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Series
Collection Evolution volume 2-3
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Great transformations focuses on the evolutionary changes that triggered the earth's incredible diversity. Extinction! explores why, then confronts a frightening notion: are humans causing the next mass extinction-- the sixth in the history of life on earth?
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Children will love poring over two highly detailed fold-out posters in this beautiful book about the world's oceans, their animals, and plants. Special emphasis is put on tropical marine life and incredible creatures of the deep.
4) Galapagos
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Follow marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin as she explores 3,000 feet beneath the ocean, near the Galapagos islands, to collect rare and unusual species for study.
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
City in the Sea: Beneath the waters of a Caribbean coral reef, thousands of species interact in surprising ways to form a complex community.
Star Gardens: Enter an amazing world of staggering beauty, where sea stars form a carpet of kaleidoscopic color.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Relates tips and facts about human behavior, including the five senses, emotional reactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and the intricacies of human interaction.
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Cathedral in the sea: Explore a forest of living kelp plants, growing to the surface from depths greater than 100 feet.
Survival in the sea: Every day is a life and death struggle to survive. Here most animals are predators, and every animal is prey.
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Venom: Tells the story of creatures that carry weapons that are exquisitely subtle, but effective as a shark's razor sharp teeth.
Creatures of Darkness: As the sun sets, animals of the day take shelter and nocturnal sea dwellers emerge from their lairs.
Series
Language
English
Description
With a never-before-seen, alternate cut of the film and 90 minutes of all-new immersive special features. Rouge makes her return with the all-star characters from the original film, and joins forces with their younger selves and unite to battle armies of murderous Sentinel robots who are hunting down mutants and humans alike.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus and her team are on a mission to protect and study strange creatures that are secretly living among us. Along with their newest recruit, forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman, the group must face their darkest fears and their worst nightmares in order to provide a safe haven for the monsters that lurk in the shadows.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has a remarkable treasure trove of stories following his 60-year career with the BBC. This 3-part series will bring to life some of his most memorable. Also includes: The Ark, David Attenborough chooses ten of the most important, and lesser known, animals he would most like to save from extinction.
13) Sharks and lions
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic stories of survival among the biggest, most successful meat-eating predators in the world and how their biological imperative drives, shapes, and decides the fate of their world and ours.
14) Logan's run
Language
English
Description
In the 23rd century, humans forsake the ravaged outer environment by living in a vast, bubbled metropolis. There, computerized servo-mechanisms provide all needs and everyone can pursue endless hedonism. Endless, that is, until Lastday. That's when anyone who's 30 must submit to Carrousel, a soaring, spinning trip to eternity and supposed rebirth. Logan 5, a Sandman authorized to terminate Runners fleeing Carrousel, decides to become a Runner himself...
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Legion follows the story of David Haller, a man who believed he was schizophrenic but discovered he might be the most powerful mutant in the world. With help from a team of specialists, David harnessed his unique abilities and learned he had been haunted by a malicious parasite. Now, David is all that stands in the way of Amahl Farouk from attaining infinite and world-ending power.
16) Evolution
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Evolution" offers a groundbreaking and definitive view of the extraordinary impact the evolutionary process has had on our understanding of the world around us. Beginning with Darwin's revolutionary theory, this seven-part series explores all facets of evolution--the changes that spawned the tree of life, the power of sex, how evolution continues to affect us every day, and the perceived conflict between science and religion.
THE MIND'S BIG BANG:...
Publisher
Screenscope
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Investigates why so many of our ocean's animals are disappearing. Case studies focus on global issues including climate change, sea-level rise, over-fishing and habitat destruction. Areas of focus include: Antarctica and the emperor penguin; Melbourne Beach, Florida and sea turtles; Klamath River, Oregon and salmon; Monterey Bay, California and sea otters.
Publisher
Acorn Media Group
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Shaking Western culture to its very core after its publication 150 years ago, On the origin of species forced humans to rethink their place in the universe. In this lively three-part series, Darwin's passionate disciple, popular author and biologist Richard Dawkins examines evolution and its legacy, confronts Darwin's doubters head-on, and explains natural selection in clear, straightforward terms.
Publisher
Screenscope
Pub. Date
c1999-c2007
Language
English
Description
This series illustrates the desperate need for a balance between the needs of people and the environment to ensure a healthy, productive society. Three main themes are intertwined, dwindling farmland due to urban development, a shortage of water for the residents of huge cities, and the pollution of and human intervention in waterways. This second series looks at environmental issues in a new way, without regard for national, political or cultural...