A Festival of Films.

Overview & Synopsis

This catalogue consists of an alphabetical listing of more than 200 films, each with an annotation including a brief description of the film, intended audience, and length of film (most running from about 10 to 30 minutes). Titles were selected by Film Preview Committees of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. A list of distributors is included. Films deal with: various aspects of child development and life stages; childbirth, parenthood and family relationships; model programs in early childhood education; curriculum methods and materials (language skills development, health and safety, science education, the arts and physical education); cultural differences, ethnic and sex stereotypes and roles; day care; handicapped children; child abuse; and dealing with death. Some films focus on foreign countries or on minority groups and subcultures in the United States. Fantasies and variety of stories are included. (BF)