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Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
Join archaeologist Arizona Smith and a young detective-in-training as they unlock the clues of the Great Zimbabwe ruins and trace the history of the Swahili-speaking peoples of East Africa.
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
From tadpole to frog, egg to ostrich and cub to lion, children will learn about average animal life spans, the different stages of development and the role of reproduction.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
La niñita Trixie, su papá y el conejito Knuffle van a la lavandería del barrio. Cuando se van del negocio, la aventura da un vuelco dramático cuando Trixie se da cuenta de que el conejito se ha quedado atrás.
Trixie, Daddy and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood laundromat, but their exciting adventure takes an unexpected turn when Trixie realizes something is missing.
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (37 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
La gallinita roja = The little red hen: An industrious, hardworking hen teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out in this classic story. La sopa de piedras = Stone soup: Three clever soldiers devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon. Por qué los mosquitos zumban en los oidos de la gente = Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps...
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (5 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Irrepressible Max wants to stay up late on Christmas eve so he can see Santa Claus. His sister tells him that nobody see Santa. When Max asks "Why?" she simply answers, "Because". But Max takes matters into his own hands and sneaks downstairs to await Santa's arrival"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Learn about how energy from the sun is passed on from one living thing to another. Students will take a look at examples of various food chains, identifying the difference between producers, consumers and decomposers, while examining the roles that they play.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chato's kitchen: Chato invites a family of mice to his house to share a tasty meal, but to his surprise, ends up eating tortillas and not them for dinner!
Too many tamales: Everyone is coming for Christmas dinner at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the "masa" to make tamales. When her mother takes off her ring, Maria tries it on, and is beside herself when, hours later, she thinks it has been kneaded into the tamales.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (7 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place--a rather unique pigeon.
En este cuento para niños, la paloma trata de convencir al lector que le permita conducir el autobús--una paloma muy única.
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + Teacher's guides.
Language
English
Description
George Washington Carver gives students a close-up look at this fascinating teacher, scientist and inventor whose agricultural innovations improved the health, lives and fortunes of so many people.
11) Eli Whitney
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (5 pages ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
By exploring archival films, photographs and actual drawings and materials, students will learn of Eli Whitney and how invention of the cotton gin had an enormous economic impact on young America and slavery.
12) James Watt
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (5 pages ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
James Watt tells the story of an industrious Scotsman who set out to improve the efficiency of an existing piece of machinery and, in the process, sparked the Industrial Revolution!
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (9 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the holiday, Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, and describes the different ways it is celebrated by Hispanic families.
El Día de los Muertos las familias hispanas honran a los antepasados con ofrendas de flores, calaveras de azúcar, bailes y canciones.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
En estos cuentos se pregunta como los dinosaurios dan las buenas noches, como disfrutan su comida, lo que hacen en la escuela, y como se curan cuando están enfermos.
In these stories is pondered the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, the ways they enjoy their meals, what they do at school and how they get well when they are sick.
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