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Title Ballad of the Trees (16mm) (10387)
Physical Color; Sound; 25 minutes Produced 1969 Distributor Boise Cascade (0069) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis Conveys the importance as well as the responsibility of the forest products industry to an urban world. Subjects Forests and Forestry
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Bay Tidelands (16mm) (10421) Physical Color; Sound; 13 minutes Produced 1973 Distributor Kera (0290) Audience Elementary (4-6) (E)
Synopsis Follows a brother and sister as they explore Elizabeth Terwilliger's world in a salt water marsh, the shore, and tidelands and learn about the creatures who live there.
Author COHEN, WILLIAM E. Subjects Nature Study Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title The Bear and the Mouse (16mm) (10436) Physical Color; Sound; 7 minutes Produced 1966
Distributor National Film Board Of Canada (0369) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis A fable about a mouse who saves a trapped bear from the hunters, pointing out that the weak can sometimes help the strong. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Bear Trouble (16mm) (10437) Physical Color; Sound; 11 minutes Produced 1960 Distributor Mcgraw-Hill Films (0334)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis Tells the story about a squirrel and a chipmunk who get rid of the bear who sleeps next to a pool used by the small animals of the forest. Author MOORE, LILIAN
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Bearskin (16mm) (10440) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1983 Distributor Film Ideas (0187)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis A young man triumphs over the devil through endurance and force of character. Set in the South after the Civil War.
Adapted from the Brothers Grimm. Author DAVENPORT, TOM. Subjects Children's Films; Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863; Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Beatrix Potter: A Private World (16mm) (10444) Physical Color; Sound; 42 minutes Produced 1979 Distributor El Valor (0167)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Deals with the personal life of author and painter Beatrix Potter, as revealed in her decoded journal. Examines her fascination with
animals and plants and the illustrations and characters she created of them. Includes reminiscences of people who knew the writer. Subjects Authors; Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Beauty and the Beast (16mm) (10446) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1979 Distributor Phoenix/Bfa Films (0427)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis An animated version of the classic French tale about Beauty who comes to love an ugly beast who holds her captive and thereby
breaks the evil spell that has been cast upon him. Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Beauty and the Beast (16mm) (10447) Physical Color; Sound; 19 minutes Produced 1978
Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3) (KP) Synopsis Puppet animation tells the story of the handsome young prince who has been changed into an
ugly beast by an evil witch and the young girl whose love for him, despite his appearance, breaks the spell. Subjects Children's Films; Puppets and Puppet Play
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BALLET, pt. 1 (16MM) (10448) Physical Color; Sound; 50 minutes Produced 1900 Distributor Macmillan Films (0326)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Lavish production of the delightful fairy tale as performed by the San Francisco Ballet Company.
Subjects Ballet Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BALLET, pt. 2 (16MM) (10449) Physical Color; Sound Produced 1900 Distributor Macmillan Films (0326)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Benjamin Franklin, Scientist, Statesman, Scholar, and Sage (16mm) (10489) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes
Produced 1970 Distributor Handel Film Corp (0218) Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Traces the life of Benjamin Franklin.
Includes his careers as printer, publisher, scientist, inventor, philosopher, and statesman, his work with the development of the Constitution and the postal system, and his role in the founding of the first
subscription library and the first charity hospital in America. Subjects Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Big Brown Eyes, Little Brown Eyes: A Country Adventure (16mm) (10523)
Physical Color; Sound; 12 minutes Produced 1975 Distributor Xerox Films (0576) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis A story about a young girl who explores a dairy farm while her father changes a flat tire. Author SOLTYS, RICHARD. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Big Country (16mm) (10524) Physical Color; Sound; 14 minutes Produced 1978 Distributor Canadian Travel Film Library (0092)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Explore the vast British Columbia Heartland from the United States border to the valley of the Upper Skeena.
Subjects British Columbia; Canada; Travel Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Bighorn Canyon Experience (16mm) (10530) Physical Color; Sound; 18 minutes Produced 1979
Distributor National Audiovisual Center (0362) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Relates the history of the Bighorn Canyon area since the days of the early settlers
and offers suggestions for things to do and see while visiting there. Subjects Canada; Travel Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Bird, the Fox, and the Full Moon (16mm) (10540) Physical Color; Sound; 11 minutes
Produced 1976 Distributor Texture Films (0514) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis Presents an animated adaptation of a South American folktale, about a lazy fox who tries to get a hard-working bird to farm his land. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title A Birthday in the U.S.A., Japan and the U.S.S.R. (16mm) (10543) Physical Color; Sound; 12 minutes Produced 1976 Distributor Barr Films (0055)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis A comparative look at children in the United States, Japan, and the Soviet Union as they observe their birthdays. Shows the
differences and similarities in the games, foods, and festivities characteristic of each country. Subjects Birthdays; Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Bonsai (16mm) (10590) Physical Color; Sound; 25 minutes Produced 1972 Distributor Center For Mass Communication (0099)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis Presents the techniques for shaping and maintaining Bonsai. Includes container selection, repotting, pruning, wiring and general care. Author CLARK, IAN DUNCAN LINDSAY.
