Reading the Wind: Navigation and Environment in the Pacific

Location:Oceania, Hawai`i, Federated States of Micronesia, Yap, Satawal
Subject:Navigation; juvenile film
Length:20 minutes
Format:1/2-inch VHS; DVD
Hue:Color
Year Released:1995
Series:
Director:Brad Smith
Producer:Maura OÕConnor
Distributor:Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 19159; DVD 6705
Description:Children learn how traditional navigators can use the wind, ocean swells, stars, sun, moon, clouds,and birds to forecast the weather and travel across the Pacific Ocean in canoes. Accompanied by teachersÕ guide. Some dialogue in Yapese with English subtitles. Available in two versions: English and Satawalese.
Record No:2907
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