Film reviews

Beirut: The Last Home Movie Produced and directed by Jennifer Fox; Camera: Alex Nepomniaschy; Sound: Jeff Brown; Editor: John Mullen; Written by Jennifer Fox and John Mullen. Distributed by Circle Releasing Corporation, 2445 M. Street, NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Telephone 202–331–3838. 1987, 120 minutes, color, 16 mm, ½” video.

Martin Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas Produced by BBC‐TV in association with Berwich Universal Films; Andy Harris and Paul Yule, directors; Jorge Vignati, camera; Christopher Swayne and Jake Auerbach, editors; production in Peru, Ester Ventura. 1986, 16mm and video, color, 50 minutes, English and Spanish narration with English subtitles. Distributed by Cinema Guild, 1697 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, tele. 212–246–5522. Price: 16mm purchase $795, rental $85; video purchase $495, rental $85.

Family Gathering Producers: Lise Yasui and Ann Tegnell; Director: Lise Yasui; Camera: Robert Yasui, Ray T. Yasui, Lise Yasui, Michael Bailey, and Gerard Hooper; Sound; Patricia Romeu, Ann Tegnell, and Daw‐Ming Lee; Editor: Ann Tegnell; Music: Sumi Tonooka; Performed by Sumi Tonooka and Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin. 30 minutes, color, 16 mm, ½, ¾” video. Price: Sale: $450 (film); $325 (video); Rental: $60 per day/show (film); $50 per day/show (video). Distributor: New Day Films, 853 Broadway, Suite 1210, New York, NY 10003, USA, 212–477–4604.     

Film reviews

Approach, Theory, and Technique in the Making of Bar Yohai¹

Bar Yohai

Anthropological Film as Celebration

Television Believers

A film by Aaron Ranen, Third Wave Media. 1986, 1/2", 3/4”, NTSC, color, 28 minutes. Distributed by Filmakers Library, Inc., 124 E. 40th Street, Suite 901, New York, NY 10016, USA, tele. 212–808–4980. Price: purchase $300, rental $55.     

BOOK REVIEW

Xingú: Body and soul Body and Soul (O Corpo e os Espímtos). Directed by Mari Corréa; camera, Dado Aguiar; sound, Myaú Kayabi. 1996; 54 mins., color. Portuguese narration; English subtitles. Distributor: Les Films du village, 24–26 rue des Prairies, 75020, Paris, France.

Emancipation Efforts of African Women: Two Activist Films I Have a Problem, Madam. Directed by Maarten Schmidt and Thomas Doebele. 1995, 59 minutes, VHS, color. Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 153 Waverly Place, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10014. Tel: (212) 727–1711. Video rental $75, video sale $390.

These Girls are Missing: The Gender Gap in African Schools. Directed by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. 1996, 60 minutes, VHS, color. Distributed by Filmmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016. Tel: (212) 808–4980. Fax: (212) 808–4983. Video rental $75, video sale $295.

Bury Me Twice Bury Me Twice—Tiwah: A Ngaju Dayak Death Ritual. Directed by Hanno Kampfmeyer and Sri Kuhnt Saptodewo; produced by Beate Engelbrecht for Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, 1993; 120 mins., color; subtitles in German or English; narration in English. Distributed by IWF, Nonnenstieg 72, D‐37075 Göttingen, Germany; sale prices: 16 mm., DM 4960.80; VHS‐NTSC or VHS‐PAL, US $360.00.     

In the Shadow of Hollywood Orientalism: Authentic East Indian Dancing

Jerome Mintz Retrospective: 1968–1986 The Shoemaker. 1978, black‐and‐white, 34 minutes. Pepe's Family. 1978, black‐and‐white, 41 minutes. Perico the Bowlmaker. 1978, black‐and‐white, 45 minutes. The Shepherd's Family. 1978, black‐and‐white, 22 minutes. All produced, directed, and edited by Jerome Mintz; Camera and Sound: Jerome Mintz; Narration: Russ Salmon and Charles Vitaliano. All in Spanish with English voice‐over. 16mm and ½″ VHS video. Distributor: Documentary Educational Resources, 101 Morse Street, Watertown, MA 02172, USA, (617–926–9519).

