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Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the power and unpredictability of natural disasters: earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods. Concentrates on the Loma Prieta earthquake, the preparedness level of Japan for an earthquake, Hurricane Andrew, and the Mississippi floods of 1993. Also focuses on efforts being made to improve prediction of such natural events.
Publisher
National Geographic Video
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Fabled Romanovs, led by Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, ruled imperial Russia in high splendor, despite the disintegration of their divided, war-torn country. In 1918 the rise of Communism violently collided with the rule of royalty when the tsar, his beloved wife, and their children were murdered and buried in a secret grave. Story is told from newly discovered photographs and archival film.
Publisher
Warner Brothers Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Through the examination of myth, legend, language and history, an exploration of how the imaginary world of Middle-Earth reflects our own. Includes interviews with the cast, filmmakers, explorers, anthropologists, and archaeologists.
10) Deep sea dive
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2004]
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Dive into fun and explore the world's oceans from surface to seafloor. Come face to face with great whales, friendly dolphins, scary sharks, and all the ocean's amazing treasures.
11) Arctic tale
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Follows Nanu, a baby polar bear, and Seela, a newborn walrus, as they grow up in the Arctic and deal with the possibly deadly consequences of a warming climate.
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Share the drama as daring adventurers from 97 countries attempt a seemingly impossible feat -- to cut through Panama's hostile terrain and join the Atlantic and Pacific oceans! By succeeding, they halve the distance of coast-to-coast water travel -- but formidable obstacles had to be conquered. See workers battle deadly swamps and risk their lives to blast apart enormous boulders blocking their way. Witness the massive fumigation campaign to wipe...