The Meadow

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1974

Creator: Aci Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Two boys explore a meadow in late Summer, searching for butterflies. Close-ups focus on the flora and fauna individually, creating an awareness of each living thing. Music and natural sounds accompany the visuals. No narration., Shows two boys as they explore a meadow. They use mosquito netting and bent coat hangers to make butterfly nets, and succeed in capturing a monarch butterfly. They observe other insects: bees, praying mantis, a caterpillar, leaf hopper, grasshopper, a spider, hornets and bumblebees, and set the butterfly free.

Complete Record: Two boys explore a meadow in late Summer, searching for butterflies. Close-ups focus on the flora and fauna individually, creating an awareness of each living thing. Music and natural sounds accompany the visuals. No narration., Shows two boys as they explore a meadow. They use mosquito netting and bent coat hangers to make butterfly nets, and succeed in capturing a monarch butterfly. They observe other insects: bees, praying mantis, a caterpillar, leaf hopper, grasshopper, a spider, hornets and bumblebees, and set the butterfly free. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.