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1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Paleontologist Jack Horner and colleagues are challenging the long held belief that young dinosaurs looked like miniature versions of their parents. The transformations from childhood to adulthood may have been so dramatic that up to a third of all dinosaur species may vanish, leaving in their place a developing understanding of the complexity of dinosaur lives and the possible purpose behind features like horns lumps, bumps, and dome-heads.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines recent developments in neuroscience showing the plastic structure of a child's brain, and the potential to affect how children exercise and use their brains early in life, to become more fit and ready for lifelong learning.
3) Harper
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1 videodisc (104 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Harper, an eleven-year-old girl finds her life shattered when her single father dies suddenly. Forced to live on a dilapidated farm with an Aunt she's never met, Harper must adjust to her new reality. However, just as she settles in, Isabella, her rich Southern Belle mother appears to claim the child she abandoned at birth. Faced with an uncertain future this young girl inspires us all with her resiliency and determination in the face of secrets,...
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1 videodisc (approximately 115 min., that is, 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sid is excited--about change. Sid's shoes don't fit, and his banana has gone mushy--but why? He and his friends set out to investigate change: decay, growth, and change caused by cold or heat. They ask questions, do experiments, examine cause and effect, and discuss their results. Sid is an inquisitive youngster who tackles the everyday ideas that preschoolers find fascinating (Why do bananas go "bad?" How does my juice box straw work? How does a...
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways -- the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay -- are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people. A growing list of endangered species also is threatened in both estuaries. [This film] examines...
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