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AB-337 Roll of thunder, hear my cry

Taylor, Mildred D.


See also LA-570. An African-American family living in Mississippi during the Depression is faced with prejudice and discrimination that its children do not understand.
Date Published:2001

AB-212 Stuck in neutral

Trueman, Terry.


"Recommended for listeners ages 10 and up"-Container. Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him. See also bookset LA-2363. .
Date Published:2001

AB-306 *M+ Wonder

Palacio, R. J.


See also LA-2552. "Ages 9+"-Container. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Date Published:2011

DV-369 The mind's eye : how the brain sees the world /


One patient cannot recognize a single face, including his own. Another cannot see anything that is moving. And a third can watch and understand a soccer game, but cannot recognize the black-and-white object they are kicking. Drawing on the experiences of people with rare forms of brain damage, this program reveals the tricks and shortcuts used by the brain to construct its version-or illusion-of reality.
Date Published:2004

One patient cannot recognize a single face, including his own. Another cannot see anything that is moving. And a third can watch and understand a soccer game, but cannot recognize the black-and-white object they are kicking. Drawing on the experiences of people with rare forms of brain damage, this program reveals the tricks and shortcuts used by the brain to construct its version-or illusion-of reality.

Date Published:2004

SC-1000 Raptors


K-S. Feet, wings, skulls and tails of raptors are provided for this unit. Kit includes publications and Project Wild activities.
Date Published:1995

DV-843 CO2


This disc may not play on all machines or drives. Date from series website. "Can we stop, or even reverse global warming? Innovation Nation follows the work of a Nobel Prize winning scientist on the Canadian prairies, an inventor in New York who has designed a unique synthetic tree, and a mega-project in Europe where CO2, instead of being sent skyward, is stored far out of harm's way deep beneath the sea bed." -- Container.
Date Published:2010

This disc may not play on all machines or drives. Date from series website. "Can we stop, or even reverse global warming? Innovation Nation follows the work of a Nobel Prize winning scientist on the Canadian prairies, an inventor in New York who has designed a unique synthetic tree, and a mega-project in Europe where CO2, instead of being sent skyward, is stored far out of harm's way deep beneath the sea bed." -- Container.

Date Published:2010

DV-611 The five states of Colorado


"This project was paid for in part by a State Historical Fund grant from the Colorado Historical Society." Explores the five distinct regions of Colorado separated by geography, culture, history and economy. Residents of each region are loyal to their part of the state and tend to view other Coloradoans "with a degree of caution." The five "states" are: 1) Southern Colorado, including the San Luis Valley and the plains south of the Arkansas River 2) Western Colorado, encompassing most of the Rocky Mountains, including North, Middle and South Park 3) The eastern plains, north of the Arkansas River from the Front Range 4) The Front Range, consisting of all of the cities and suburbs from Ft. Collins to Pueblo 5) The Denver metropolitan region.
Date Published:2007

"This project was paid for in part by a State Historical Fund grant from the Colorado Historical Society." Explores the five distinct regions of Colorado separated by geography, culture, history and economy. Residents of each region are loyal to their part of the state and tend to view other Coloradoans "with a degree of caution." The five "states" are: 1) Southern Colorado, including the San Luis Valley and the plains south of the Arkansas River 2) Western Colorado, encompassing most of the Rocky Mountains, including North, Middle and South Park 3) The eastern plains, north of the Arkansas River from the Front Range 4) The Front Range, consisting of all of the cities and suburbs from Ft. Collins to Pueblo 5) The Denver metropolitan region.

