Little Airplane That Grew, The

Duration: 8 min

Genre: Educational

Creator: lcoa

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A little French kid imagines his model plane growing and flying and barnstorming around a field. This 8-minute, nonverbal, color film tells the story of a young boy who daydreams about his model airplane during his school day. In his imagination the plane becomes real, performing loops, stunts and glides. He further imagines himself inside the plane, experiencing the twisting and turning sensations and viewing the earth from the plane. His face radiates joy. The boy is brought back to reality when his teacher confiscates his plane. He walks home from school tearful and sad until he looks up and sees a plane like his own, swooping through the sky.The instructional leaflet which accompanies this film provides a brief summary of the film. It also suggests questions and activites that may be used before and after viewing the film. This film is suitable for use with hearing-impaired students in primary and intermediate language arts classes to help develop language skills. , A schoolboy's dream about the exploits of his model airplane, thwarted by an unsympathetic teacher, becomes real as he walks home from school. No narration.

Complete Record: A little French kid imagines his model plane growing and flying and barnstorming around a field. This 8-minute, nonverbal, color film tells the story of a young boy who daydreams about his model airplane during his school day. In his imagination the plane becomes real, performing loops, stunts and glides. He further imagines himself inside the plane, experiencing the twisting and turning sensations and viewing the earth from the plane. His face radiates joy. The boy is brought back to reality when his teacher confiscates his plane. He walks home from school tearful and sad until he looks up and sees a plane like his own, swooping through the sky.The instructional leaflet which accompanies this film provides a brief summary of the film. It also suggests questions and activites that may be used before and after viewing the film. This film is suitable for use with hearing-impaired students in primary and intermediate language arts classes to help develop language skills. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.