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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Sometimes the messiest stuff and the biggest mistakes can take you someplace wonderful. With the help of their hit TV show, Fixer Upper, the husband and wife team of Chip and Joanna Gaines have transformed the seemingly everyday work of renovating homes and flipping houses in Waco, Texas, into something much more. With their fun personalities, good humor, strong love of family, and unique design style, they've managed to capture the hearts of Americans...
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
For millennia, the Great Pyramids have stood as sentinels of the past, marking the graves of many celebrated Egyptian rulers. As they studied these colossal monuments, engineers have been taunted by one question: how did the ancient Egyptians manage to raise such massive structures? Now engineers test an innovative new theory about the construction of the pyramids. Features expert insights from historians, scientists, and engineers plus some astonishing...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D state-of-the-art CGI model of the galaxy. Peer into the heart of the Milky Way on the hunt for super-massive black holes, watch how stars are born and die, fly out and above the plane of the galaxy to understand its true shape, and scour its dusty spiral arms for the possibility...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Go behind the scenes as National Geographic explores manufacturing goliaths and brings to life some of the greatest one-of-a-kind car factories in the world. See firsthand how cutting-edge robot labor and human touch combine to craft a $45,000 BMW Z4. Get an inside look at the making of Corvette's latest high performance, aerodynamically-efficient street machine. Discover what it takes to build Chevrolet's classic muscle car ; test drive the newest,...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the United States, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, firsthand accounts, and grounded theories surrounding an age-old debate: Did intelligent life forms from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? Do they visit us now? Episodes include: Mysterious Places; Aliens and the Third Reich;...
10) Canyonlands
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Canyonlands is the little-known jewel of the American National Parks. The stark landscape contains more than 300,000 acres of desert wilderness, towering spires, and spectacular canyons. The rugged terrain is also a history book of time. Its stories stretch from the geologic forces that created this land, to the beginnings of life on earth and from ancient people, to the cowboys and outlaws of the Old West. Venture beyond the tourist hotspots to discover...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin,...
Publisher
NGHT, LCC
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Catastrophic tornadoes, historic floods, destructive fires, violent earthquakes: through eyewitness video, historical archives, and cutting edge CGI, National Geographic provides a comprehensive, yet intimate look at the most significant natural disasters of all time. A team of world experts reveal the pivotal moments that turned the top ten from natural phenomenon into human catastrophe and explain why these disasters became genuine game-changers....
15) Baseball
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Documents 96 teams attempting to traverse more than a thousand miles in Alaska with nothing but 16 dogs and a sled. Between Anchorage and Nome, man and man's best friend must work together, care for each other, and play a disciplined game of strategy if they hope to be first to cross the finish line. For some, survival is worth much more than actually winning. Bonus feature: a team of top scientists and wildlife filmmakers explore Alaska's remote...
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Eli Roth explores the dark power and wicked fun of scary movies, the craft that went into making them and the ways that horror films reflect the anxieties of their times. The themes include Houses of Hell, Monsters, Body Horror, Witches, Chilling Children, and Classic Horror. Interviewees include Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele and more.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Just when you thought trucking couldn't get more dangerous, the new season of Ice Road Truckers is back! The Ice Road Truckers return to Alaska, hauling their biggest loads ever across the most dangerous terrain they've faced. But this year, trucking critically needed cargo north to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay is just the beginning. The drivers will tackle frozen rivers and swamps out beyond the Dalton Highway, and more.
