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ESTUARY

12 minutes/Grades 7-Adult

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada/A film by Don
White

Using exquisite underwater micro-photography this National Film
Board of Canada production provides a close-up look at an estuary

• the biologically important wetlands where the fresh water of a
  river meets the salt water of the ocean. As we watch barnacles
  feeding themselves, and the comic acrobatics of diving ducks, the
  film details the complex ecology of estuarine life; and, in an
  understated manner, makes a powerful case for protecting wetlands.
  

Awards: Best of Category, National Educational Film Festival;
Runner-Up, Chicagoland Educational Film Festival; Best of
Category, NAEE Film Festival; ALA Media For Libraries; Henry Fonda
Award, River City Film Conference

• "Exquisitely and with clarity, it defines its subject matter
  while making a subtle environmental statement... American students
  in several curriculum areas will find this film hauntingly
  beautiful and richly informative." Media Review
  

• "Within its small, beautifully circumscribed compass, this is a
  perfect example of a fully achieved work which ultimately links
  the complexity of one particular ecostructure (and fills us with
  respect for its perfection) to our present-day social webs." Amos
  Vogel in Film Comment
  

• "The concept of the food chain is soundly illustrated in this
  film through a meaningful blending of motion and narration ...
  Provides a concise, enjoyable, and informative look at life in an
  estuary. Recommended for instructional use in general biology and
  ecology courses." Choice
  

• "The ecological principles are the same worldwide and their
  treatment in this film is valuable for upper elementary through
  adult education on estuarine ecology." National Wetlands
  Newsletter
  

Subject Areas: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY, WILDLIFE, VALUES, SOCIAL STUDIES,
WETLANDS

ISBN: 0-7722-0356-3

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