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Jul 27, 2015
07/15
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Alfred Higgins Productions
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Provides guidance for children who spend part of the day at home without adult supervision. Includes basic information about safety and emergency procedures, and suggests how "latchkey children" can manage their time and feelings.
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Topic: Latchkey children
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2.3K
Jul 28, 2015
07/15
by
Tom Lazarus
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favorite 40
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This 33-minute film explains the basic operations of the eyes, the ears, the sense of touch, and the proprioception system. The publisher indicates that this film is appropriate for senior high students, college students, and adults. The film can be shown to a large group of students followed by a group discussion directed by the teacher.
Topics: michael crichton, mal sharpe, the jefferson airplane, m.c.escher
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858
Jul 27, 2015
07/15
by
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation.
movies
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favorite 4
comment 0
Illustrates rural life in Ireland as exemplified by the life of a family living on a small dairy farm. Compares rural life with urban life in Ireland. For elementary grades.
Topics: Irish Boy, Story of Sean
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1.1K
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favorite 44
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Presents the ecology of a deciduous forest area of the type found along the southern fringes of the Laurentian Shield, showing the forest as an integrated community of living things, both plant and animal, balanced by conflict as well as harmony in the never-ending struggle for survival.
Topic: The Changing Forest
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977
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eye 977
favorite 20
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A language arts program about a girl named Linda who misses her best friend and thinks that no one else could ever be as special until she meets the new girl next door. Intended to teach children about self-expression and the meaning of friendship.
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Topic: Friends
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1.1K
movies
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favorite 9
comment 0
The Westward Movement:Settlers of the Old North West Territory
Topic: The Westward Movement:Settlers of the Old North West Territory
737
737
Jul 25, 2015
07/15
by
American Historical Association.
movies
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favorite 2
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Surveys the history of the United States in World War I at home and at the battle fronts. A documentary compiled of authentic war films set to vintage sound, designed to stimulate student interest in further study of the war and the times.
Topics: Goodbye, Billy : America Goes to War, 1917-18
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945
movies
eye 945
favorite 6
comment 0
A Fortnight at Nine Fathoms
Topic: A Fortnight at Nine Fathoms
769
769
Jul 24, 2015
07/15
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Artifex Film.; International Film Bureau.
movies
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favorite 10
comment 0
Examines art works of the 15th through the 19th centuries, covering various approaches to landscape painting by great masters from Belgium, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Topic: Open Window
801
801
Jul 25, 2015
07/15
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Edouard Sechan; Marie Marc; Janus Films.
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A poor old Paris seamstress nurtures a potted string bean plant in her apartment before replanting it in the nearby Jardin de Tuileries.
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Topic: The Stringbean
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1.0K
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Westward Movement V Gold Rush
Topic: Westward Movement V Gold Rush
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566
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Big Joe is a lineman for the telephone company. Angel is a teenage migrant worker. They form an unlikely alliance and start a rose-growing business. At first wary of each other, they grow to trust and like one another. Eventually, Angel must leave the area when his father relocates the family in search of migrant work. This touching little film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short. Director: Bert Salzman Writer: Bert Salzman Stars: Paul Sorvino, Dadi Pinero, Gloria Irizarry
Topics: Bert Salzman, Paul Sorvino, Dadi Pinero, Gloria Irizarry
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638
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favorite 3
comment 0
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792
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A bilingual girl of Mexican-American parents has ambitions to be teacher. She gets early experience when she helps her uncle learn English so he can obtain a driver’s license for a new job. Awards: Columbus Film Festival : ”Best Film in category” Aired on CBS Children’s Film Festival
Topic: Felipa: North of the Border