole under a fallen tree and emerges with a baby bear. The mother bear prowls In the background but does not approach the hunter. There follow many shots of the bear playing with a dog, making friends with a little boy, drinking milk from a bottle and helping himself to milk directly from a goat. Grown larger we see him open a screen door and come in followed by a small child. The film ends with a man carrying the baby over one shoulder and the baby bear over the other. There is also a statement of the membership fee to belong to American nature association and of the advantages of such a membership. Several times through- out the film little "blurbs" about the asso- ciation were to be seen along with the run- ning titles p-el-Jh Guide Bears in Alaska, llmin 16-sd-loan 35-sd- nf-loan 1940 Dept. of interior 591.5 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: BdH The film opens with shots of the north- ern region of the United States—its fertile valleys and snow covered peaks. Among the most outstanding attractions of this region are the bears, which we see eating hellebore and skunk cabbage after their months of hibernation. The bears have great sport sliding down the mountains on the lingering snow patches. After their winter sleep they make tracks for the in- terior of Alaska. The Kodiak grizzly searches for the burrows of ground squir- rels. The brown bears are fond of salmon and in the spawning season are seen in the streams catching the salmon. Then we see the black bear. They, too, are adept at catching fish and catch them in their mouths as the fish leap out of the water. The film closes with the commentator telling us of the protective measures taken to insure against extinction Black bear twins. (Primary grade ser.) * llmin 16-sd-$50 3S-sd-nf-$100 1939 Erpi 591.5 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM iSmm: AMNH BosU Gal Colu Geo Ind loS Me NC NEEFA Ohio PennTC 8HS StA TexS WashCE Wis WVa "Portrays the experiences of a family of campers in observing a pair of small, hun- gry, and mischievous twin bears. Bacon strips put on nearby trees result in the bears invading the camp and having a breakfast of bacon and jam. After eating, they frolic about and play with a blanket and ball. They return to the woods and raid wlld- hee hive.s. Driven off by the bees, they nurse their stings in a mud puddle. Later, they revisit the camp and go for a swim in an adjoining lake. Film content corre- lates with reading, oral and written lan- guage, nature study, elementary science, elementary social studies, biology, and zool- ogy courses." Producer p-el-jh Guide Busy little bears. (School list ser.) lOmin 16-sd-rent $2 Films, inc. 591.5 Produced by Paramount pictures cor- poration in 1939 and released to schools in 1940 "Winner of the Academy Award (1939) as the outstanding short subject of a type. This story of three real little bears is exceptionally w^ell photographed and is put together with skill to make it inter- esting to all age levels. A completely unsophisticated set of comments on the action. The musical background is also excellent. Delightful and amusing." Palo Alto PTA p-el-jh-sh-adult Cow and its relatives. lOmin 16-sd-$40 1941 Coronet 591.5 The domestic cow and bull as well as a very young calf are shown in their natural farm surroundings. The Indian humped cow, the zebu and the yak of Tibet as well as the American bison or buffalo are shown in scenes featuring the char- acteristics which distinguish each of these animals. The film also contains scenes of a group of antelopes which are close rela- tives of the domestic cow. The antelopes shown are the kudu from Africa, the nyala, the giant eland, the roan antelope and the addax antelope "Though taken in zoos—good explana- tion of value of these animals, and de- scription of their homes." Marian Young "An excellent film for classes in nature study." California p-el-Jh Deer and its relatives. lOmin 16-sd-$40 1941 Coronet 591.5 Shows first the familiar white tail or Virginia deer. A day old fawn of the fallow deer is seen next. Then the wapiti in several interesting scenes. The bactrian or two humped camel and the Arabian or dromedary camel are shown in char- acteristic scenes. The alpaca and the llama of South America are shown. The film closes with a sequence on the giraffe pointing out its very long legs, extremely long neck and giving close-ups of its flexible tongue and knob-like horns "Good photography and commentary. Much information is packed into film." Marian Young Jh-sh Elephants, llmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 % 1940 Erpi 591.5 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: AMNH Col Geo Ind Kan Ken Ohio Wis The setting of this film is a farm where elephants are trained as circus performers. Mumbo, a trained elephant eats her break- fast of hay. Her great ears, her small, weak eyes, her trunk, feet, and tail are shown and her great strength is demon- strated. She bathes, she drinks and wal- lows in the water until ordered out. She scratches her back on a tree and takes a dust bath. She is put through her tricks. Mumbo dances, sits up, rides the boy on her back, and even stands on her head. A few days later, a circus owner comes to take Mumbo away, leaving two baby ele- phants to be trained. A part of the process of training them for circus acts is depicted Film may be used to stimulate interest In reading stories of animal life; to mo- tivate oral and written language, art, and related activity projects; to portray condi- tions of animal life for elementary sci- ence study and to provide background in- formation and understandings for social studies instruction "This is an excellent film for showing the appearance and habits of an unusual animal, and for showing the processes by which elephants are trained to become circus performers. It is aimed at the primary and elementary grade levels. Photography and sound are good." Educa- tional screen p-el-Jh Guide - silent; sd - sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; p • primary; el - elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh - senior high; c • college; trade - trade schools 71