Sparky the Colt/ The Horse/ Animules (3 films)

Year Published: 194919861951

Creator: Coronet Barr International Film Bureau

Complete Record: 1) Companion film to Frisky the Calf, the production lets children discover Sparky, the wobbly little colt, they will eagerly follow his adventures as he grows up, learns to canter across the fields, and becomes a strong beautiful horse. 2) Discusses natural habitats, life cycles, eating habits of the horse, and much more using narration. 3) Boys and girls demonstrate how to make imaginary animals, or ‘animules’, out of common materials such as paper, paste, wire, string, and paint. The base consists of newpaper twisted around a wire frame. Papier-mache is then applied and covered with paste. Paint, yarn, buttons. or other details complete the whimsical zoo created by this junior high school group. Stresses the fun of doing creative handwork.