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Perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year and learning about stories from the Asian tradition, Scholastic presents all new stories on one DVD! Stories include Stone Soup, The Five Chinese Brothers, Lon Po Po, and Stonecutter. Bonus Features include an interview with Stone Soup author/illustrator Jon J. Muth and the popular read-along function.
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"The search is on for the earth's most elusive and mysterious monsters. Each episode launches an expedition to uncover a famous mystery creature. Scientists use modern technologies like DNA testing and digital photo analysis to evaluate decades of physical and photographic evidence, while field researchers search for the beast itself. Bigfoot, aquatic dinosaurs, giant squid, mutant canines, man-eating catfish and more will be investigated like never...
46) Hot coffee
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Analyzes and discusses so called "frivolous law suits" and the impact of tort reform on the United States judicial system. Discusses several cases and relates each to tort reform in the U.S.: Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants (public relations campaign to instigate tort reform); Colin Gourley's malpractice lawsuit and caps on damages; the prosecution of Mississippi Justice Oliver Diaz and judicial elections; Jamie Leigh Jones v. Halliburton Co. and...
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Six episodes from the television series Space 1999. Year two begins with the addition of Maya, the alien beauty. With the abilities of molecular transformation--allowing her to transform into various life forms--and advanced scientific knowledge, her presence is an asset to the lost journeying Earthmen of Moombase Alpha.
50) Sing your song
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Told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style and musical panache, Susanne Rostock's inspiring biographical documentary surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer and his experiences touring a segregated country to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte's groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement.
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"In Season two, surprising historical research and scientific analysis set the stage for groundbreaking fieldwork; high-tech expeditions to the home turf of famous monsters. Deploying state-of-the-art equipment, each episode scientifically examines the best evidence available, including photographs, videos, hair and bone samples, and the actual eyewitness accounts themselves"--Container.
53) Hauntings
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Hauntings is an episode from the television series "The unexplained" for the History Channel.
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Curious George rides a bike: The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. The great white man-eating shark: Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove, except for one female shark in love. Flossie & the fox: Flossie meets up with a clever fox who has been making trouble around town.
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Linda is an English teacher with a small apartment full of a rich collection of great literature. Her only close personal relationships are those she has with her favorite authors. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she reads, and she likes it that way. All that changes when former star pupil Jason returns to town after failing as a playwright in New York. To help him avoid law school, Linda mounts his play at school, and puts her own...
57) Fresh
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Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among others, Fresh features urban farmer and activist Will Allen, sustainable farmer and entrepreneur Joel Salatin, and supermarket owner David Ball.
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"Bear snores on": All winter long, Bear sleeps in his cozy lair. Surprise guests stop by to warm up, brew tea, and make popcorn, all while Bear snores on. "Waiting for wings": Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers. A story of beginnings, middles and ends--eggs, caterpillars and then butterflies. "Come on, rain!": Tess knows that the only good thing that can fix the endless summer heat, is a good soaking rainstorm. When it finally comes, there...
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Read along with four stories featuring counting. Chicka chick 1, 2, 3: When one hundred and one numbers race each other up the apple tree, bumblebees come buzzing. Which number will save the day? Emily's first 100 days of school: School begins and as the days and weeks go by, Emily and her classmates learn new ideas and expand their world. How much is a million?: Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician explains the concepts of a million, a billion...
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What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. As global warming and the depletion of natural resources become ever more pressing issues it is critical to consider how we can reduce our impact on the planet. Journey to locations around the globe already going through the processes of a lack of human intervention. See the changes wrought...