Date Published:2007

DV-113 People of the woodlands : the first Americans /


Container page verso includes teacher's guide. Students explore the history, culture, and legacy of the first people of the Woodlands, including the Iroquois, Cherokee, and Chippewa. Students learn how these people adapted to the environment using all its natural resources to build homes, gather food, and create clothing.
Date Published:2005

DV-140 Cooling


Based on the book by David Macaulay. A visiting inventor and two young Mammoth Islanders create a machine to cool off on a hot summer day.
Date Published:2002

DV-153 Pressure


Animated. Based on the Dorling Kindersley book / by David Macaulay. DVD features: chapter select, discussion questions & activities. The Islanders discover useful tools that operate by manipulating pressure, such as straws, plungers, vacuums, and jack hammers.
Date Published:2002

DV-820 The blue planet : seas of life.


Title from container. Originally produced as a television mini-series in 2002. Special features: Behind the scenes featurettes, interview with cameraman Doug Allan, Blue Planet music video, photo gallery, fact files. Ocean world -- Frozen seas. Ocean world: Experience the power of the blue whale -- the largest mammal to ever grace our planet. Learn how the sun and moon help control and tame the ocean. Travel far and wide -- from the Eastern Pacific to Alaska, from the Bering Sea to the shores of Southern California -- and begin to understand the complexity and power of our oceans. Frozen seas: An environment where only the toughest survive, the Arctic and Antarctic are unrelenting habitats. Only in the spring does life begin again. Plankton blooms and feeds vast hordes of migrating fish, walruses rake the seabed for clams, and minke and humpback whales gorge themselves on gigantic swarms of krill. But it is a brief spring feast -- the ice soon returns and pushes life back into the ocean.
Date Published:2002

Title from container. Originally produced as a television mini-series in 2002. Special features: Behind the scenes featurettes, interview with cameraman Doug Allan, Blue Planet music video, photo gallery, fact files. Ocean world -- Frozen seas. Ocean world: Experience the power of the blue whale -- the largest mammal to ever grace our planet. Learn how the sun and moon help control and tame the ocean. Travel far and wide -- from the Eastern Pacific to Alaska, from the Bering Sea to the shores of Southern California -- and begin to understand the complexity and power of our oceans. Frozen seas: An environment where only the toughest survive, the Arctic and Antarctic are unrelenting habitats. Only in the spring does life begin again. Plankton blooms and feeds vast hordes of migrating fish, walruses rake the seabed for clams, and minke and humpback whales gorge themselves on gigantic swarms of krill. But it is a brief spring feast -- the ice soon returns and pushes life back into the ocean.

Date Published:2002

LA-2813 Turtles of the midnight moon [Bookset] /

Fitzgerald, María José,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Twelve-year-old Barana and Abby come together to solve a sea turtle egg poaching mystery plaguing Barana's Honduran coastal village, and learn the true meaning of friendship, courage, and community along the way.
Date Published:2023

DV-709 Journey to 10,000 BC


"The real story of prehistoric man's fight for survival."--Container. Originally broadcast in 2008. This program visits early human archaeological sites and uses computer animation to explore the daily life of the first humans in North America.
Date Published:2008

DV-500 American tall tales


John Henry / Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney -- Swamp Angel / Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. John Henry, based on the famous African American folk ballad, this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Swamp Angel, an original tall tale about Angelica Longrider, better known as Swamp Angel, the greatest woodswoman in Tennessee history. When a huge bear, Thundering Tarnation, can't control his bottomless appetite for settlers' grub, she musters up all her strength of body and heart to tackle him.
Date Published:2006

John Henry / Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney -- Swamp Angel / Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. John Henry, based on the famous African American folk ballad, this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Swamp Angel, an original tall tale about Angelica Longrider, better known as Swamp Angel, the greatest woodswoman in Tennessee history. When a huge bear, Thundering Tarnation, can't control his bottomless appetite for settlers' grub, she musters up all her strength of body and heart to tackle him.

