The Adventures of Monty the Moose
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MaryAnn Karre, Horace Mann Elementary School, Binghamton, NY -- School Library Journal, 9/11/2008
The Adventures of Monty the Moose. 2 DVDs. 40 min. ea. Prod. by Alaska Video Postcards. Dist. by AV Cafe (theavcafe.com). 2007. $14.95 ea. Includes: The Adventures of Monty the Moose: Alaska’s Tundra Tails! (ISBN 0-945853-96-2); The Adventures of Monty the Moose: Wacky Alaska Winter (ISBN 0-945853-52-3).
Gr 2-6–Animated characters Monty the Moose and his sidekick, Captain Patrick the Puffin, lead a whirlwind tour of Alaska that’s filled with songs, fantastic photography, and fun “ads” that offer quick facts about Alaska’s natural wonders. The cartoon characters act as guides through live-action footage of wildlife, people, and the incredible landscape. Alaska’s Tundra Tails introduces the musk ox, caribou, reindeer, Arctic fox, King Eider duck, grizzly bears, Dall sheep, and wolves in Denali National Park. In Barrow, we see the amazing interaction between the Eskimo people and the animals on a visit to the whaling festival. Wacky Alaska Winter features sled dog racing, snowboarding, skiing, ice sculptures, snowshoe baseball, and more. There’s also fantastic video of Bald Eagles, Dall sheep, ptarmigan, and moose, and viewers learn how they survive under such frigid conditions. These films provide information about Alaska and its natural wonders as well as the tundra, animals in winter, and human and animal adaptations. Useful for units in social studies, geography, botany, and biology.
