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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 21 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The krill is gone: shows us how burning fossil fuels is impacting the world's fragile underwater ecosystems. 3 mins. Trees: a comic warning about the devastating effects of clear-cutting our rainforests. 2 mins. Green graphics: 8 Vignettes by Pascal Campion illustrating tips for reducing one's carbon footprint. 8 mins. Includes a short teaching module on Climate science for middle school. 8 mins.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 16 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Deep in Southern Mexico's jungle, the Villa Luz limestone caves support an ecosystem that thrives in a highly poisonous, acidic environment. This rare type of cave is found in few spots on Earth. The Villa Luz, is known for the bacteria in its thermal sulphur springs that produce hydrogen sulfide gas. When the gases form bonds with oxygen, the result is sulfuric acid. The acid eats away at the cave walls, constantly altering the patterns in the cretaceous...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The event showcases marine life along America's West Coast. It documents the rejuvenation of the once endangered and now thriving ecosystem of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California. Some of the world's most charismatic marine creatures, humpback whales, blue whales, sea lions, dolphins, elephant seals, sea otters, great white sharks, shearwaters, and brown pelicans, convene in this once a year confluence.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (18 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey around the globe to tropical rainforests, deserts and the ocean. Live footage and colorful graphics teach about regions and climates, and explain the impact environments and living organisms have on each other. By viewing this program, students will come to understand biomes, how plants and animals co-exist, climates and regions.
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From camping out on a wild island to investigate 'monster' wolves and rappelling in search of elusive vampire bats, to flying in to witness a face-off between bighorn sheep and mountain lions and finally, venturing into the heart of darkness to experience the unknown world of Yellowstone's grizzlies at night, Casey Anderson goes up close and personal with rare, endangered, and deadly species in the stunning natural ecosystems that they call home.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs in 5 separate volumes (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
11) Planet Earth II
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2012
Edition
High definition.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The best-selling factual series of all time is now even better! Now, with the addition of all-new commentary and new bonus programs, you can relive this incredible experience all over again!
Language
English
Description
Volume One, Rocks, Minerals and Fossils, teaches what rocks are and how they are formed. Volume Two, The Scientific Method, teaches how to ask the right questions to find reliable solutions. We solve problems everyday. We also ask questions everyday. In order to best come up with answers for our questions or solve our problems, we use a process. The process known as The Scientific Method gives us a format for engaging in a step-by-step approach to...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Earth's landforms: With HD footage from all over the world, this program shows young viewers all of the various types of landforms found on our planet. Animation segments demonstrate how land formations are created by movement of the Earth's plates, volcanoes, weather and erosion.
Ecosystems and biomes: Journey around the globe to tropical rainforests, deserts and the ocean. Live footage and colorful graphics teach about regions and climates, and...
Author
Publisher
Nutmeg Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (6 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A gardener, various animals and insects, and the sun and rain all claim ownership of a garden. This rhyming story explains the cycle of life and the interdependence of plants and animals in the small ecosystem of a backyard garden.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
"Young viewers will explore freshwater ecosystems such as ponds and rivers, as well as marine ecosystems like coral reefs and the open ocean. They will learn that the animal and plant life found in water ecosystems make up communities that are as complex as they are beautiful. A hands-on experiment demonstrates what happens when pollutants get into ponds and lakes, while a visit with a marine biologist examines the oyster population of the Chesapeake...
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
"In all about deserts & grasslands, young viewers will discover the characteristics that make these regions unique, while exploring the plants and animals that make their homes in these environments. A visit with a scientist examines the world of the hummingbird, while a hands-on experiment demonstrates how different plants have adapted to survive in different ecosystems."--Container.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
"Viewers will discover the three different types of forests found around the world (rainforests, deciduous forests and coniferous forests) and explore the plant and animal life found there. A fun, hands-on experiment illustrates why rainforest soil is so poor in nutrients, while a visit with a scientist examines one of the world's most famous predators- the boa constrictor!"--Container.
Publisher
Nutmeg Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Children explore two very different ecosystems in this two-part program that uses the rhyming pattern of the traditional tune Over in the Meadow to describe each habitat. Out on the Prairie introduces the mixed grass prairie of South Dakota's Badlands National Park. Deep in the Swamp focuses on Florida's verdant and diverse Okefenokee Swamp. Both books use a basic counting and adding motif from 1 to 10. Includes additional facts about the flora and...
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