<p> Throughout its long and colorful history, Walt Disney Studios has produced scores of films designed to educate moviegoers as well as entertain them. These productions range from the <I>True-Life Adventures</I> nature documentaries and such depictions of cutting-edge technology as <I>Man in Space</I> and <I>Our Friend the Atom,</I> to wartime propaganda shorts (<I>Education for Death</I>), public-health films (<I>VD Attack Plan</I>) and coverage of exotic cultures (<I>The Ama Girls, Blue Men of Morocco</I>). Even Disney's dramatic recreations of historical events (<I>Ten Who Dared, Invincible</I>) have had their share of educational value. Each of the essays in this volume focuses on a different type of Disney "edutainment" film. Together they provide the first comprehensive look at Walt Disney's ongoing mission to inform and enlighten his worldwide audience.</p>