| This is a beautiful program that profiles one of the most loved and graceful creatures on earth: the butterfly. Through exquisite footage, fun animation, and child-friendly narration, viewers gain a deeper understanding of the life cycles, habits, physical appearance and anatomy of butterflies. From intriguing facts about how butterflies protect themselves, to what their favorite colors of flowers are, the program looks at the important role that butterflies play in the life of plants, as pollinators, enriching viewers' interest in the natural environment, while expanding their insight into the interplay between plants, animals, and humans. The program also connects various cultures, as it shares myths and stories about butterflies, and their many symbolic meanings. As key new words are explained in context throughout the program, they are displayed on screen for added reinforcement. Produced by TV Ontario. 07DR PI 25 min. |
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Best Nature Film Award
-Brooklyn F&V Festival This program uses images and sounds of nature, with no narration, to allow viewers to focus on the transitions that take place in nature during the autumn season. Here we see flowers, trees, leaves, birds, lakes, rivers and streams, as well as farm activities during September, October, and November in and around Cambridge, N.Y. The arrival and departure of the itinerant Canadian geese is a unifying thread, culminating in the stark image of a majestic maple tree during a winter storm. Produced by Edwards Films, Inc. 07DR PIJSCA 13 min. |
| Chip and Suzy play the role of the Time Trackers, paleontologists who travel back in time in search of interesting, and often extremely large, animals. Each episode gives historic details about an era visited, as well as a description of at least one animal native to that time period and how they relate or compare to the animals of today. Episode 1 - Fifty million years ago birds were the dominant species. Chip and Suzy arrive in search of the Gastornis, a bird over six feet tall and weighing as much as a small car. Episode 2 - Twenty thousand years ago South America was home to a species found nowhere else on Earth, a Doedicurus, an ancient ancestor the armadillo. Episode 3 - The Time Trackers arrive in South America 10,000 years ago unprepared to deal with the size of the creature they want to examine, a Megatherium, a gigantic ancestor of the sloth. Episode 4 - Chip and Suzy travel back 35 million years in search of an ancient aquatic elephant called the Moeritherium. Episode 5 - Twenty-five million years in the past a large ancestor of the pig, the Entelodont, eludes the Time Trackers. Episode 6 - Thirty-five million years in the past a simple fishing rod proves useless when Suzy and Chip try to capture a Basilosaurus, an ancestor of the whale. Episode 7 - In the middle of the Ice Age, 10,000 years ago, Suzy and Chip try to figure out how to capture a Wooly Rhino for closer study. Produced by TV Ontario. 07DR PI 15 min. |
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"Recommended. This fast-moving, fun program provides an
interesting overview of the history and people involved in technological
invention and innovation. Each segment can be used as a springboard for
further discussion of the design of the various technologies." -Science
Books & Films A fun way to introduce children to the concepts of invention and engineering: In each vignette a featured "Superhero" presents a short history of various, everyday inventions. Segments include: The Toboggan; the Telephone; the Television; the Goalie Mask; the Elevator; the Zippers; the Compact Disk; the Snowmobile. Produced by TV Ontario. 07DR PI 15 min. |
| Defines what an insect is, what characteristics separate the different orders, what metamorphosis is; offers a generalized evolution of insects with examples of each stage, including leg and wing changes. Produced by Norman Campbell. 08DR IJSCA 20 min. |
| Entomologist Dr. Norman Campbell walks novices through the stages of butterfly and moth collecting, from catching to exhibiting. As each step is explained, close-ups help viewers follow the directions. Produced by Norman Campbell. 08DR IJSCA 20 min. |