Carnaval de Pueblo. 1987, color, 58 minutes. Produced, directed, and edited by Jerome Mintz; Camera: Jerome Mintz; Assistant Camera and Sound: Ron Hess; Assistant Editors: Michael Frisino, Carla Mintz, Maria Sendra, and Susan Schwibs; Subtitles: Elaina Frabaschi. 16 mm and ½” VHS video. Distributor: Documentary Educational Resources, 101 Morse Street, Watertown, MA 02172, USA, (617–926–9519).

Romeria: Day of the Virgin. 1986, color, 54 minutes. Produced, directed, and edited by Jerome Mintz; Camera: Jerome Mintz; Sound: Aaron Mintz; Assistant editors: Carla Mintz and Michael Frisino. 16 mm and ½″ VHS video.

An Interview with Jerome Mintz Jerome Mintz is a professor of anthropology at Indiana University, the department from which he received his Ph.D. in 1961. His main areas of interest include ethnographic film, myth and folklore, peasant society, folk religion, revitalization movements, anarchism, and Hasidism. He has conducted extensive field work in Spain as well as with Hasidic Jews in New York. While in the field in Spain, Mintz produced a large body of 16mm film footage and taped interviews between 1968 and 1971. These materials were eventually edited to produce four black‐and‐white films focusing on individuals, their families, and social networks. More recently Mintz has produced two films, Romeria: Day of The Virgin, and Carnaval de Pueblo, which have received widespread attention over the past two years. These films are all discussed in the accompanying review.

My Town—Mio Paese Produced and directed by Katherine Gulla; Camera: In Italy, Peter Sturken, in Massachusetts, Brian Dowley and Frank Lane; Sound: In Italy, Vladimir Lozinski, in Massachusetts, Francis X. Coakley, Nancy Cohen, Margo Garrison, and Dan Jones; Editor: Dan McCabe. Original languages English and Italian, English narration, English subtitles. 1986, color, 26 minutes, ½”, ¾” video. Price: Sale: $330; Rental: $35. Distributor: University of California Extension Media Center, 2176 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA, (415–642–0460).

Ave Maria: The Story of the Fisherman's Feast Produced and directed by Beth Harrington; Camera: Nancy Moloney, Kathy Campbell, Dave Zeland, and Nick Wakefield, 1986, color, 24 minutes, ½″, ¾” video. Price: Sale: $320; Rental: $33. Distributor: University of California Extension Media Center, 2176 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA, (415–642–0460).

Sophia and Her People: Eventful Lives Produced by Peter Loizos with the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation; Directed and edited by Peter Loizos; Camera: Andros Theodora. Original language Cypriot Greek with English subtitles. 1985, color and black‐and‐white, 34 minutes, ½”, ¾” NTSC, PAL video. Distributor: Peter Loizos, Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, U.K.

Warriors and Maidens: Gender Relations in a Cretan Mountain Village A film by Barry Machin. 1988, color, 51 minutes, ½″ NTSC and PAL video. Sale Price: $310. Original language Greek with English narration and subtitles. Photocopy of monograph is available for $100. Distributor: Meriwa Films, 43 Meriwa Street, Perth 6009, West Australia.

Bride Market of Imilchil Produced and directed by Christian Pierce and Steffen Pierce. Camera: Christian Pierce and Steffen Pierce; Sound: Daniel Hartnett; Editors: Tom Barber, Tom Shaker, Steven Rausch; Production Coordinator: Rebecca Willis; Translator: Mohammed Rdad. 1988, color, 58 minutes, ½” and ¾” video. Distributor: Pierce Productions, 56 Ridgemont Street, Allston, MA 02134, USA, (617–254–0821).

