Hello Paddle Fans!
Here, finally, is the classic live action film version of “Paddle To The Sea” – shown on Youtube in 3 parts. Paddle To The Sea was filmed by Bill Mason in 1966, and was inspired by the brilliant Children’s Book of the same title, written in 1941 by H. C. Holling.
The 1966 film version seen here was eventually nominated for an Academy Award two years later in 1968, for Best Short Film, because it was so beautifully done by the director – Canadian naturalist, master canoeist, artist and filmmaker Bill Mason.
Bill personally hand-carved from wood, in meticulous detail very faithful to the book illustrations, the beautiful wooden “Paddle” models seen in the film.
This story (both book and film version) has been loved by generations of school children for decades as they learn about the history of the Great Lakes region of North America while they follow the exciting adventures of a brave toy Wooden Indian in his tiny but sturdy Canoe (hand carved by a Native Canadian boy from Nipigon Country).
If you’d like to view the entire film online for free please visit this web site:
http://www.nighttrainfilms.net/NTFWEB/NTFPages/PaddleToTheSea/index.htm
You can also read the entire classic book online at the same site, with big bright full pages – all for free at the same web site.
Children love the site and can view the film version and/or the book version at the same time from anywhere in the world with internet access.
Paddle To The Sea has been made available online here and at the web site to encourage you to go out and BUY this great piece of art in book form and dvd form. Both are finally available now in the US and Canada.
Let’s all make sure this cherished story of Paddle To The Sea, both the book and film version, survives online to reach out across time and space so it will never be lost to our newer generations.
Paddle To The Sea is a beautiful story with a fantastic message – and it’s just great fun for all ages too!
To Order The Book in hardcopy, go to the publisher link below or to any major bookstore:
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/
To order the DVD in the USA go to the US distributor at:
http://store.criterion.com/product/show/31758
To order the DVD film in Canada, go to the late Bill Mason’s family site at:
http://www.redcanoes.ca/bill/popularfilms.html
Enjoy!
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Paddle was catching …
Paddle was catching some air on that first downhill!
Oh I love this movie.
I remember when they used to teach us things in school.
Who saw Donald Duck in Mathmagicland?
Another great one.
saw this film in …
saw this film in school in the mid 70′s- late 70′s grade school. so sex ed was the reason huh? what a nerd i was… not to know.hey thanks for posting
Glad to have found …
Glad to have found this. I have a both my original book which is old and fragile, as well as a newer copy I got from Amazon about 10 years ago. I have made numerous trips from Maryland to Lake Superior and have put in at Bayfield to do multiday Camping in the Apostle Island which Paddle visited, as well as paddling Duluth, the Soo, and the Thousand Island. I go my early interest in Lake Freighters due to that book. First time I ve seen the movie though.
Proudly growing up …
Proudly growing up on the Great Lakes, this movie was very special to me, and has remained in my heart since.
This was shown to my entire Elementary School when I was in 2nd grade.
I plan on buying this movie and showing to my children who won’t know the beauty of living on Lake Ontario.
Glad to have found …
Glad to have found this. Been wondering for years what the title was. They used to play this on the last day of school back when I was in pre-school back in ’78-’79 in Massachusetts. Has always been a fond memory. Thanks for posting it here.
I’m from Australia …
I’m from Australia and I have such wonderful childhood memries of this at school i think I saw it round 1982 or 83 can’t believe i have watched it again after all these years. think we used to watch it to when the older kids were having sex ed as well LOL
I saw this in the …
I saw this in the early 70′s in grade school
Thanks for posting.
oh, this is really …
oh, this is really great, I have seen this movie in my childhood. This brings back memories..
Thank you very much for posting it!!
Oh, and of course …
Oh, and of course to CitizenXYZ !! thanks a lot !
Loved this as a kid …
Loved this as a kid, never thought i would see it again, cheers to the N.F.B.. and U Tube !!
Paddle was an …
Paddle was an annual primary school event in the Duluth, Minn schools of the 1970s.
Thank you thank you!
Thank you thank you!
kindergarten or …
kindergarten or first grade. i wonder if miss Sharp is still teaching kindergarten in Huron valley schools in Michigan.
1983 for me
my wife’s never seen this wow again… go figure she is from Tennessee
I love this film. …
I love this film. Saw it as a kid, one of those deals where they herd the kids into the gym for a day of films while the older grades got their sex ed.
I grew up in Tokyo, …
I grew up in Tokyo, and this was a film we watched almost every year in elementary school. Thank you for fond memories. I will be sharing this with my friends daughter soon.
Thanks for sharing …
Thanks for sharing this. I still have the book from my childhood (it was my father’s) in my apartment, and savor it from time to time; now I remember how important the film was to me as well. I ordered the DVD from Criterion thanks to your link.
Watched this in …
Watched this in Milwaukee, WI in kindergarten 1983. Such a great movie.
I think I saw this …
I think I saw this film back in 1971 or thereabouts. I didn’t like it much then, but I got a fondness for it.
I have been …
I have been searching on the internet for this forever, but couldn’t remember the name of the film. Finally I asked my aunt who’s a grade school teacher, and here I am. I remember seeing this in kindergarten in 1981.
I saw this in my …
I saw this in my 5th grade class in 1967, and I thought it was great. Glad to see it again – thanks for posting!
It’s called “The …
It’s called “The Steadfast Tin Solder” by Hans Christian Andersen
wow…paddle to the …
wow…paddle to the sea…wow…what more can we say? i remember that too.
I have been …
I have been checking on YouTube for this film forever…and finally, I stop looking for about seven months, and it’s up there now. Thank you for posting this! They used to trot it out at least once a year when it rained during recess – this and The Red Balloon. I have fond memories of both, and haven’t seen Paddle to the Sea for easily twenty-eight years. Thank you for posting it!
This was one of the …
This was one of the few films my elementary school, in Central Washington State owned, in the early- to mid-1970′s. We often saw this one in the gym if it was too cold for recess or in our classroom if our teacher needed a break.
Thanks for bringing …
Thanks for bringing back a fond childhood memory of mine.