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Encourage curiosity and problem solving!
(K-5th Grade) at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
1) Round Planet
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Yellowstone National Park is a spectacular landscape and a diverse habitat which supports an array of wildlife. But this serene habitat also holds a dark secret: it sits atop a super-volcano that could 'blow' at any minute. This episode follows the park's residents; the beavers, otters, elks and bison that are oblivious to this ticking time bomb, thriving in this land of extremes. Our narrator, esteemed naturalist Armstrong Wedgewood (actor Matt Lucas)...
2) Animal Atlas
Series
Language
English
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Description
A panoramic look at animals from Africa, especially the giants, such as elephants, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, and ostriches. A comparison of animals that isn't native to Africa, such as bears, with animals that are, such as -- surprise -- penguins. Next, a visit with the birds of Africa. Then, a rundown of the many wild animals with the word "Africa" in their common name. Finally, an examination of the adaptations these animals have to live on the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This live-action video program is about ectotherms. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Viewers will see and hear the word used in a variety of contexts providing students with a model for how to appropriately use the word. Related words are also used and reinforced with visuals and text....
4) Video Vocab
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This live-action video program is about the pseudo-ruminant digestive system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Viewers will see and hear the word used in a variety of contexts providing students with a model for how to appropriately use the word. Related words are also used and reinforced...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Experience 24 hours in the life of a rock pool and discover that you don’t have to go to the Sahara Desert or the South Pole to find the world’s most hostile environment, just head for the beach! This enlightening program reveals how rock pools are one of the most dynamic arenas in the natural world, as well as one of the harshest arenas for evolution on earth. Where else would inhabitants endure flood, famine, drought and predators each and every...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This colorful, exciting program explores the fascinating world of invertebrate animals. Live-action footage conveys basic features of the major invertebrate groups. Special attention is paid to the body structure and physical features of simple animals. The following groups of invertebrates are addressed: poriferans, cnidarians, platyhelminthes, nematodes, annelids, mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms. Other terminology includes: backbone, sponge,...
10) Animales simples
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
This colorful, exciting program explores the fascinating world of invertebrate animals. Live-action footage conveys basic features of the major invertebrate groups. Special attention is paid to the body structure and physical features of simple animals. The following groups of invertebrates are addressed: poriferans, cnidarians, platyhelminthes, nematodes, annelids, mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms. Other terminology includes: backbone, sponge,...
11) Planet Echo
Series
Language
English
Description
Chuck and Andy set out to save the world by using their brains. With the evil Skink plotting the demise of the world, Chuck and Andy find themselves as contestants on the world’s wackiest TVgame show. The show is hosted by Dr. Greenie and his sidekick GP. Chuck is forced to use all the knowledge he has accumulated over the last four seasons of PE to defeat the Skink, save the world… and Andy in this head to head competition. The questions and...
12) Reading Rainbow
Series
Language
English
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Description
Feature Book - Mama Don't Allow When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket! No one guesses what's in store for them, when Miles and his Swamp Band receive an invitation to play at the Alligator Ball. Alligator Farm - A visit to Kliebert's Alligator Farm where Heather Burden, a Naturalist from the New Orleans Zoo, tells LeVar about alligators and lets him hold a small one. Meet Fred Newman...
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