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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What are the similarities and differences between rocks and minerals? What are the properties used by scientists to identify minerals? What are the environmental conditions during the formation of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? What are the physical changes that occur in rocks and minerals as a result of weathering and erosion? How are rocks and minerals used in everyday lives?
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the life of Sir Isaac Newton and his major contributions to science. What were the significant events of Isaac Newton's early life? What were his major discoveries? The answers to these questions and many more are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned that they were free. Why did President Joe Biden declare Juneteenth a federal holiday? How is it celebrated? What is the history of the holiday? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples and exciting video that reinforce important...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Young children ages 5 to 12 describe how they feel when they hear put-downs of themselves or their families in this video for kids, their educators and parents. Children learn from subtle clues what society thinks about gender roles, same-sex parents and family differences. The children in Sticks & Stones vividly describe how it feels to be teased when their families don't follow traditional gender roles. They talk about why bullies indulge in name-calling,...
12) Born in China
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Venturing into the wilds of China, it captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
14) The odyssey
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Aided by the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors and temptations of a fantastic array of creatures as his return home from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his kingdom, Ithaca, and his faithful wife, Penelope.
16) Deep trouble
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
While visiting their uncle on a tiny Caribbean island, Bill and his sister, Sheena, get ready for an underwater exploration adventure. Despite a warning to stay away from the coral reefs, Billy finds himself drawn to them, and something's lurking deep below the surface.
18) Harriet Tubman
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
This is the story of Harriet Tubman, who helped more than three hundred slaves escape to freedom in the North.
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