Presents the story of the forest community; discussing its conditions, forms of life and inter-relationships. The mood of the forest is established through its own atmosphere, sounds and life - there is no narration. Designed to encourage children to observe, and then interpret their observations.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002878
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Observation (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)