Summary: Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entranced us.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYESummary: Presents the parallels between the two great American societies of the Aztecs and the Incas, both of which fell to the Spanish conquistadores of the sixteenth century. Includes re-creations of lost cities such as Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Kultur International Films 2000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.018 EMPSummary: An interactive driver education course aimed at teens. Includes quizzes at the end of each section, road sign tests, practice exams, a virtual driver feature, and graphics that show difficult maneuvers such as parallel parking from up to 6 different angles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Jumby Bay Studios 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 RulesSummary: The deserts of the southwest possess a beauty found nowhere else. Features cinematography from national parks of North America: Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Mono Lake, Sedona, Grand Tetons, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Razor Digital Entertainment 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.914 CANSummary: Presents powerful evidence that proves that animal designs can only be attributed to a creator. They cannot possibly be explained by evolution. This program will inspire you to look more closely at the world around you.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Reel Productions 2004
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Nonfic ISummary: Learn the signs for shoe, sock, hat, coat, please, thank you, sorry, car, train, bus, bike, airplane, boat, ball, doll, bear, wash hands, soap, sleep, bath, brush teeth, book, pajamas, blanket. Uses singing, dancing, speaking, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Little Hands Productions 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BABSummary: A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized. A good reader will be able to instantly recognize sight words without having to 'figure them out.' Many words don't follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as "sight words."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Preschool Prep Co. 2007
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD MEESummary: Who built the pyramids? What were the secrets of mummification? Which treasures were selected for the afterlife and why? For centuries, Egypt's pharaohs have kept these secrets to themselves, until now.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EGYSummary: Takes you soaring through the sky and around the world in an exciting journey from the bird's distant dinosaur past to its present astonishing variety. Take an up-close look at the staggering range of sizes, shapes, and habitats of these creatures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYESummary: Investigates the double life of creatures that live both on land and in water. Leap into the fascinating world of frogs, toads, and salamanders, and get a close-up look at the amazing variety of colors, shapes, and sizes in the amphibian family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYESummary: Kids will laugh and learn as they play along with host Willy Dooright in this hilarious game show! Shows viewers that manners are more than just a bunch of stuffy, boring rules; they are a guide to help people get along with each other through kindness, consideration, respect, and common sense.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkeroo, LLC 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV LOOHazen, Robert M.
Summary: Lucid, information-packed lectures conveying the excitement of scientific discovery and tracing the connections between discoveries over time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 JOYSummary: Hosted by Penelope Hobhouse, a garden writer, designer, historian, lecturer and gardener. Includes Roses For the Garden; Visions of Nature; The Summer Garden; Design Basics; Planting the Bones of a Garden; and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 ARTArtist Not Provided
Summary: Teaches children basic Spanish vocabulary and phrases.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Brock Sisters Productions 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV KIDSummary: Using microphotography to explore the hidden world inside the human body, this program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dynamo that turns a simple sandwich eaten by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair into raw energy for a blistering sprint down...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV UNISummary: Hear the stories of people in America who are having their civil liberties stripped from them, and how they fought back. Includes interviews, commentary, animation, music, and much more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACLArtist Not Provided
Summary: Introduces Mandarin Chinese to children in an easy-to-understand manner with phrases and vocabulary for everyday situations.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Language Tree 2008
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CHIArtist Not Provided
Summary: Instructors Krisse and Julie teach Spanish words for different shapes and colors.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Brock Sisters Productions 2007