ISLES OF THE EAST

"A social study of the life of the people. Agricultural methods of growing and harvesting rice in Luzon as well as typical tropical scenes as a primitive water wheel, man power pro-pelling the banana fleet, and skillful workers weaving Java hats. Batavia, the capital city of Java, is shown as a combination of the East and the West with life centering around the natives. 'This film would be useful in senior high school for the study of economics, home economics and social studies. Recommended for the advisory classes, grades 5 to 9.' Advisory committee"
Complete catalog record
Series: Magic carpet series
Dewey number: 919.2
Audience level: el-jh-sh-adult
Producer note: A 20th Century-Fox production. Available only to schools
Format/cost: 16-sd-apply TFC
Distributors / rental: American Museum of Natural History $1.50; Syracuse University $1; Ohio Department of Education; Visual Art Films $2

More in Magic Carpet Series

  1. A DAY IN TOKYO
  2. AROUND THE ACROPOLIS
  3. BIRDS OF THE SEA
  4. BYWAYS OF FRANCE
  5. BYWAYS OF SIAM
  6. COAST OF CATALONIA
  7. DESERT TRIPOLI
  8. DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
  9. DOWN FROM VESUVIUS
  10. DOWN TO DAMASCUS
  11. EVERGREEN EMPIRE
  12. FLEMISH FOLK
  13. FORTUNATE ISLES
  14. GEM OF THE SEA
  15. GENEVA BY THE LAKE
  16. GLACIER TRAILS
  17. GLIMPSES OF GREECE
  18. GOOD NEIGHBORS
  19. IN THE SOUTH SEAS
  20. ISLAND OF MALTA
  21. ISLES OF THE EAST
  22. ITALIAN LIBYA
  23. LAND OF CONTENTMENT
  24. MEMORIES OF SPAIN
  25. MYSTIC SIAM

Related films

Sources

  1. Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record