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27581) 125 years
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (1,200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A collection of memorable National Geographic programs to celebrate 125 years of the society.
27582) Rise of the mammals
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A major discovery shows how life came back after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. With exclusive access to a fossil trove from the key first million years after impact, the film charts the rise of a new living world from the ashes.
27583) Eaarth
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
p2010
Physical Desc
7 sound discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Argues that a large-scale shift in Earth's climate is unavoidable and explains how humans should live if they are going to sustain themselves on the new planet that their mistakes have created.
27585) Frozen planet
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approx. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements, the weather, the rough ocean and the ice, is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. tells the compelling story of animals such as the wandering albatross, the adelie penguin and the polar bear, and paints a portrait that will take your breath away, at a moment when, melting fast, the frozen regions of our planet...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks back at Echo, the elephant matriarch who died of natural causes in 2009, who was the subject of many films and the leader of a carefully studied herd of elephants in Africa.
27587) Grounded
Publisher
Kroschel Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the theory that the earth's energy, which can be received by the body by walking in nature with bare feet, has the power to heal and prevent disease by neutralizing free radicals in the body.
27589) Good night, laila tov
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
During a family camping trip a brother and sister enjoy exploring nature, and each night they hear the English and Hebrew phrases for good night from the waves, wind, or grass
27590) Animal Homes: Pre-Reader
Author
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Young readers learn all about animal abodes—from cozy dens to towering trees—in this new Pre-reader from National Geographic Kids.
Through text features such as a vocabulary tree and wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups, helping them make connections between words and expand their understanding of the world. Along with brilliant photos and a fun approach to reading, National Geographic Readers...
Through text features such as a vocabulary tree and wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups, helping them make connections between words and expand their understanding of the world. Along with brilliant photos and a fun approach to reading, National Geographic Readers...
Author
Publisher
Extrarradio
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Esta es la historia de la gata Simona, que escribió este libro junto con Olgalucía.
Un libro para recrearse y disfrutar con una buena taza de té o una copa de vino.
Nos invita a sanar nuestras almas, encontrar nuestro propósito, conectar con nuestro ser y vibrar alto.
¿Están listos para conocer a Simona? Este no es un libro, es varios libros: se trata del libro escrito por una gata, de la obra escrita por una mujer, del proyecto colaborativo...
Author
Series
National park mystery volume 2
Publisher
Aaron Johnson
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
243 pages : maps, illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After camping in Rocky Mountain National Park, Jake and his friends travel to the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. Exploring the heart of the dunes, they stumble upon something both unexpected and dangerous. Through more twists and turns, Jake's friendships and integrity are tested by choices that will demand smarts and courage. The mystery unfolds as Jake, Amber, and Wes learn about survival skills, natural history, integrity, character, and...
Series
Cousteau collection volume 2
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Australia: Out west down under: Jacques Cousteau journeys to an underwater time capsule. Off the barren west coast of Australia lie shallow coral outposts rich with a variety and abundance of marine life that were common in many areas when Cousteau started his diving career and are all too rare today. Here sea snakes that left land 20-million years ago, docile sea cows, 100-pound groupers and pearlers who practice sustainable fishing. Mel Gibson...
27595) Bidder 70
Publisher
First-Run Features
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In 2008, as George W. Bush tried to gift the energy and mining industries thousands of acres of pristine Utah wilderness via a widely disputed federal auction, college student Tim DeChristopher monkey-wrenched the process. Bidding $1.7 million, he won 22,000 acres--with no intention to drill. For this astonishing (and successful) act of civil disobedience, he was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Bidder 70 tells the story of this peaceful...
27596) Whale wars: Season 3
Publisher
Distributed by Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (649 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ongoing struggle to end Japanese whaling. Season 3 gives you an up close view of the latest action from Antarctica as the battle over whaling heightens.
The third season of Whale Wars follows Sea Shepherd's 6th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, named Operation Waltzing Matilda in honor of Australia s unofficial national anthem, on the three-month journey to the South Ocean Whale Sanctuary to stop illegal...
27597) Dogtown: second chances
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Three programs profiling life at Dogtown, a sanctuary for stray dogs located in Utah canyon country and part of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. The episodes show how sanctuary workers transform problem dogs into well-behaved pets
27598) Chasing ice
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.
27599) Relax with singing birds
Publisher
Eclipse Music Group, Inc
Pub. Date
p1998
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (59:17 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Enjoy the sound of birds singing in harmony as they thrive in their natural surroundings
27600) Deep sea
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (41 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An adventure that lets you swim alongside some of the most exotic creatures on the planet. Among them are Green Sea Turtles who gather off Kona so that Surgeonfish can strip harmful algae from their shells; an ominous, predatory Humboldt Squid that changes color four times per second like a flashing strobe light; and an underdoge Mantis Shrip, who claws have the speed of a .22-caliber bullet, in battle against a hungry octopus.
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