Subjects Bonsai Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Books Our Children Read (16mm) (10595) Physical Color; Sound; 28 minutes Produced 1984 Distributor Films Incorporated Video (0191)
Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Shows parents and educators in the Fort Frye Local School District in southeastern Ohio meeting to discuss the topic of acceptable reading for children. Their
discussion questions the suitability for junior high school students of two books: A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE, by Robert Peck, and FOREVER, by Judy Blume. Author KAMHI, MICHELLE MARDER.
Subjects Books; Censorship Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title BOOM AND BUST: THE MINING TOWNS, v. 3 (16MM) (10598) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1980
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Host Philip Abbot visits three 19th century gold-mining towns; South Pass City, Wyoming; Silver City, Idaho; and Bannack, Montana. Tells
the story of each small, isolated settlement through a combination of archival and modern views and through commentaries of former residents. Examines why persons in each state are fighting to save the towns as either
recreation areas or historic communities. Subjects Ghost Towns; Idaho Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Boswelle's Bon Voyage (16mm) (10610) Physical Color; Sound; 9 minutes Produced 1966
Distributor Stepfamily Association Of America (0491) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis The adventures of Boswelle, a shaggy dog who stows away on the S.S. France for a wondrous trip to Europe and North Africa. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Bozo's Adventures in Ecuador (16mm) (10638) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1962 Distributor Unicef (0524)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9) (KPEJ) Synopsis Bozo, the clown, meets a new friend in Ecuador. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Bremen Town Musicians (16mm) (10672) Physical Color; Sound; 16 minutes Produced 1972 Distributor Films Incorporated Video (0191)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Uses puppets to portray the Brothers Grimm story about a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster, who being too old to be of service to
their masters, ran away and became famous musicians in the town of Bremen. Author GRIMM, JACOB, Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title Bristlelip (16mm) (10690) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1982 Distributor Film Ideas (0187)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9) (EJ) Synopsis Offers a version of the Grimm's fairy tale King Thrushbeard about a haughty young woman who learns humility and empathy through the
tricks of a clever suitor. Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title The Bronze Zoo (16mm) (10692) Physical Color; Sound; 16 minutes Produced 1975
Distributor Texture Films (0514) Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis An introduction to sculptural craft and imagination presented by following
the processes by which Shay Rieger creates a bronze yak. Shows development of the idea, sketching, fashioning the armature, modeling in plaster, casting in wax, fixing the color for the patina, and the finished
sculpture. Author RIEGER, SHAY. Subjects Sculpture Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Brooms of Mexico (16mm) (10694) Physical Color; Sound; 26 minutes Produced 1973
Distributor International Film Bureau (0265) Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA)
Synopsis An insight into some traditional Mexican values as evidenced in the everyday life of a typical Mexican village. Subjects Mexico
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Brown Wolf (16mm) (10697) Physical Color; Sound; 26 minutes Produced 1973 Distributor Learning Corporation Of America (0307)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis An adaptation of Jack London's story in which the conflict between the refinements of civilization and the call of
the wild is dramatized as two people attempt to possess a wild dog. Author LONDON, JACK Subjects London, Jack, 1876-1916; Short Stories
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title Buffalo: An Ecological Success Story (16mm) (10704) Physical Color; Sound; 13 minutes Produced 1975 Distributor Ebec (0160)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA) Synopsis Describes the physical traits of the buffalo and its natural habitat, its struggle for survival
from the time vast herds ranged across the continent through the mass slaughters of the 1800's, and the measures taken to save the buffalo from extinction.
Subjects Bison (American Buffalo); Endangered Species Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Bunraku Dolls (16mm) (10718) Physical Color; Sound; 35 minutes Produced 1973
Distributor Films Incorporated Video (0191) Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Documents the few remaining Bunraku puppet-handlers and
puppet-makers of Japan. Shows how the puppets are made and dressed in gorgeous costumes and wigs and finally put on the Bunraku stage. Subjects Japan; Puppets and Puppet Play
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Butterfly Ball (16mm) (10732) Physical Color; Sound; 5 minutes Produced 1981 Distributor Phoenix/Bfa Films (0427)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis An animated fable about the Butterfly Ball, an event to which all are welcome and for which all one needs is "love.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy |
