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

Reviews Zoo Animal Study Prints (23 black and white study prints; produced by Community Educational Resources, Dcpt. of Educ, San Diego County, and available through Arts and Crafts Press, Box 609, San Diego 21, Calif.; $5.75 per set plus shipping charges). The prints are on 18" x 22" heavy stock, and large enough for good study l^urposes. Of course the perennial favorites, the bears, monkeys, tigers, Iienguins and elephants, are all iniliided. We see them as they are in tlio zoo itself, and this means that there is a "habitat" quality to the pictures which adds reality. Size, shape and details are clearly shown, and the set is one which will appeal to both pupils and teachers. Alaska Filmstrips (5 strips, color; produced by John W. Gunter, 1027 South Claremont St., San Mateo, Calif; §27 per set, $6 single strip). There is much to learn about this new state of ours, and this series takes us on a trip to Eskimo villages and to towns along the coastal and inland areas. The scenes in the villages show us something of the community houses, mills, canneries, homes and schools. Other views give us closeups of costumes and home life of the Eskimos today. There is a good background of geographical information and one strip gives us a glimpse into village life in the past. This is a good series to buUd up a background of information about an area and a group of people very important to our national development. Good for social studies in the middle and upper grades. Angel Of The Battlefields Clara Barton (Color series; produced as unit of Filmstrip-of-the-Month Clubs, 355 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y.; annual membership fee $33 per club, see catalog for details of .special groupings.) Biographical information 1 is always important if an individual is to be understood in relation to the period and field in which their work was ciirried. This series gives us an insight into the life and character of Clara Barton, and then goes on to outline the major facets of her work and contribution to society. It is good for social studies and also for consideration of people and their place in world events. Designed for primary grades. Electronics (4 strips, color; produced by Filmstrip House, 432 Park Avenue South, New York 16, N.Y.; $20 per set, or $15 if purchased with other Science Adventure Series ma terial). Radio waves, transistors and electronic tubes are very much a part of the life of today's student. We hve in a world of electronic devices, and the filmstrips in this series give us basic information as to the nature of electronics, and the application of electronic forces. The diagrams and explanations are clear and well planned for use at the junior high school level. (Continued on next page) Vite-a-lize your film We restore brittle, curled, cupped film to nearly new first run quality with Vlte-a-lize. Our Vite-a-lize treatment preshrinks new film uniformly, sealing in proper humidity. Guaranteed. Call or write now. Exclusive with Leonard Film Service, 1700B E. Walnut, Pasadena, Calif. Phone SYcomore 2-6682. r ; MAPPING A TREASURE HUNT An exciting new educational supplement from Cenco Educational Films The first of a three film series, "Elementary Geography", simply, dramatically and delightfully explains the concepts of directions to grammar school students. This interesting and timely 16mm film uses children for actors and was made in collaboration with Dr. John R. Lee of Northwestern University. Plot of the 12-minute film centers around a treasure hunt in a public park, explaining how to determine and use elementary directions to find natural and man-made objects with a map. Two other films in the series are "Billy and South", depicting cardinal directions, and "Jimmy and His Shadow", explaining intermediate directions. The Elementary Geography 16mm films are available on a preview to purchase basis at a cost of $110 for color and $55 for black and white. For further information contact your nearest Cenco branch office or write directly to Cenco Educational Films. CENCO EDUCATIONAL FILMS A division of Cenco Imlruments Corporation 1700 Irving Pork Road • Chicago 13, Illinois Mountainside, N. J. Montreaf Sonta Clara Somerviile, Man. Toronto toi Angtht Birmingham, Ala. Ottawa Vancouver Edmonton Houston Cenco Z.A., Breda, The Netherlands Tulsa Km CATIo^AI, Screen and Aldiovisual Guide— May, 1962 277