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

be of great value to us. It places constant emphasis on parts of speech as parts of the individual's personal equipment for living today. The approach to subject material is good, and the viewer is encouraged to discuss and consider the content of the fihnstrip details. Good for all work with speech from grades in the upper elementary through college. Picture Book Parade, Series 5 (8 filmstrips, color; produced by Weston Woods Studios, Weston, Conn.; $42 per set, $6.50 single strips). These are good stories, using good production techniques. Titles in the series are not dependent on each other, for each strip is an individual story visualized. Included are such stories as "Angus and the Ducks," "The Old Woman and Her Pig," "The House That Jack Built," "The Tale of Pater Rabbit," and other delightful tales. This is a lovely way to a better understanding of books, and to the enjoyment of pictures which make the stories come alive. The spirit of each story has been retained in the type of picture selected for that particular story, and the result is a happy one for the viewer. Excellent for work in language arts, reading enjoyment and creative literature. Science Series (color filmstrips, produced by Bailey Films, Inc., 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif.; "Seed Plants"-6 strips, $30 per set, $5 single strips; "Introducing Air" —single strip $6; "Great Moments in Conquest of Disease," $36 per set, $6 single strips). With this series the science teacher has material appropriate for many grades. In "Seed Plants," the middle grades pupil is given an opportunity to observe and study plant structure and the parts of plants. The strip "Introducing Air" guides the priman.' grades to simple experiments which will help him understand the nature of air. "Great Moments in the Conquest of Disease," shows the high school student how some of the leading personalities in scientific research have worked to give mankind the control of diseases that have plagued us for centuries. Although it is by no means necessary to regard these sets as connected, the range of assistance available to all grades is illustrated in this presentation of material helpful at various grade levels. They are a good addition to the list of resources to make science units meaningful. The Frierully Beasts At Jesus' Manger (single .strip, color, with 3.31/3 rpm record and guide; produced by Society for Visual Education, 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111.; $9 per unit). At this time of year we tend to turn to the old legends and familiar stories appropriate to the celebration of the season. In this strip we see the visuahzation of the old legend that tells how all the animak were permitted to talk on the night that Jesus was bom. The color quality of the pictures is dehghtful and the narration adds to the value of the story. It is a very welcome strip to recommend to those who will be celebrating Christmas and using materials as part of their activities. e o a The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm (single strip, color; produced by Society for Visual Education, 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111.; available for a hmited time only, without charge). We have all been entertained recently by the motion picture of this same title, and now the filmstrip brings us a recapitulation of material and information based on the film production. We think that such filmstrips are helpful to the teacher who wishes to correlate reading and books with film, theater and possible television programs. The filmstrip enables us to turn to visualizations of a kind conducive to study, discusssion, and criticism. In this instance there is biographical data that will be useful whenever Grimm's fairy tales are read or studied; the pupil is helped to see the writers as hving people who produced something that has given pleasure to many people the world over. A good filmstrip for creative study of book material, and for language arts. « • • Walt Disney True-Life Adventures (8 strips, color; produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III.; $48 per set, $6 single strips). Sequences in this series are taken from films and include such titles as "In Beaver Valley," "Seal Island," "Nature's Half Acre," "Ants at Work and At War" and "Bear Country." The photographic quahty and composition are excellent and do much to enhven the stories. It is hard sometimes with material of this type to determine whether it is the actual story content or photography which is of paramoimt importance. Certainly there is eye appeal, and this will hold pupil interest. Comments and materials for review should he sent to the department editor—Irene F. Cyper, New York University, 26 Washington Square, New York 3, N.Y. With a Standard Filmstrip Library Plan in your school you will find it easy to organize and administer your filmstrips for maximum utilization. Here is attractive, safe, compact, spacesaving, storage that eliminates loss, or mislaying of your filmstrips — they can be filed by title, subject matter and grade level; indexed so any filmstrip can be quickly located whether in use or filed. As you acquire more filmstrips add to as your library grows. Continue with your existing library plan. Whatever your filmstrip filing needs may be now or later, there is a Standard Filmstrip Library to meet your requirements. There's a wide range of Filmstrip Libraries from which to choose . . . from $12.80 to $164.40. All units are steel construction, attractively finished, designed for starting small, large and growing filmstrip libraries. Thousands upon thousands in use. New Catalog Number 3 gives full details on Standard Filmstrip Libraries, Disc Record Libraries, Recording Tape Filing and Mobile Projection Stands. Write for your copy. See your A-V or School Supply Dealer. 710 Seventeenth Street NORTH Chicago, Illinois Filmstrip Wall File Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — December, 1962 727