Hit: Elem. Video Selections

[Mary Marguerite Ludwick <ludwick@TENET.EDU>]

A thank you to all who responded to this request.  I hope the
information is of value to others.

Here are suggestions for video purchase in an elementary school:

1. A Cry in the Wild (the video version of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen)
2. Where the Red Fern Grows
3. Anything by Seuss  (especially How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the
Lorax)
4. Beatrix Potter videos--The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the Tale of Benjamin
Bunny
5. Kipling:  Rikki Tikki Tavi and the Jungle Stories
6. Berenstain Bears videos
7. The Reading Rainbow series of over 100 videos are
probably used more often and in more ways than any other
video or series I have purchased

8.  The Dollhouse Murders based on the book by Betty Ren Wright.  It kept
the most impossible class I've ever had absolutely silent for the entire
showing!! It is available in 2 versions, 60 min and I think about 90
min.  I have the 60 owing to my using it in 2 segments for classes, and
90 would drag it on too long.

9. Charlotte's Web.
10. I love the Rabbit Ears series - so do the kids!
11. We like the National Geographics Really Wild ANimals series...cheaper
when bought on the local market than from National Geographic

12. See how they grow series by Sony-Animals are born , grow up
13. Corduroy - Weston Woods now redone for video
14. The Ramona videos
15.  Rabbit Ears folktale series.
16.  The Missouri Botanical Garden's recent video project "What's It Like
Where You Live?" explores plant and animal life in the major biomes of
the world (grades 4-7). Over 2500 sets (3 half-hour videos, data base on
CD and lessons) have been sold since the product was introduced in May 1996.

The corresponding website <http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet> offers extensions
and collaborative projects and has just been named a semifinalist in the
1996 National Information Infrastructure Awards.  For schools with only one
computer on-line (or slow machines) the 2500 files on the MBGnet website
can be obtained on CD-ROM.>

17."Charlotte's Web"
18. "CHarlie & The Chocolate Factory"
19. Any of the "Clifford" videos
20. Reading Rainbows are a must
21. Clifford the big red dog videos for the primary.
22. Magic school bus for everyone.
23. Eric Carle video his biography and all his books are starting to come out
on video.
24.  The new Arthur series on PBS are really good social problems
videos. Right now they are only on TV but sure to be
released in the near future.

25. A series my teachers and kids love is National Geographic's:
Polar Prowl, Wonders Down Under, (two others African Safari, Rainforest-I'm
at home and can't think of the exact titles-  These are great!  The
students enjoy them so much they are requested over and over.  Provide
interesting info and are a steal at $15.00 each.
26.  BAILEY'S BIRTHDAY
27.  DR. DESOTO
28.  CRANBERRY THANKSGIVING
29.  THOMAS' SNOWSUIT
30.  ANGELA'S AIRPLANE
31.  JOHNNY APPLESEED
32.  MADELINE'S CHRISTMAS
33.  CURIOUS GEORGE
34.  HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
35.  ED EMBERLY'S DRAWING TECHNIQUES
36. These aren't titles of videos but series- we use the
dorling Kindersley videos on science and the Rabbit Ears
folktales series quite often and both children and teachers
like them.
37. Iroquois, by Library Video Company (Schlessinger)
38. Pyramid
39. Castle
40. Cathedral
41. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Knowledge Unlimited
42. The Presidency - Winner of 1992 Telly Award
43. The Congress
44. The Supreme Court
      (All three can be purchased as a set...Knowledge Unlimited)
45. San Diego Zoo
46. Beatrice Potter Stories
47. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Shirley Temple
48. Heidi with Shirley Temple
49. Leo Lionni Stories
50. Tommie dePaola Stories - Strega Nona
51. Hans Christian Andersen Stories
52. Reading Rainbow titles
53. The 3,2,1, Contact science series
54. National Geographic ones in the yellow boxes for middle grades

55. Schoolhouse Rock series is popular at my school, especially Grammar rock
for gr.5, Multiplication Rock for gr.4, and America Rock for Gr.5.

56. Gr.3 has used the Scholastic video about Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen and
their collaboration to create the Magic School Bus books.

Mary Ludwick         Ludwick@tenet.edu