Study Guide
Grades 6-12
Directed by Adrian Cowell
Produced by Wordwide Fund for Nature, UK
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 1991
Copyright Date: 1991
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-455-9
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-349-7
Subjects
Biology
Brazil
Climate Change/Global Warming
Developing World
Ecosystems
Environment
Forests and Rainforests
Global Issues
Humanities
International Studies
Natural Resources
Science
Sociology
South America
Awards and Festivals
Best Instructional Film, North American Association for Environmental Education Film Festival
The Decade of Destruction (Classroom Version - On One DVD)
The story of the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest.
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"The tragedy is examined globally...in an unambiguous and intelligent matter." Children's Video Review Newsletter |
With support from the World Wide Fund for Nature, Adrian Cowell has created a series of six programs for use in classrooms, based on his epic saga of the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest during the 1980's. The series gives students a well-rounded view of the many complex factors that led to what may be this century's worst environmental disaster.
The titles in the series are:
The Rainforest - The mechanics of a rainforest.
The Colonists - Colonists invading the rainforest.
The Development Road - The road to rainforest destruction.
The Indians - The displaced Indian tribes of the Amazon rainforest.
The Rubber Tappers - Rubber tappers live sustainable lifestyle.
The Politicians - Politicians plunder the Amazon rainforest.
Reviews
"A sobering true story of human rapacity, The Decade of Destruction: The Indians is highly recommended for classroom viewing, along with the rest of The Decade of Destruction series: The Rainforest, The Colonists, The Development Road, The Rubber Tappers, and The Politicians."
The Midwest Book Review
"The tragedy is examined globally...in an unambiguous and intelligent manner."
Children's Video Review Newsletter
"Despite differences in language and climate, Cowell has given us a family album. Here is our own North American history, the taming of the West, the destruction of native peoples, the heroism and hardship of settlers and the gambling of a whole wild land on the chance of supporting a population that the cities could not absorb."
The Boston Globe