The Kayapó “The Kayapó” (Granada Television's Disappearing World Series). Produced and directed by Michael Beckham. Executive Producer: Rod Caird; Camera: Mike Blakeley; Sound: David Woods; Editor: Paul Griffiths‐Davies; Anthropologist: Terence Turner; Research: Peter Connors; Film Dubbing: John Whitworth; Graphic Design: Valerie Pye. 1987, color, 52 minutes, 35mm. Distributor: Granada Television of England, 36 Golden Square, London W1R 4AH, UK and 1221 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3468, New York, NY 10020, USA. “The Golden Curse of the Kayapó.” National Geographic Explorer Series. 1988. “Without Borders”. Segment on the Kayapó Indians of Brazil. Turner Broadcasting Systems. 1988. “Os Kayapós Descobrem as Barragens”. Produced and directed by Centro Ecumenico de Documentação (CEDI) and the Kayapó of Gorotire. Camera: Paiakan Kayapó. 1988, color, 120 minutes, ½″ video. Portuguese and Kayapó. Distributor: CEDI, São Paulo, S.P., Brazil.

Consider Anything, Only Don't Cry Produced, directed, and edited by Helen De Michiel; Sound: Vernon E. Norwood. 1987, 22:05 minutes, color, ½” video. Distributor: Intermedia Arts, 425 Ontario Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA, (612–627–4444).

A Song of Air Written, directed, and edited by Merilee Bennett; Production assistance: Australian Film Commission. 1987, 28 minutes, color, black‐and‐white, ½″ NTSC video, narration in English. Distributor: Australian Film Commission, 9229 W. Sunset Boulevard, #6515, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, (213–275–7074).

Marriage, migration and money: Mira Nair's cinema of displacement

So Far from India Produced and Directed by Mira Nair. Camera: Mitch Epstein. Sound: Alexander Griswold. Editor: Ann Schaetzel. 16mm, ½″ video. English subtitles. Distributed by Filmmaker's Library, 124 E. 40th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA, (212–808–4980). Film Price: Sale $750; Rental $75. Video Price: Sale $400.

India Cabaret Produced and Directed by Mira Nair. Camera: Mitch Epstein. Sound: Alexander Griswold. Editing: Barry Alexander Brown. 1985.16mm, ½” video, color, 60 minutes. English subtitles. Distributed by Filmmaker's Library, 124 E. 40th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA, (212–808–4980). Film Price: Sale $850; rental $85. Video Price: Sale $500.

Salaam Bombay! Produced and Directed by Mira Nair. Camera: S. Sissel. Editing: Barry Alexander Brown. Story: Mira Nair and Soom Taraporevala. Screenplay: Soom Taraporevala. 1988, 16mm, 35mm, color, 90 minutes. Distributed by Cinecom, Inc., New York.     

Body in the Dark

The Dancer and the Dance

Producer: National Film and Television School, and Royal Anthropological Institute; Director: Felicia Hughes‐Freeland; Camera: Amy Hardy; Sound and Editing: Felicia Hughes‐Freeland. Distributed by the Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1P 5HS, U.K. Tel: (071) 387–0455; fax (071) 383–4235. 1988, color, 44 minutes, 16mm, 1/2 inch, NTSC, PAL. Rental £27.00 for 16mm, £12.00 for video in U.K. only; for rental elsewhere, and sale prices, enquire of the R.A.I. Film Officer.

Reclaiming the Forest

Producer: National Film and Television School, and Royal Anthropological Institute; Director: Paul Henley; Camera and Editing: Paul Henley; Sound: Georges Brion. 1986–1987, 57 or 39 minutes, color. Distributed by the Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1P 5HS, U.K. Tel: (071) 387–0455; fax: (071) 383–4235. Longer version: sale, £1,210.00; rental, £20.00: 16mm only. Shorter version: sale, £35.00 (PAL) or £52.00 (NTSC), rental £12.00 (PAL), video only. Postage and VAT extra.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Anthropological Filmmaking Jack Rollwagen, editor. 1988, 396 pages, illustrated. New York: Harwood Academic Publishers.

Images from Bamun: German Colonial Photography at the Court of King Njoya, Cameroon, West Africa, 1902–1915. By Christraud M. Geary. 1988. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. Price: $15.95.

