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

combines pictorial and musical design to bring greater understanding of one of nature's wanders. portafilmt Orchard Lake, Mich. "ALTAR MASTERPIECE" Go/d Medal Winner Brussels Film fesfival FILMS ABOUT POLAND For Schools . . . Clubs . . . Meetings ... and TELEVISION Available EXCLUSIVELY Through ALSHER FILMS 13H 19th St., Northwest, (Box ES) Washington 6, D.C. — DEcatur 2-8000 IVriu NOtV For FREE Catalog! Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curriculum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. join the Museum Filmstrip Club and receive o new color filmstrip eoch month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 Eost 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Bxclusively — 10 Min. Per Reel Produced in Paris, France. Proctically Designed for Students of the Living Frendh Longuoge. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Col. ^'^Ki4t<f, lluiMe/i," luiiU a taut*t ■A Ihousaiui miles up. river, coinplet'j with (tpera house where Caruso and Scoiti sang, hdlels. mansions, streetcars flourished. When rubber prices fell, so did this civilization. The AMAZON BOOMTOWN a powt-rful lesson in economic gcosniph> . \ Cunm -sound— \b min. -Color $]3~->—biriv 573 Available only from SIMMEL-MESERVEY, INC. (Note New Address) 9113 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Colif. Send today for FREE catalog "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmstrips on ciemocracy's history FREE Cotolog FREE Preview Write: herit-age filmstrips, inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. New Materials Mount Rainier National Park mp OLYMP '55 22min sd col $180. Represents purpose, history, and conservation of national parks. Portrays scenic, recreational, and inspirational values of Mount Rainier. Ohio fs VEC '56 26fr si b&w $3.50. One of the North Central States Series. Surveys the state of Ohio — topography, cities, industries, agriculture, education, historical spots, and recreational facilities. El-Ad. Travel Slides CHROMA col 25cents each $2.50 for set of 12. Series of color slides depicting many ports of the United States. GEOGRAPHY OTHER COUNTRIES Mountains of the West mp NFB '54 20min sd b&w $60 tv. A study of the physical and economic geography of the mountainous areas of western Canada, pointing out the influence of geographical environment upon industries and occupations. Animation used to depict the geological evolution of mountain ranges and valleys. JrH. Physical Regions of Canada mp NFB '54 23min sd b&w $60 tv. A study of the six natural divisions of the country: the Pacific Coast region, the Great Plains, the Lourention Shield, the St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Atlantic Region, and the Arctic Islands. Salient features of the location, physical geography, natural resources and industry in their interrelationships. JrH. HEALTH & HYGIENE Tuberculosis mp EBF '55 lOmin sd b&w $50 3rd edition. Illustrates a cose of tuberculosis, explaining what it is and how it is treated. Jr.-SrH. What About Alcoholism? mp YAF '56. Designed to help young people become better acquainted with the causes, nature, and problems of alcoholism. HISTORY & CURRENT EVENTS Age of Discovery: English, French and Dutch Explorations mp COR '56 lOmIn sd col $100 b&w $55. The dream of the Northwest Passage, other reasons behind the explorations of Cabot, Verrozano, Raleigh and others, as well as the routes followed and the effects of their expeditions to North America are shown. Jr.-SrH. Alexander the Great fs ERG '55 55fr si col $7.50. Outlines life and aims of Alexander the Great. Based on scenes from the United Artists photoplay. Life in the Middle Ages 6fs DUK '56 sd col $35. "Student participation" series of sound filmstrips. Titles: The Castle (two parts). The Village (two ports I. The Monastery (two parts). El. Nebraska History Series 8fs U NEB '55 45-65fr ea si b&w $25set $3.50ea. Overview of the history of Nebraska. Titles: The First Nebraskans, The Coming of the White Man, Trail Days, Territorial Days, Life in Pioneer Nebrasko (two parts), Nebraska — The New State (two parts). Palaeolithic Man mp GFP '55 20min sd b&w. Illustrates lives of Palaeolithic hunters and food gatherers. Introduction to pre-history. Splices I\ot Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMER.iV EQUIPMENT CO. Dcpt. !:■: S 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. SCIENCE SINCE 1931 FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in Brilliont Spectracolor VISUAL Box 599E SCIENCES Suttern, New York scoop; herds west Sound film in brilliant color. Presents the Southwest cattle "production line," which converts barren lends into useful range. Stresses the growing new movement of cattle to western markets, demanded by the surge of population. Avalon Daggett Productions 441 No. O.ange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Cal. PHk%l FILMS Presenting the basic and truly significant biological phenomena — the beautiful precision of the hereditary mechanism of cells — cell division — meiosis — plant growth and mutation — syngamy and the alternation of generations. Write for descriptive folders ARTHUR T. BRICE Phase Films Ross, California FASTER, BETTER READING Easy to Use • Lowest Cost • Portable RATEOMETEH electric reading accelrator, classroom or home use. Direct rea(iin(? rate calculator. 8.'-^' long, ., 2 4 Ib3. Complete with study man, ual, carry-case carton . . $3S.OO -^ ^ EYE-SPAN TRAINER-Ptastic Model 10. AV K Improves visuul speed. Rfcuracy . . . 600 ' Ip [irat-tice itpras, mftnual. c&se . . $7.50 J::I0 V'SUAL research Dept j^ 531 S. Plymouth Ct.. Chicago 5 OLYMPIC RAIN FOREST" Winter Home of The Olympic Elk TreM'. ts tlie "Tycle nl' Lil'i-" of tliis luxuriant inMs>(Ir; p d forest. See lichens, livt-nvort^i. ferns, fungi :irul animals iti natural color. // miniitt's SninKi Color $100. ^;^^:°^Hn,s OLYMPIC FILMS 6101 Fremont Ave., Seattle 3, Wosti. 76 Educational Screen