Amphibians/ Fish: A First Inquiry/ The Fish That Nearly Drowned (3 films)

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Year Published: 197819721966

Creator: Paramount BFA Britannica

Complete Record: 1) Music, artwork, and lively nature photography create a vivid definition and illustration of the characteristics of amphibians and their related behaviors. Children will be fascinated to see how amphibians live the first part of their lives in water, the second part on land. Words from primary reading programs are superimposed to build reading skills. 2) This film is a learning tool to help children investigate the world of fish, and to discover some important ideas about classifying. What is a fish? It is an animal that lives in water and has fins, scales and gills, needs food, oxygen, and shelter, and must be able to move and to react to its environment. Many kinds of fish are illustrated and described. 3) Describes the characteristics and scientific facts of the Southeast Asian Fighting Fish. Reveals the relationships and varieties of tropical fish in an aquarium. Shows, through story form, events which endanger the life of the fighting fish, such as cutting off his surface air supply.