Date Published:2006

LA-2886 Turn the tide [Bookset] /

Dimopoulos, Elaine,


"With a foreword by Melati Wijsen, cofunder of Bye Bye Plastic Bags"--Dust jacket. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "The Laskarises' relocation to Wilford Island, Florida, is a big key change for Mimi ... Then her science teacher, Ms. Miller, shows her class a TED Talk by Melati and Isabel Wijsen. At ages twelve and ten, they lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali--and won. Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's twelve. Could a kid like her make such a big change in a place that she's not yet sure feels like home?"--
Date Published:2022

"With a foreword by Melati Wijsen, cofunder of Bye Bye Plastic Bags"--Dust jacket. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "The Laskarises' relocation to Wilford Island, Florida, is a big key change for Mimi ... Then her science teacher, Ms. Miller, shows her class a TED Talk by Melati and Isabel Wijsen. At ages twelve and ten, they lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali--and won. Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's twelve. Could a kid like her make such a big change in a place that she's not yet sure feels like home?"--

Date Published:2022

LA-2372 The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane (Bookset)

DiCamillo, Kate.


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. . Parents' Choice, January 2006. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, February 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. Five Owls, April 2007. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2008. Booklist starred, January 2006. Publisher's Weekly, December 2005. Kirkus Starred, January 2006. Horn Book, March 2006. Parents' Choice. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal starred. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
Date Published:2006

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. . Parents' Choice, January 2006. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, February 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. Five Owls, April 2007. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2008. Booklist starred, January 2006. Publisher's Weekly, December 2005. Kirkus Starred, January 2006. Horn Book, March 2006. Parents' Choice. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal starred. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.

Date Published:2006

DV-400 Farm animals : a first look /


Learn about horses, chickens, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and dogs. A perfect introduction to farm animals, this video explains what the male, female, and baby of each species is called, and relays some interesting facts about farm animals too.
Date Published:2004

DV-279 Plants of the rainforest


Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Special features include: discussion questions and activities. Extraordinary visuals introduce young students to some of the many flowers, vines, fungi and trees found from the forest floor to the top of the forest canopy. Presenting information on dozens of plants, the program explains the ecology of the forest and explores the human uses of the rainforest for food and medicine.
Date Published:2006

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Special features include: discussion questions and activities. Extraordinary visuals introduce young students to some of the many flowers, vines, fungi and trees found from the forest floor to the top of the forest canopy. Presenting information on dozens of plants, the program explains the ecology of the forest and explores the human uses of the rainforest for food and medicine.

Date Published:2006

DV-375 Forensic detectives : chemistry at work /


Videodisc release of the programs originally aired in 2004 on the Assignment Discovery television program. Bonus features include curriculum units with viewing questions and additional tools at discoveryschool.com. From crime-scene clues to pyrotechnic beauty, there's wonder and power in the molecular makeup of substances. Segments cover methods of analysis, chemical reactions, the periodic table of elements, and the significance of carbon. Uses examples (including arson detection and fireworks displays) to reinforce the roles and importance of chemistry in today's world.
Date Published:2005

Videodisc release of the programs originally aired in 2004 on the Assignment Discovery television program. Bonus features include curriculum units with viewing questions and additional tools at discoveryschool.com. From crime-scene clues to pyrotechnic beauty, there's wonder and power in the molecular makeup of substances. Segments cover methods of analysis, chemical reactions, the periodic table of elements, and the significance of carbon. Uses examples (including arson detection and fireworks displays) to reinforce the roles and importance of chemistry in today's world.

Date Published:2005

LA-2429 *H Just like us : the true story of four Mexican girls coming of age in America (Bookset) /

Thorpe, Helen, 1965-


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Library Journal, July 2009. Booklist starred, August 2009. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Review, July 2009. Library Journal. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Discusses the lives and experiences of four Mexican women who have spent the majority of their lives in the United States, attending the same high school in Denver, Colorado, but only two of them have legal documentation.
Date Published:2009

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Library Journal, July 2009. Booklist starred, August 2009. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Review, July 2009. Library Journal. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Discusses the lives and experiences of four Mexican women who have spent the majority of their lives in the United States, attending the same high school in Denver, Colorado, but only two of them have legal documentation.

Date Published:2009