Misunderstood Monsters

Duration: 44 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Church

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Combines live action and animation in the telling of three children's stories that show monsters are not always what people say they are. Stories included are "Creole", "The Reluctant Dragon", and "Beauty and the Beast"., Tells the story of Stanley, who gets the reputation of being a 'monster' because he has reacted to taunts in anger and frustration. Shows how an understanding animated character, the Mouth, counsels him, producing three animated stories based on the authors' books about msunderstood monsters. Includes Creole by Stephen Cosgrove, The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame and Beauty And The Beast retold by Mariana Mayer. Emphasizes self-esteem and individual differences

Complete Record: , Tells the story of Stanley, who gets the reputation of being a 'monster' because he has reacted to taunts in anger and frustration. Shows how an understanding animated character, the Mouth, counsels him, producing three animated stories based on the authors' books about msunderstood monsters. Includes Creole by Stephen Cosgrove, The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame and Beauty And The Beast retold by Mariana Mayer. Emphasizes self-esteem and individual differencesNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.