Children of the Alps

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Creator: Henry Frieter

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows children who live in the Alps caring for the farm animals, helping with the harvest, chopping wood, and running errands, all in winter settings. Illustrates how the rugged terrain determines the type of transportation, outdoor sports, and domestic chores with which Swiss children occupy themselves. Pictures the postman making his daily round on skis. Points out the practical emphasis in Swiss education., Presents daily activities of the Swiss mountain children at work and at play, showing how their lives are influenced by the rugged environment.

Complete Record: Shows children who live in the Alps caring for the farm animals, helping with the harvest, chopping wood, and running errands, all in winter settings. Illustrates how the rugged terrain determines the type of transportation, outdoor sports, and domestic chores with which Swiss children occupy themselves. Pictures the postman making his daily round on skis. Points out the practical emphasis in Swiss education., Presents daily activities of the Swiss mountain children at work and at play, showing how their lives are influenced by the rugged environment.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.