Cuyagua (Devil Dancers and The Saint With Two Faces) A film by Paul Henley and Georges Drion, produced by the National Film and Television School of Great Britain. 1983, 16mm and video, color, 108 minutes total. Original language: Spanish; English subtitles and commentary. For purchase or rental of film or video, write to: Paul Henley, Granada Center for Visual Anthropology, Manchester University, Roscoe Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester, M 13 9PL, England.     

Walker Evans: Florida

Six Views of a Greek Village Everyday is not a Feast Day (1980, color, 110 minutes; video sale, $150) Thread of the Needle (1982, color, 22 minutes; video sale, $50) Let's Get Married! (1985, color, 35 minutes; video sale, $60) My Family and Me (1986, color, 65 minutes; video sale, $100) A Hard Life (1988, color, 55 minutes; video sale, $90) Charcoal‐Makers (1990, color, 30 minutes; video sale, $55) Filmmaker‐anthropologist: Colette Piault. All films available in 16mm, 1/2‐in. video. Distributed by Les Films du Quotidien, 5 rue des Saints‐Pères, 75006 Paris, France. Tel: 1–42 60 25 76; fax: 1–42 61 67 92); or Dr. Peter Allen, 98 Transit Street, Providence, R.I. 02906 (Tel: 401/274–2397; fax: 401/456–8379).

The Nehru Dynasty Life and Death of a Dynasty Produced by Anne and Robert Drew; narrated by Cliff Robertson. 1991, 90 minutes, color and black‐and‐white, 1/2” videotape, narration in English. Distributor: Direct Cinema Limited, P.O. Box 10003, Santa Monica, CA, 90410. Tel: (800)525–0000; Fax: (313)396–3233. Institutional sale, $195.00; rental $85.00.     

Anceaux's Glasses

The Kayapó (Disappearing World Series) Producer: Michael Beckham; Director: Michael Beckham; Camera: Michael Blakeley; Sound: David Woods; Editor: Paul Griffiths‐Davies; Consultant Anthropologist: Terence Turner; Distributor: Enquiries to Granada Television International, 1221 6th Avenue, Suite 3468, New York, NY 10020 USA, (212) 809–8480. 1987, 52 min., color. Original: 16mm, only available for distribution on video. Language: Original Kayapo, Narration English, Subtitles English.

Independent Films and Videos from Latin America: Producers’ Obstacles, National Diversity, and the Cultural Woes of Their Foreign Audiences Review of Democracy in Communication: Popular Film and Video in Latin America. A catalogue compilation of various videotapes. 1988, color. Original language: Spanish, English subtitles. Distributed by: Karen Ranucci, 124 Washington Place, New York, NY, tele. 212–463–9198.     

Film review

Jungayi—Caring for Country Jungayi—Caring for Country. Directed and edited by Penny McDonald; produced by Claire Smith; camera: Warwick Thorne; sound: George Hanna. English narration and subtitling of Jawoyn and Ngalkbon languages. Distributed by International Federation of Rock Art Organisations, PO. Box 216, Caulfield South, Vic., Australia 3162.1992, 27 minutes, color, VHS‐NTSC and VHS‐PAL, sale U.S. $32.     

From the heart of the world

From the Heart of the World—The Elder Brothers’ Warning. Director: Alan Ereira; camera: Bill Broomfield; editor: Horacio Queiro; sound: John Wills. 1990, color, 87minutes VHS‐NTSC, VHS‐PAL. English narration and subtitles. Distributed by BBC Enterprises, 80 Wood Lane, London W12 OTT; or Mystic Fire Video, 225 Lafayette Street, Suite 1206, New York 10012; sale only, £12 or $29.95 + $4.00 postage. Ereira, Alan, The Heart of the World. London: Jonathan Cape, 1990, bibliography, index, 288 pp., £15.99.     

Book Review Section

Jewelry Making by the Lost Wax Process by Greta Pack D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. List Price $5.95

Designer's Trade by Gordon Russell George Allen &; Unwin, Ltd. List Price $7.20

The Graphic Art of Mary Cassatt Smithsonian Institution Press (Distributed by Random House, Inc.) List Price $8.50

Printmaking: A Medium for Basic Design by Peter Weaver Reinhold Book Corporation List Price $8.50

Fundamentals of Layout by F. H. Wills Oak Tree Press, Ltd. List Price $5.95     

Book Review Section

Jewelry Making by the Lost Wax Process by Greta Pack D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. List Price $5.95

Designer's Trade by Gordon Russell George Allen &; Unwin, Ltd. List Price $7.20

The Graphic Art of Mary Cassatt Smithsonian Institution Press (Distributed by Random House, Inc.) List Price $8.50

Printmaking: A Medium for Basic Design by Peter Weaver Reinhold Book Corporation List Price $8.50

Fundamentals of Layout by F. H. Wills Oak Tree Press, Ltd. List Price $5.95     

Hand Woven Coverlets

Quiltmaking-The modern Approach to a Traditional Craft: Drake Publishers Inc. List Price $8.95. Reviewed by Ann-Sargent Wooster

Man the Designer: The Macmillan Company List Price $1 1.95. Reviewed by Helen Marie Evans.

Masks, Face Coverings and Headgear: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company List Price $8.95. Reviewed by Norman Laliberte and Alex Mogelon.

Art Career Guide: Watson-Guptill List Price $7.95. Reviewed by Donald Holden.

American Crafts ……………… A Directory H. M. Gpusha Company List Price $3.95.

Making it Move: Ptlaum/Standard Student Handbook $3.00 Teacher Manual $2.00 16 mm animation film $35.00. Reviewed by John Trojanski and Louis Rockwood.

Creative Bookbinding: University of Washington Press Paperback edition $7.50 Also available in cloth, $15.00. Reviewed by Pauline Johnson

A Talley of Types: Cambridge University Press $14.95. Reviewed by Stanley Morison     

The Ecstatic Journey

Photo Wallahs Photo Wallahs, an encounter with photography in Mussoorie, a north Indian hill station. Directed by David and Judith MacDougall; camera: David MacDougall; sound: Judith MacDougall; editor: Dai Vaughan. Distributed by Fieldwork Films, 12 Meehan Gardens, Griffith, Canberra, A.C.T. 2603, Australia. 1991, 58 minutes, color, 16 mm. and PAL.     

FILM REVIEWS

Ethnomusicology in the Alps The Wedding of Susanna and Josef, 16 mm, 27 mins., 1986 Glattalp, 16 mm, 30 mins., 1986 Yootzing and Yodelling, 16 mm, 50 mins., 1987 Head Voice, Chest Voice, 16 mm, 23 mins., 1987 All films by Hugo Zemp, produced by CNRS Audiovisuel and the Ateliers d'Ethnomusicologie, Geneva. Available in English, French and German; also in videotape formats.

The Song of Harmonics, 16 mm, 38 mins., 1990, by Hugo Zemp, produced by CNRS Audiovisuel and the Société Française d'Ethnomusicologie. Available in French and English; also in videotape.

The Way of the Dead Indians A film by Michel Perrin and Jean Arlaud; camera: Jean Arlaud; sound: Philippe Sénéchal; editor: Charlotte Boigeol; consultant anthropologist: Michel Perrin; distributor: CNRS Audio‐Visuel, 1 Place Artistide Briand, 92195 Meudon Principal Cedex, Paris, France, (1)45.34.75.50 (1982?), 90 minutes, color. Original: 16 mm, also available for distribution on PAL and SECAM video. Language: Goajiro, narration: French, subtitles: English.     

Audio Visual Reviews

SlidesMotorway biology. Set of 20 full-frame colour slides, card-mounted and numbered, in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder, with teaching notes. By J. Feltwell. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £7.00. Ref 36; D. R. Calder

SlidesMammals of the hedgerow. A set of 26 glass-mounted slides supplied in a cardboard box, with accompanying text. Available from the RSPCA, Purchase and Supply Department, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HG. Price £6.50; C. Dale

SlidesProtecting our waters. Set of 40 full-frame colour, cardmounted slides in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder, with teaching notes. By Robert Gray. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £11.75. Ref. 320; Margaret Beynon

SlidesX-rays of the human body. Set of 20 card-mounted black-andwhite slides in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder, with teaching notes. By Julian Cremona. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £7.00. Ref. 332; Pat Saunders, Pat Burdett

Tape/SlideLife on our Earth—Evolution Four slide sets, each of 20 colour, card-mounted, slides in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder with leaching notes. By Anil Johnson. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £7.00 per slide set. Refs. 333–336. Cassette commentaries also available at £2.75 each; Brian Jones

Tape/SlideSurvival of the fittest. A colour filmstrip of 30 full-frames with a 30-minute taped commentary (cassette or open reel) and a supplementary information booklet. By M. Jago. Available from Audio Learning Ltd. Sarda House, 183–189 Queensway, London W2 5HL. Price £10.00. Ref. B10006; P. S. Richardson

Tape/SlideBiological studies of river pollution. A strip of 50 full-frames in colour with slide mounts supplied, and a cassette commentary. By G. Best, R. Rowatt, and S. Fraser. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £10.00. Ref 89 Content; Pat Burdett

FilmsPoisonous and edible plants. Colour filmstrip of 44 frames (available in full or half-frame format) with teaching notes. By Graham Burton. Available from Hugh Baddeley Productions, Educational Distribution Centre, 8 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts ALI 4PW. Cost £4.50. Ref. GB 114. (Also available as a slide set at £7.00).; M. Beynon

FilmsThe behaviour of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus . A 16 mm sound, colour, film. Running time 15 minutes. Year of release 1970. Produced by the Oxford Film Unit and distributed by Hunt and Broadhurst Ltd, Botley Road, Oxford 0X2 OHE. Price on application; Joan Lundie

FilmsWoodworm: The life cycle of Anobium punctatum . A 16 mm colour film. Running time: approx. 4.5 minutes. Year of release: 1966. Available on free loan from Rentokil Film Unit, Webber Road, Kirkby Industrial Estate, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 7SR;P. Burdett

FilmsOf mice and men. A 16 mm colour film. Running time: 15 minutes. Year of release: 1975. Available on free loan from Rentokil Film Unit, Webber Road, Kirkby Industrial Estate, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 7SR;

FilmsOur drains. Colour filmstrip of 41 frames (available in whole or half-frame format) with teaching notes, by Leslie Castle and W. M. Barker. Available from Hugh Baddeley Productions, Educational Distribution Centre, 8 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts ALI 4PW. Price £4.50. Ref. LC197; P. Saunders     

Classroom Aids

Tekulsky, Mathew. The Butterfly Garden: Turning Your Garden, Window Box or Backyard into a Beautiful Home for Butterflies. Illustrated by Susanah Brown. Introduction by Robert Michael Pyle. Boston: The Harvard Common Press, 1985–144 pp., plus field notes. $8.95, paper. Reviewed by John W. McClure.

Lauber, Patricia. Dinosaurs Walked Here, and Other Stories Fossils Tell Us. New York: Bradbury Press. 56 pp., $15–95 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

Kathlyn Gay. The Greenhouse Effect. Franklin Watts/A Science Impact Book, 1986. 87 pp. $10.90 hardcover. Reviewed by Arthur H. Doerr.

de la Cotardiere, Philippe, ed. Astronomy. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987. 326 pp. $35.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Alan R. Newman.

Ehrlich, Anne H. and Paul R. Ehrlich. Earth. New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 285 pp., $19.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Elisa Malcohn.

Branley, Franklin M. Star Guide. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 51 pp. $11.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Joseph S. Tenn.

Ontario Science Centre. Foodworks: Over 100 Science Activities and Fascinating Facts That Explore the Magic of Food. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1987. 90 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Mary S. Duru.

Danks, Hugh. The Bug Book and the Bug Bottle , illustrated by Joe Weissman. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1987. 64 pp. and bottle, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Arnold E. S. Gussin.

Bruno, Leonard C. The Tradition of Science: Landmarks of Western Science in the Collection of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1987, xi and 351 pp. $30.00 paper. Reviewed by G. F. Kohlbach.

