1. A child's Christmas in Wales (54:53)

Date:
1987
Summary:
A grandfather nostalgically relates his boyhood memories of Christmas past to his grandson in this new adaptation of Dylan Thomas' classic story. Winner of the American Film and Video Festival 1988: Blue Ribbon, Literary Adaptations for Young Adults.

2. A newspaper serves its community (14:32)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Describes the ways in which a newspaper brings information and service to a community and traces a news story and advertisement from their beginnings to their publication in the paper. Follows the reporting of the arrival of a baby elephant for the city zoo and shows the step-by-step process including the writing, editing, typesetting, proofing, printing, and delivery of the paper in which the story appears. Shows the variety of news sources, special features, and services the newspaper must use each day. | Shows how the daily newspaper is published and explains the work of each department.

3. A Paris (18:06)

Date:
1936
Summary:
Produced by Jean Brerault for use in French elementary schools. Complete French text with marginal vocabulary notes is available. Glimpses of the economic and cultural life of Paris. After a view from the air of l'Ile de la Cite, we quickly pass into the thickest of modern traffic around the place de l'Opera. Then we see in close succession railroad stations, an auto factory, the big early morning markets, department stores, different "quartiers" and points of interest about the city.

4. Addition is easy (10:56)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Billy learns to add his savings, consisting of various coins, and the prices of things he wants to buy, in order to compare the totals. Explains the units place, the tens place, and the operation of carrying over.

5. Airplanes and how they fly (14:24)

Date:
1966
Summary:
Explains basic physical principles involved in launching, flying, and controlling an airplane. Uses animation to demonstrate how the shape of the airfoil produces lift during flight. Also features some of the most modern aircraft in the world.

6. All in a summer's day (15:10)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Rain does not always evaporate immediately after falling. Dora tells a story of some raindrops with the help of Mr. Robinson's illustrations of some raindrops who had a series of adventures on their way to a distant lake where they learned how to do the "dance of the happy spray."

7. Angry boy (31:27)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of Tommy Randall, who has been caught stealing at school, and who is sent to a child guidance clinic rather than being of an emotional problem. Traces the disturbance, through a portrayal of his family lie, to its source. Shows how Tommy's mother learns to understand him and how Tommy himself becomes adjusted through the work of the clinicians.

8. Arabian children (15:20)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows the experiences of children in a family and a community in the desert land near Jordan. Pictures their roles in the family and shows how they help their parents in house-keeping and farming. Surveys the educational program. Depicts the family's dependence on the camel and on the meager water supply for its continued existence.

9. Archibald Ant likes to play baseball (15:05)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Audience learns how to make an ant puppet of varying size. In the Make Do Theatre play, the story of Archibald Ant is told. After playing baseball, he eats too much honey and his stomach gets really big. After it goes down in size, he vows to never tell anyone what happened.

10. Atomic alert (elementary version) (11:11)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Shows several youngsters finding shelter upon hearing an air raid alert. Then portrays Ted and Sue, at home when the alert sounds, taking the necessary precautions against an atomic bomb. They cover windows, check the kitchen for fires, and go to the basement to wait for instructions over the battery radio. Next pictures what to do in case of a bombing without warning, as demonstrated by Ted and Sue. They are commended by the warden for their good work.

11. Balanced aquarium (10:53)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Follows the step-by-step activities of two elementary school children who become interested in fish as they discover the difficulties of keeping tropical fish. They set up an aquarium, select the fish, and learn the importance of feeding the fish properly, cleaning the aquarium, keeping the temperature constant, and maintaining the proper balance between plant and fish life. Live action, animated drawings, and underwater photography.

12. Beauty and the Beast (12:42)

Date:
1971
Summary:
A re-telling of the classic fairy tale. Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. Based on the book by Marianna Mayer, released by Four Winds Press.

13. Big Boys Don't Cry (09:03)

Date:
1973
Summary:
Shows a young boy, carrying an air rifle, walking through the woods. Uses scenes from old westerns to illustrate his fantasies of shooting and fighting. When he shoots a bird, he begins to understand the finality of death.

14. Birds of a Feather (07:17)

Date:
1972
Summary:
A bored, dejected little bird asserts its spunky individuality in this non-narrated animated tale illustrating some basic principles of animal (and human) behavior. Paralleling the experiences of many people, the bird's adventures will encourage viewers to take a closer look at their own concepts of conformity and experiences in being "one of the crowd." Based on the book by Willi Baum.

15. Birds of Prey (10:52)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, T. Gilbert Pearson, William L. Finley
Summary:
Portrays the nest life and other activities of representative species of owls, vultures, eagles, and hawks in their natural habitats and at various stages of development. Depicts the carnivorous habits of birds of prey and shows how they are equipped with strong talons and sharp, hooked beaks for carrying and tearing apart their victims.

16. Birds that eat fish (06:29)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows many fish-eating birds and indicates how the characteristics of each, although different, enable them to catch and eat fish. Emphasizes such characteristics as the long neck, a strong bill, long legs, toes that are sometimes webbed, and the ability to swim and dive underwater.

17. Birds that eat fish (06:29)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows many fish-eating birds and indicates how the characteristics of each, although different, enable them to catch and eat fish. Emphasizes such characteristics as the long neck, a strong bill, long legs, toes that are sometimes webbed, and the ability to swim and dive underwater.

18. Blossom Possum (15:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Hand puppets with lively personalities tell this original story by Tom Tichenor of Blossom Possum, who forgets where she puts things. When she receives a phone call from Grandma Rabbit, she can't find the phone. Grandma asks Blossom Possum to hurry over with the hot water bottle, and Blossum Possum has trouble remembering where she put it. When Blossom arrives at Grandma's she forgets who is ill and puts the wrong person in bed. Blossom returns home to put her three children to bed but has forgotten where she put the littlest one. Lots of fun for the youngsters in this story with a comedy of errors.

19. Boats (10:32)

Date:
1938
Summary:
Portrays the experiences of a boy and a girl going by boat from Albany, down the Hudson River, to New York City. Along the way, the children see many types of water craft, including a sailboat, a cabin cruiser, a fireboat, a barge, a police boat, and a huge ocean liner. At the captain's invitation, they inspect his wheelhouse and engine room.

20. Brotherhood of Man (11:20)

Date:
1946
Summary:
An animated cartoon which explains that there are no basic differences between the races of the world. Uses small green demons to caricature prejudice and racial hatred. Relates the history of mankind to point out that dissimilarities in peoples result from superficial environmental influences. Based on "Races of Mankind" pamphlet by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish. Uses an animated cartoon to prove that differences between the human races are superficial, accidental, and environmental. Explains how through the driftings of the first people of the earth, there developed the three separate races of mankind. Points out that though there are four distinct types of blood, all are found in all races, and therefore its difference has no more racial relevance than does differing skin color to intellectual ability. At the end, all racial groups march forward together.