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Pub. Date
[2009?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This collection of short episodes for kids features nearly 3 1/2 hours of adventure with Sid the Science Kid, Pocoyo, Hopla, Hermie and Friends, Hurray for Huckle, WordWorld, Will & Dewitt, Animal Atlas, Tiny Planets and Dive Olly Dive.
Series
Doc Martin volume 1
Formats
Description
Doc Martin finds life in Portwenn even more infuriating now that Louisa is gone. At the local hospital, he is stunned to meet Edith, his former girlfriend from medical school. Martin learns of a job in London just as Louisa comes calling again.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Bhutan adventure continues as the travel guide heads east over 14,000 foot mountain passes to the Phobjikha Valley to witness the graceful antics of the rare and endangered Black-Necked Crane, breathtaking in their elegance and beauty. After two weeks of journeying through the wildness and magnificence of the Bhutan Himalayas he comes to realize that it is the Bhutanese smiles, easy laughter, fearlessness and willingness to share their lives that...
7) The code
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 leaflet.
Description
Author and Oxford University professor Marcus du Sautoy sets out to solve mathematical mysteries in an engaging and accessible BBC documentary. Du Sautoy travels from Chartres Cathedral to Grand Central Station in search of the mysterious hidden code that can unlock the very laws of the universe.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Go deep into the woods to explore the lives of a unique avian family. Woodpeckers come in 239 species, each one a colorful character with a story of its own. But all woodpeckers share some very special gifts - they are acutely adapted to life in the trees and are experts at working with wood.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.
10) Bird brain
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Challenges preconceptions about the intelligence of birds. Presents evidence of problem solving skills in varieties of crows, ravens, and parrots, as well capabilities such as postponement of reward, empathy, and the ability to read facial expressions.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more.
14) Great migrations
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species. Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this collection tells the formidable, powerful stories of many of the planet's species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights with breathtaking high-definition clarity."--Container.
Author
Description
Hannah Payne's life has been devoted to church and family. But after she's convicted of murder, she awakens in a changed body to a nightmarish new life. In a timely fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of the not-too-distant future, the line between church and state has been eradicated and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but "chromed" and released back into the population to survive as best...
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sweet Sara Crewe has everything a little girl could want: A loving family, lots of friends and a closet full of frilly dresses, but when life takes a turn and Sara goes from riches to rags, will she realize that her true worth lies not in what she has, but what's in her heart? Includes new Silly Song, 'You're My BFF.'
18) Hidden kingdoms
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Imagine what it's like to be shrunk down and immersed in a magical world of fantastical creatures living incredible, action-packed lives. With a cast of miniature marvels all less than a foot in size, these superheroes may be small but they pack a punch way above their weight. Chipmunks, elephant shrews, marmosets, scorpion mice, even giant rhinoceros beetles all face drama on a different scale -- when you are this small rain drops fall like meteorites...
Author
Description
When a family of bonobo apes who know American Sign Language are kidnapped from a language laboratory, their mysterious appearance on a reality TV show propels scientist Isabel Duncan, together with reporter John Thigpen, on a personal mission to rescue them. An entertaining book that calls into question our assumptions about these animals who share 99.4% of our DNA.
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