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October Timely Topics
The October Kit arrives in libraries September 22-24 and will be in your library until November 4-6.
V4509 Fall Brings Changes
PI 12 min Churchill 1991
A musical review about Fall, new scenes of Halloween and Thanksgiving, and beautiful colors.. |
V3549 Autumn: Nature’s Sights & Sounds
PI 14 min Beacon 1983
An introduction to the autumn actions of animals preparing for Winter. |
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V11428 Autumn: Fall into Crafts
PI 30 min CHIP 2000
Cool weather is our catalyst for great Fall ideas. Projects include: Beady Bugs; Pony Bead Corn Cob; Fall Banner; Pine Cone Repousse; Oak Leaf Frame; Wreath.
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V14537 Stop, Drop, and Roll
P 15 min Spoken Arts 2002
Jessica has always been a worrier,
and learning about fire safety makes her more nervous than before. But she soon discovers that knowing what to do is the best and only way to extinguish her fire-safety fears. |
V5397 Through the Seasons with Birds: Fall
PI 14 min 1994
Viewers learn about migration and how birds are able to navigate their way south for the Winter. |
V12010 Biographies for American Holidays: Christopher Columbus
PI 11 min SPOKE 1988
Trace young Columbus’ life from birth, including his many trips to the “New World.” |
V12352 Firefighters and Fire Safety
For kids PI 15 min Aims 1995
Children are given a first-hand look at front-line firefighters, dispatchers, and rescue and emergency personnel. Program provides children with important fire safety tips: calling 911; stop, drop, and roll; stay low and crawl; plan two ways out; install smoke detectors; and never re-enter a burning building. |
D970 Columbus Day
PI 16 min 100% 2003
Portrays the life and achievements of Christopher Columbus and explains the origin of the holiday known as Columbus Day. |
D2696 A Very Brave Witch
P 7 min Weston Woods 2007
Written by Alison McGhee; illustrated by Harry Bliss. One Halloween, a little witch decides she'd finally like to see what this special night is about. As soon as she makes a new friend, she discovers how much fun trick-or-treating with humans can be. |
The October Timely Topics Kit #301 will be in your library until
November 4-6. |
If you cannot find what you are looking for in the Timely Topics Kit, listed below are some additional resources that are available from the Media Library (order here) :
D2803 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
PIJS 28 min Paramount
Linus and the Peanuts gang prepare to celebrate Halloween in this animated holiday special from creator Charles Schulz. In this adventure, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Pig Pen roam their familiar haunts in search of tricks or treats, while Snoopy, the fearless World War II flying ace, dogfights his way across foreign skies against the Red Baron. |
S777 Holiday Story Fun for Kids: Fall Holiday Stories
P 12 min SPOKE 1999
Learn about the season of Fall with this heartwarming exploration of this season and it’s celebrations and with 8 video segments dealing with the Pumpkin giant and a wicked witch. |
D1209/V12873/V17391 Space Case
P 14 min Weston Woods
What would it be like to meet beings from another planet? In Space Case, a young boy has this very opportunity one spooky Halloween. |
V10746 Cranberry Halloween
P 12 min Spoken arts 1999
On Halloween Night the people of Cranberry Port almost lose all of the money that they have raised to build a new dock. |
V696/S15941 Halloween Safety
PI 14 min 1985 Phoenix
From the proper way to carve a pumpkin to safety conscious costumes, Jack O'Lantern emphasizes that Halloween can be fun and safe when children obey a few rules, outlined in this live-action animated film. |
S2071/V3024 Halloween is Grinch Night
PIJS 25 min Phoenix
The evil Grinch who stole Christmas is back to steal Halloween! When the sour-sweet wind starts blowing again, the Who’s retreat to their homes because they know the Grinch will soon be a'prowlin'. |
D599 Slightly Scary Stories for Halloween: By the Light of the Halloween Moon; What’s Under My Bed?; Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman
PI 29 min Weston 2001
In “By the Light of the Halloween Moon,” a brave young girl fends off witches, ghouls, and ghosts in this spirited romp by Caroline Stutson. James Stevenson’s “What’s Under My Bed?” follows with Grandpa sharing his childhood fears of the dark and other figments of his imagination. A boy outsmarts an old witch before she eats him and his brothers for dinner in Barbara Walker’s “Teeny-Tiny and the Witch– Woman.” |
The November Timely Topics Kit #302 arrives in your library
October 14- 16. |
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| Last updated on 10/15/2009 |
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