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OWL/TV

60 videocassettes (6 series of 10) 29 minutes each/Grades 2-7

Produced by the Young Naturalist Foundation

OWL/TV is a nature and science series packed with answers to
the questions kids have about the world and filled with the
delight of discovery and the spirit of invention. OWL/TV
encourages learning through active involvement. Children will
enjoy OWL/TV's imaginative approach to a wide range of subjects
including animals, science, experiments, their bodies, the future
and especially how they can have a beneficial impact on their own
environment. It encourages scientific literacy while developing
children's skills in language, comprehension, grouping,
manipulating data, and problem solving. Each half-hour program
contains segments chosen from several recurring features:

Mighty Mites are three kids who possess the magical ability to
shrink in size in order to explore microscopic environments.

Animals Close Up explores various aspects of animal life. Kids
meet the animals first-hand and conduct on-the-spot interviews
with zoologists and experts on animal behavior.

Tomorrow Today looks at the future from a kid's point-of-view,
bringing children into working laboratories where things-to-come
are being planned.

Real Kids features young people who are actively involved in
trying to improve their environment. These are kids who aren't
afraid to try. Real Kids nurtures the idea that individuals of any
age can make a difference.

You and Your Body is a drama segment in which kids learn about
themselves with the aid of a wise and witty skeleton named
Bonapart.

Bonapart shares his enthusiasm for individual action on behalf
of the environment.

Dr. Zed explores the connections between nature and science and
shows kids exciting experiments.

The Hoot Club kids set up and work through a project, solving
production/performance problems, experimenting with materials,
interacting with their community and environment.

Linking these segments are quick games, puzzles and jokes to
delight and challenge the viewer.

Awards: Parents' Choice Award; Action for Children's Television
Award; Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival; Silver
Apple, National Educational Film Festival; Golden Sheaf, Yorktown
Short Film & Video Festival

• "The series utilizes outstanding photographic techniques and
  exceptionally intelligent crafting at all levels. The units will
  remain timely for years to come and offer fine opportunities for
  recreational viewing, library programming, and classroom
  teaching." School Library Journal
  

• "A fast-paced and always varied look at nature, scientific
  phenomena, and our environment... A delightful balance of both
  realism and fantasy add to the appeal of these stimulating
  presentations." Science Books & Films
  

• "Truly offers another way to create enthusiasm for science and
  nature by stirring children's imagination." Media & Methods
  

• "First, learning was enhanced because real children were there
  asking the kind of questions real children ask... Second, I
  watched for several minutes before I realized the child on the
  screen had an artificial arm. She had been riding a bike, picking
  up jelly beans and doing other normal things... I noticed other
  children who may have been handicapped in some way but they were
  included in all activities." Bernice E. Cullinan, President,
  International Reading Association.
  

Subtitle: Series I

Emphasis on engaging with animals and scientists who study
them, learning about our bodies, kids with disabilities, exploring
the insect world, and building things.

Subtitle: Series II

Indigenous cutures in the Arctic and US Southwest; habitats and
animal adaptations, hibernating squirrels and sleeping bears,
lemurs; building ice castles, desert sculpture, mobiles, webs,
sewing soft people.

Subtitle: Series III

Visits to the Galapagos and the Great Barrier Reef reveal
unusual creatures; learning ancient crafts, questions of sleep and
dreams, the brain, hiccups, fat and thin, and hair; making musical
instruments, shadow puppets, paper gliders, sculpture, a maze.

Subtitle: Series IV

Strong environmental emphasis; ecologies of Belize, Canada,
England, and the Seychelles; focus is on environmental action:
recycling, composting, avoiding waste, and rehabilitating lakes
and saving endangered species.

<6>Each of Series I-IV comes with a Teacher's Guide for 10
programs.

Subtitle: Series V and VI

20 new videocassettesP 29 minutes each

The final two series of OWL/TV continue on an environmental
theme with focuses on endangered species and habitats, energy
conservation and recycling. The fun never stops, whether the kids
are traveling to the Great Barrier Reef to find the largest living
thing in the world or exploring the "lungs" of an active volcano!

Subtitle: Series V

Environmental emphasis on endangered species and habitat, and
energy conservation; on location to Australia, Texas and Costa
Rica to see primates, reptiles, migrating birds, the Great Barrier
Reef and rainforests; learn about the greenhouse effect, acid
rain, principles of flight and surface tension; celebrate
Halloween the environmental way.

Subtitle: Series VI

Environmental emphasis on recycling, endangered species and
habitats; on location in Kenya, Newfoundland, Central America and
the United Kingdom for rhinos, moose, jaguars, penguins and polar
bears; check out Newton's laws of motion, ways to conserve water,
riding bikes to save fuel, and making paper from recycled scraps;
visit a fluvarium.

Subject Areas: SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, LANGUAGE ARTS,
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VALUES

Series I 1986 Programs 1-10 ISBN: 0-920519-90-3

Series II 1987 Programs 11-20 ISBN: 0-920519-91-1

Series III 1988 Programs 21-30 ISBN: 0-920519-92-X

Series IV 1991 Programs 31-40 ISBN: 0-920519-93-8

Series V 1994 Programs 41-50 ISBN: 1-895568-85-4

Series VI 1994 Programs 51-60 ISBN: 1-55163-023-0

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