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Hitchhiker series volume 1
Hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy volume 1
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy volume 1
Hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy volume 1
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy volume 1
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This is the story of a book called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; it is not an Earth book, has never been published on Earth, and, until the terrible catastrophe occurred, was never seen or even heard of by any Earthman. Nevertheless, a wholly remarkable book. Or, this is the story of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a number-one best seller in England, a weekly radio series with millions of fanatic listeners, and soon to be a television...
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Jack Bruno is a Las Vegas cab driver. Scientist Dr. Alex Friedman is one of his passengers. She is giving speeches about legitimate scientific theories of UFOs and outer space. The next day Jack notices Sara and Seth sitting in the back seat of his cab. He takes them to a run down house in the middle of nowhere, where they must obtain an object. Meanwhile, Major Henry Burke is searching for information pertaining to two aliens that landed days earlier....
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"This new and completely original translation of Around the World in Eighty Daysrenders Jules Verne's classic novel in a style that is both more understandable and more faithful to the spirit of the original French text than the commonly reprinted older English editions. Many of these older translations were acceptable when they were first published 150 years ago, but were translated with a Victorian British audience in mind. Their style is now very...
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Digital Minds: Fictional Tales of AI
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After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot, Wall-E, finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.
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"Mosa Mack investigates how to save vacation by figuring out how to travel without gasoline."
"A fearful family of polar bears is in trouble, and they need Mosa's help."
"Mosa Mack hears both sides of the case, in the mystery of the wolves of Yosemite National Park."
"A wedding weather mystery."
"This program demonstrates how renewable energy sources can be used to produce electricity with fewer environmental impacts. Scientists are making it...
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Rocks: the solid Earth materials: Discover the three ways rocks are formed and many of the properties of rocks and minerals -- like size, shape, color, and texture.
Uses of rocks and minerals: The rocks and minerals that form within the Earth are used to make many important materials. Witness how rocks are mined, processed, and then constructed into glass, cement, bricks, houses, roads, and other objects used in our everyday lives.
Earth science:...
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Ecology: nature's delicate balance: Students learn what environmental organizations are doing to protect Earth's plant and animal life.
Koalas saved: Environmentalists in Australia push for a National Koala Act to help protect one of the country's iconic animals.
Parrot genepool: Conservationists try to keep rare parrots alive in captivity as their numbers dwindle in the wild.
Right whale lanes: Endangered North Atlantic right whales migrate to...
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Our home in space: Singing puppets, colorful graphics, and NASA footage come together to teach students about the familiar sights in our sky.
Sun: "Sun" not only shows students how the sun works, but it also reveals how important the sun is to sustaining life on this planet. An explanation of photosynthesis reveals to students how the sun gives us air and food in addition to light and warmth. Sunspots, storms and sun quakes are included in this age...
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Animal trainer: Hosts, Melody and Jeff team up to explore the occupation of one of the most famous animal trainers in the world: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus' own Mark Gebel. They watch as Mark works with ferocious tigers and crafty elephants.
Operation wild dog: About 8 miles north of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is Marlice van Vuuren's wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary. In partnership with the Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Foundation,...
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Adaptation: Safari Froggy shows students how animals have the fascinating ability to meet challenges in their surroundings through learned adaptations like finding water and learning how to stay well fed in desolate conditions. The physical adaptation of camouflage, that protects them from predators, is also defined.
Animal features and their functions: Set to a familiar tune, these fun lyrics describe some of the many different animal features....
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The scientific explanation: Paul the penguin, along with Soila, Delta and Gavin introduce students to the Scientific Explanation. Students Paige and Elijah develop a claim, gather evidence and apply reasoning to what they discover.
Science SingAlong "Think like a scientist": Sing along with this exciting song about the scientific explaination. Memorable lyrics and energizing music teach the process, while student and adult scientists demonstrate...
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