Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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1 videodisc (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Inspire a love of reading and enjoy tales featuring favorite PBS KIDS bookworms. Daniel Tiger and O the Owl read together at the library. Then, Alma shares books with her community. Plus, Buster reads to win prizes, Watt and Windy visit the library, Rosie helps Mom set up for story time at the bookstore and much, much more.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Daniel is so excited to learn that a new family is moving into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe! Watch as the Tiger Family and the entire Neighborhood welcomes the new arrivals and helps them adjust to their unfamiliar surroundings. Daniel even lends an extra hand to make Jodi Platypus, his new playmate, feel right at home.
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1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They are studied in school and visited by millions. They are world-renowned symbols of the nation. But they are also shrouded in misinformation, mystery, and mythology. How much is really known about America's greatest monuments?
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans left their African homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age. But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands of years. So what happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did they make love or war?
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300 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color genealogical table ; 24 cm
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English
Description
The official companion to ITV's drama, 'The Victoria letters" delves into the private writings of the young Queen Victoria, painting a vivid picture of the personal life of one of England's greatest monarchs.
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join the super friends as they practice spelling, use the power to read, and investigate rhyming words in order to change the outcome of the story and save the day! Includes games, music videos, and more.
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Features new friends in all shapes and sizes, with catchy songs and all the dinosaur information kids will ever want to know. Preschoolers will be on the fast track to learning when Buddy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adopted family of Pteranodons explore all that their prehistoric world has to offer.
10) Billy Graham
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explore the life and career of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley explores three extraordinary royal palaces: the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. During lockdown they're closed to visitors, but Lucy has the keys. From William the Conqueror to Princess Diana, they tell the story of almost a thousand years of British monarchy.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first-ever animated feature from StoryCorps celebrates the transformative power of listening. Presents stories from ten years of the innovative oral history project, where everyday people sit down together to ask life's important questions and share stories from their lives.
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1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mister Rogers taught generations of children how to accept and respect others and how to feel valued and encouraged. Watch memorable episodes where Mister Rogers helps children understand that everyone makes mistakes from time to time. World-famous pianist Andre Watts performs for Mister Rogers, and together they talk about learning from mistakes!
14) Taken hostage
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2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Iran hostage crisis involved 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians held by force at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. Unfolding like a political thriller, see how hostages' personal lives were torn apart and scrutinized through publicity, correspondents risked their lives to discover the truth about Iran, and military forces attempted to rescue the victims.
15) Killer Volcanoes
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1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
NOVA's expert team looks for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. Killer Volcanoes spotlights the search for the mystery volcano that plunged the globe into a deep freeze and inflicted famine on medieval Europe.
Series
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that distinguish humans from the millions of other animal species with which we share the vast majority of our DNA. Now, we explore those traits once thought to be uniquely human to discover their evolutionary roots.
Series
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what's going on inside your pet's mind? In What Are Animals Thinking, find out how a beehive resembles a human brain and whether your dog is really feeling guilty when it gives you that famous 'guilty look'.
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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It's America's most iconic residence - symbol of national history, and icon of democracy. From the Oval Office to the family dining room, through national crises and world wars, the 200-year story of the White House is the story of America itself.
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2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks.