The Birds and the Beasts Were There: Animals in Their Natural Habitats. (A Multimedia Bibliography Revised). Library Media for Grades 4-6, Library Media for Grades 9-11.

This compilation lists 247 print and non-print materials dealing with animal life, nature, and ecology and is designed to assist teachers and school librarians in selecting media suitable for pupils in grades 4 through 6 and 9 through 12. A few of the materials date back to 1951, but the majority are of more recent issue. The collection for elementary school students includes 65 books and 43 16mm films, each with a brief annotation. In addition, 33 assorted materials such as cassette tapes, phonodiscs, slides, study prints, and periodicals are cited. Eighty books appropriate for high school classes are mentioned, along with 26 other miscellaneous items. The collection also offers a bibliography of sources, indexes to reviews, sources of reviews, sources of teaching materials, and a list of distributors of non-print materials. (PB)