Davis, Phillip J. and Reuben Hersh. Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. xviii and 321 pp. 812.95 paper. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Barash, David P. The Hare and the Tortoise. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. 351 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Terres, John K. How Birds Fly. New York: Perennial library (Harper &; Row), 1987. 177 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities , a This Is a Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science Book. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 32 pp. $12.70 hardcover. Reviewed by John W. McClure.     

Reviewer's Choice: Book Review Section

Sculpture in Plastics: Watson-Guptill Publications: List Price $1 1.95. Revewed by Nicholas Roukes.

Pastel Painting Step-By-Step: Watson-Guptill Publications: List Price $12.50. Revewed by Elinor Lathrop Sears.

Taste: Exposition Press Inc.: List Price $4.00. Revewed by Chridopher Browne Gamert, Jr.

Experiments in Modern Art: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: List Price $5.95. Revewed by Roy Barrio.

Complete Guide to Flower Painting: Watson-Guptill Publications: List Price $12.50. Revewed by Ralph Fabri.

The Art of Papier Mache: Chilton Book Compmny: List Price $12.50. Revewed by Carla and John B. Kepny.     

Comparative Ecology of Protozoa: A Laboratory Exercise for Undergraduates

slides/stips The colonisation of a shingle beach Set of 24, colour, plastic-mounted slides supplied in a wallet with teaching notes, by A. J. Cooper. Available from Audio Visual Productions Ltd, Hocker Hill House, Chepstow, Gwent NP6 5ER. Price £8.40, ref. 35 850; Peter Benson

slides/stips Evolution and behaviour Five sets of 35 mm colour slides with study notes. Three sets are reviewed here:

• Adaptations to predation AV221 (50 slides)

• Adaptive colouration AV222 (50 slides)

• How animals eat AV223 (44 slides)

Soon available in this series will be Animal societies and Insect societies. They are produced by David W. Macdonald in association with Oxford Scientific Films and are available from Oxford Educational Resources Ltd, 197 Botley Road, Oxford 0X2 OHE. Price £15 per set; Katie Bowbrick and Anne Roberts

slides/stips Hedges—past and presentSet of 24 mounted colour slides packaged as a three-page booklet by John Feltwell. Available from Audio Visual Productions Ltd, Hocker Hill House, Chepstow, Gwent NP6 5ER. Price £8.40, ref. 35 832.; Patricia A. Horton

slides/stips Experiments in biology A 50-frame 35 mm colour filmstrip supplied with cardboard slide mounts and teachers' notes, by J. Cremona. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, Hants, P03 SEE. Price £7.75, ref. 181.; Anita de Brouwer and Dean Madden

Tape/Slide Respiration: energy for life Two sets of 80 mounted slides, two prerecorded cassette tapes (one side with an inaudible signal and the other with an audible signal). Available from Edward Patterson Associates, Treetops, Cannongate Road, Hythe, Kent CT21 5PT, price £68; or from Science and Mankind Inc., Communications Park, Box 2000, Mount Kisco, NY 10549, USA, price $169.50 (with carousels) reference 1-1045-2850, or as a filmstrip $1149.50 reference 2-3045-2850.; Teresa Carberry, Kevin Want and Joy Wilson

Tape/Slide Extinction and endangered species: Natural process or human intervention A tape/slide presentation in four parts. 160 slides in total. Each part has a tape cassette with audible advance cues on one side and a 1000 Hz automatic signal on the other. Available from Edward Patterson Associates, Treelops, Cannongate Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5PT, price £68; or from Science and Mankind Inc., Communications Park, Box 2000, Mount Kisco, New York 10549, USA, price $169.50. In the USA the slides are prepacked in two carousels and are also available as a filmstrip $149.50. A comprehensive teacher's guide is provided.; Jill Beagley, Caroline Gould, Jonathan Gravesm and Sally Anne Wedderburn

Films The endocrine system Systems working together Two of a series of 10 16 mm colour sound films also available as videocassettes ranging in length from 11 to 22 minutes. Available from Viewtech Audio Visual Media, 122 Goldcrest Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS17 SXN. Price: Videocassettes: VHS £40.00, VCR £45.00, Betamax £40.00, V-matic £45.00; film hire: Endocrine System £10.50, Systems working together £9.80

