Best Films 2001

300 Social Sciences, Anthropology

Brazil: The True People. Chip Taylor Communications, 2 Eastview Road , Derry, NH 03038-4812; 2000. (Prod.; Xavante Organization.) Color. 30min. [JH-T, GA Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 175]

Our House: A Very Real Documentary About Kids of Gay and Lesbian Parents. Cinema Guild, 130 Madison Avenue 2nd floor, New York, NY 10016; 2000. (Prod.; Meema Spadola.) Color. 57min. Video: $250; Rental: $95. [YA-T, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 129]

330 Energy, Environment, Natural Resources

Energy on Earth. Hawkhill Associates, Inc., 125 E. Gilman Street , Madison, WI 53703; 2001. (from the Planet Earth: The Third Millennium Series.) Color. 22min. Video: $86.00. [EA-JH-YA, GA Vol. 37 No. 6 p. 274]

360 Social Issues

Preventing Student Violence. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2001. Color. 23min. Teacher's guide. Video: $89.95. [YA, T Vol. 37 No. 6 p. 275]

Student Workshop: All About Drugs. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 1999. (Prod.: Sunburst Communications, Inc.; from the Student Workshops Series.) Color. 17 min. Teacher's guide. Video: $89.95. [K, EP Vol. 37 No. 1 p. 39]

Student Workshop: Building Character. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2000. Color. 24min. Teacher's guide. Video: $119.95. [EA-JH Vol. 37 No. 6 p. 275]

500 Pure Science

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Lakes and Pond/Caves. Disney Educational Productions, 501 S. Cherry, Suite 350 , Denver, CO 80246; 2000. Color. 46 min. Closed-captioned. [EA, JH, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 130]

Diffusion and Osmosis. Benchmark Media, 569 North State Road , Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510; 2000.(from the Modern Biology Series.) Color. 16 min. Teacher's guide. Video: $275.00. [YA, C, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 130]

510 Mathematics

Measurement and Patterns. Disney Educational Productions, 501 S. Cherry, Suite 350 , Denver, CO 80246; 2000. (Prod.: Disney Educational Productions; from the Bill Nye the Science Guy Series.) Color. 52 min. Teacher's guide. Video: $49.95.Close-captioned. [EA, JH, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 130]

530 Physical Sciences

How Does That Work? Simple Machines. SVE & Churchill Media, 6677 North Northwest Highway , Chicago, IL 60631; 2000. (From the Science is Elementary Series.) Color. 14 min. Teacher's guide. Video: $129.95 (series, 2 programs); $69.95 (each). [EA, JH Vol. 37 No. 2 p. 85]

570 Life Sciences

Clayoquot: The Sound of Wonder. Chip Taylor Communications, 2 Eastview Road , Derry, NH 03038-4812; 2000. (form the Environmental Studies Series.) Color. 60 min. Video: $159.95. [JH, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 132]

The Eukaryotic Cell Evolves. BioMEDIA Associates, PO Box 1234 , Beaufort, SC 29901-1234; 2000. (from the Domains of Life Series.) Color. 19 min. Teacher's guide (CD ROM). Video: $65.00; Series of 2: $130.00. [JH, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 5 p. 225]

Food Chains Begin with Photosynthesis. BioMEDIA Associates, PO Box 1234 , Beaufort, SC 29901-1234; 2000. (from the Eye of the Cyclops Series.) Color. 14 min. Teacher's guide. Video $29.95; Series of 8: $215.00. [EA-JH Vol. 37 No. 5 p. 226]

Life's Three Great Branches: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya. BioMEDIA Associates, PO Box 1234 , Beaufort, SC 29901-1234; 2000. (from the Domains of Life Series.) Color. 13 min. Teacher's guide (CD ROM). Video: $65.00; Series of 2: $130.00. [JH, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 5 p. 225]

Nature Watch Digest: Cuttlefish. Lucerne Media, 37 Ground Pine Road , Morris Plains, NJ 07950; 2000. (from the Nature Watch Series.) Color. 9:35 min. [K-YA, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 132]

Nature Watch Digest: Dragon Fly. Lucerne Media, 37 Ground Pine Road , Morris Plains, NJ 07950; 2000. (from the Nature Watch Series.) Color. 9:20 min. [K-T, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 132]

NatureWorks. Environmental Media Corporation, 1008 Paris Avenue , Port Royal, SC 29935; 2000. (Prod.: New Hampshire Public Television.) Color. Sixteen 15-min. programs. Video: $119.95. [EI, EA, GA Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 179]

Yosemite: Preserving the Wild. Chip Taylor Communications, 2 Eastview Road , Derry, NH 03038-4812; 2000. (Prod.: Associated Television International; from the Celebrity Journals Series.) Color. 45 min. Video: $266.65. [EA, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 132]

580 Botanical Sciences

Beyond Organic: The Vision of Fairview Gardens. Bullfrog Films, P.O. Box 149 , Oley, PA 19547; 2000. (Prod.; John de Graaf.) Color. 33min. Video: $195. Rental: $45. [JH, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 179]

How Plants Grow. AGC/United Learning, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 100 , Evanston, IL 60201; 2000. (from the Debbie Greenthumb Unit of Study Series.) Color. 15 min. Teacher's guide. Video: $195. [K, EP Vol. 37 No. 2 p. 86]

590 Zoological Sciences

Elephant Journey. Disney Educational Productions, 501 S. Cherry, Suite 350 , Denver, CO 80246; 2001. (from the True Life Adventures Series.) Color. 45min. Teacher's guide. Video: $79.00. Closed-captioned. [EI-YA Vol. 37 No. 5 p. 228]

Reptiles: A First Film. (Revised) BFA Educational Media, 2349 Chaffee Drive , St. Louis, MO 63146; 2000. Color. 12 min. Video: $99.95. [EA-YA, GA Vol. 37 No. 2 p. 86]

610 Medical Sciences, Psychiatry

Bones and Muscles/Nervous System. SVE & Churchill Media, 6677 North Northwest Highway , Chicago, IL 60631; 2000. (What's Inside Your Body? Series.) Color. 22 min. Teacher's guide. Video: $69.95. [EI, EA Vol. 37 No. 1 p. 41]