Discovery Channel (Firm)
2) Texas
Series
Pub. Date
2018-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 204 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uncover the secrets that made dinosaurs such incredible survivors! 120 million years of evolution made dinosaur bodies better adapted to their environment than any mammal today. Some dino species had lifespans of over 100 years while others had a 1 in 3000 chance of making it to adulthood. Learn the anatomical secrets that made them endure 100 plus years. Features 3 programs: Clash of the Dinosaurs, Last Day of the Dinosaurs, and Dino Gangs.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 350 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements, the weather, the rough ocean and the ice, is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. tells the compelling story of animals such as the wandering albatross, the adelie penguin and the polar bear, and paints a portrait that will take your breath away, at a moment when, melting fast, the frozen regions of our planet...
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (346 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Staying alive against the odds is nothing new, but learn how to survive a swimmer's worst fear. Amateur shark enthusiasts dive into the warm waters of the Caribbean to find out just how easy it is to wind up on the menu. Northeastern Australia boasts the world's largest concentration of sharks, but find out why that may be changing. Return to the water to take a bite out of some of the better-known shark myths. Whenever swimmers get into the ocean,...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join host Chris Douglas and animal experts as they attempt to break new ground. Using a 700-pound glass cube, watch as they observe feeding patterns, predatory instincts, and how at any turn they could become a meal to a ruthless lion, ferocious grizzly bear, or fast-snapping crocodile.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (6 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Get as close to a shark as you'd ever want! Watch a veteran diver fight for her life during a shark attack and visit a remote oasis in the Pacific Ocean where the fins of hundreds of sharks can be seen at once. Follow researchers as they discover why sharks attack -- all while putting their lives in danger to understand this elusive and often misunderstood creature of the deep.
10) Snake-tacular!
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Television personality Jeff Corwin takes the reader on an expedition around the world to investigate different varieties of snakes.
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (377 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Unravel the secrets of the ocean's deadliest and most fascinating creature, featuring a man who can hypnotize the killer instinct out of a shark, to the relentless shark attack that killed hundreds of men, and more.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (430 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Exploring topics from gravity to poverty, these ten episodes set out on scientific quests for the long-sought answers to man's most puzzling questions. Does the ocean think? Is a zombie apocalypse possible? Is there such thing as a shadow universe? And just when did time begin? Quantum physicists, biologists, statisticians, neuroscientists, and more of the world's greatest minds take a synergistic approach to provide practical answers and pose even...
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (256 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documents 96 teams attempting to traverse more than a thousand miles in Alaska with nothing but 16 dogs as an engine. Between Anchorage and Nome, man and man's best friend must work together, care for each other, and play a disciplined game of strategy if they hope to be first to cross the finish line. For some, survival is worth much more than actually winning.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (9 hr. 8 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1. Search and destroy ; The protectors ; No escape ; Top guns ; Mission invisible -- disc 2. Front line ; First strike ; Predators ; Smart destroyers -- disc 3. Close-quarter combat ; Immediate action ; Future combat ; Massive attack.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (502 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mike Rowe tackles some of his dirtiest and most dangerous jobs yet as he slogs through muck and mire in search of bloodworms, guts a mold-infested house damaged by Hurricane Katrina, packs explosives into the wall of a salt mine, and much more.
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In addition to fascinating facts about sharks, this collections adds up the other side of the equation and includes some of the most terrifying shark attacks in recent history. Survivorman's Les Stroud adds his signature wisdom to the mix with a trek to five of the most notorious shark-infested waters on the planet, and former Force Recon Marine Charles Ingram gets answers from the experts to some of our most fascinating and fear-filled questions...