Summary: In a remake of the original film, after an astronaut crash-lands on an uncharted planet he finds himself at odds with a society in which apes are the rulers--and humans are little more than slaves.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2001
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Planet 2001Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI PLAPontzer, Herman
Summary: "One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human metabolism really works so that we can finally manage our weight and improve our health. Pontzer's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.3 PONSummary: "This unrivaled illustrated guide to human evolution brings you face-to-face with your ancient ancestors. Traveling back in time almost eight million years, the book charts the development of our species, Homo sapiens, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Evolution investigates each of our ancestors in detail and in context, from the anatomy of their bones to the environment they lived...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 599.938 ROBSummary: Is the key theory about how we evolved from apes based on mistaken evidence? Since 1974, the 3.2-million-year-old fossil dubbed "Lucy" has been considered humankind's prime ancestor. Now, a fossil recently unearthed in Kenya by distinguished paleontologist Dr. Meave Leakey is rewriting the theories. This program examines the implications of Flat-Faced Man, a bipedal hominid just as old as Lucy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Claybourne, Anna
Summary: "What makes a fish a fish? Why do giraffes have such long necks? How can all living things, from plants, tigers, and mushrooms to dragonflies, octopuses, and humans, be related? Evolution holds the answers to these, and many more, questions about life on Earth. This book explores what evolution is, how it works, and who discovered its secrets. It shows the journey of life, from the very first,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ivy Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 576.8 CLAKing, Barbara J.
Summary: Twenty-four 30 minute lectures detailing the evolution of humanity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.93 KINSummary: When On the Origin of Species appeared in 1859, it quickly took hold in the popular imagination-but it also glossed over significant and rather disturbing questions. This program explores Darwin's ideas on human evolution, which he developed and made public toward the end of his life. Science interpreter Jim Doherty reveals how Darwin searched for parallels between humans and animals through a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009