Manuel From Puerto Rico

Series: Newcomers to the City

Duration: 14

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Encyclopedia Britanica Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Describes the difficulties of a boy from Puerto Rico in adjusting to metropolitan surroundings when he moves with his family to New York City. "Manuel from Puerto Rico" is designed to encourage students to think about the problems faced by a family moving from rural Puerto Rico to New York City. This 14-minute, color film tells the story of Manuel, who is homesick for Puerto Rico. He has problems understanding a new language and is caught daydreaming in his class. The film ends when Manuel has made new friends and feels more at home in his new neighborhood. The specified instructional and interest levels span the primary and intermediate grades.

Complete Record: Describes the difficulties of a boy from Puerto Rico in adjusting to metropolitan surroundings when he moves with his family to New York City. "Manuel from Puerto Rico" is designed to encourage students to think about the problems faced by a family moving from rural Puerto Rico to New York City. This 14-minute, color film tells the story of Manuel, who is homesick for Puerto Rico. He has problems understanding a new language and is caught daydreaming in his class. The film ends when Manuel has made new friends and feels more at home in his new neighborhood. The specified instructional and interest levels span the primary and intermediate grades.