Films The endocrine system

Films Systems working together; Sue Allan

Films Fungi and Man 16 mm colour film with teacher's notes by David Boulton. Running time: 17.5 minutes. UK, 1983. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. Price: £201. Hire charge £7.50. Also available as videocassette: VHSjBetamax £23, Philips £29, U-Matic £35; S. M. Allan

Films Plants make food (2nd edition) A 16 mm colour film. Running time: 13 minutes. Produced by Churchill Films, Los Angeles, USA, and distributed by Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. Price £146. Hire charge £7.50.; S. M. Allan

Videotapes The masterbuilders Videocassette. Running time 45 minutes. Release date June 1983. Produced by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL. Price £28.18, also for hire as videocassette or film; Sue Allan

Videotapes The Gibbs Kids investigate dentists Videotape available in VHS and Beta formats. Running time 15.5 minutes. Date of production 1982. Available from Gibbs Oral Hygiene Service, Hesketh House, Portman Square, London W1A 1DY. Price £7.00; Jane Seddon, Claire Thomas and Jane Powell

Tapes Science in Society Audio Unit 6: Science, technology and people Two audio cassettes, comprising a total of four, 15-minute programmes, supplied in a box with a set of Teacher's notes. Available from Science in Society Audio Ltd, 218 Sussex Gardens, London W2 3UD. Price £9.90.; Emma Wynne

Charts Fens D2.7 Towns and cities D2.8 Charts, in colour, size 70 cm by 30 cm. Available from Interpretative Branch, Nature Conservancy Council, Attingham Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4TW. Price £0.75 each.; John A. Barker

Charts Countryside charts: Birds By David Elcome. A set of 20 full-colour charts, size 495 mm by 370 mm. Published by Macmillan Children's Books, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 2XS. Price £11.95 plus VAT. ISBN 0 333 33121 4.; John A. Barker

Muliti-media Cartoon sheet discussion starters Produced by the Centre for World Development Education. Available from CtVDE, 128 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SH. Price 20p each with discounts for bulk orders plus 20 per cent p and p.; Balwinder Ghatabora

Software Human Blood Groups By D. and V. Garland. Written for BBC Model B, with colour monitor cassette and disc versions produced by Garland Computing, 35 Dean Hill, Plymouth, Devon PL9 9AF. £15.00.; Sophie McCormick

Software Microdiet Produced by the Advisory Unit for Computer Based Education, Hatfield. Program notes written by Dodie Hodgkinson. Available on disk or cassette for RML380Z. £25 + VAT.

Software Diet analysis Jeanette Bowen and Bob Waters for Computers in the Curriculum Project and MEP. Available on disk and cassette for RML380Z, 480Z, BBC B, and PET; on disk only for Apple. £14.50+VAT. Both from Longman Micro Software, Longman Group Ltd, 33-35 Tanner Row, York YOl 1JP.; Tessa Carrick

Software Flowering in soya bean Tom Bridson and Alison Rose for Computers in the Curriculum Project and MEP. Available on disk and cassette for RML380Z, 480Z, BBC B, and PET; on disk only for Apple. £14.50+VAT. From Longman Micro Software, Longman Group Ltd, 33-35 Tanner Row, York YOl UP.; Tessa Carrick     

Book Review Section: Reviewer's Choice

The Crafts of the Modern World: Horizon Press Publishers List Price $15.00, December 31, then $17.50. Reviewed by Rose Slivka.

Creative Metal Design: Reinhold Book Corporation: List Price $5.95. Reviewed by Ullrich/Klante.

The Young Artist: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: List Price $2.95. Reviewed by John Mills.

The Best of Christian Rohlfs: Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc.: List Price $10.00. Reviewed by Paul Vogt.

Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1968/1969: The Viking Press Inc.: List Price $14.00. Reviewed by Ella Moody.

Working With Wood: Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc.: List Price $5.95. Reviewed by Fritz Walter.