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Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (466 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. Leonardo Da Vinci is tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He finds himself in a conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. His quest for knowledge nearly becomes his undoing, but Da Vinci's genius prevails and he emerges as an unstoppable force that lifts an entire era out of darkness and propels it into light.
2) The thin man
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthung. Nick and Nora Charles combine screwball romance with mystery.
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the world of 2037, hip-hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can't save it alone. He meets the wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Chronicles the life of the man who was a publisher, inventor, scientist, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating food-animals. Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world again!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 27 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Bogo el Zorro vivía entre las ramas de un gran árbol. Un día decidió que inventaría cosas asombrosas para poder tener todo lo que quisiera.
Bogo the fox invents a series of disastrous devices in an attempt to have the powers of other animals, but saves the animals of the forest using his own fox powers.
7) Isa Trastos
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
Español
Description
A Izabelle Gizmo le encanta inventar, pero sus inventos nunca parecen funcionar como ella quiere. ¡Y eso la enoja mucho! Cuando encuentra un cuervo con un ala rota, solo tiene que ayudar. Pero, ¿podr? dejar a un lado sus frustraciones y ayudar a su nueva amiga a volar de nuevo? En esta historia llena de inventos originales, Izabelle llega a aprender el significado de perseverancia, empat?a y trabajo en equipo. Las divertidas ilustraciones har?n...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Robert Kearns. The Kearns' were a typical 1960s Detroit family. Bob is a college professor and part-time inventor. When Bob invents a device that would eventually be used by every car in the world, the Kearns' think they have struck gold. But their aspirations are dashed after the auto giants, who originally embraced Bob's creation, unceremoniously shuns him. Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of litigation, Bob...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
315 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando una terrible sequía asoló la pequeña aldea donde vivía William Kamkwamba, su familia perdió todas las cosechas y se quedó sin nada que comer y nada que vender. William comenzó entonces a investigar en los libros de ciencia que había en la biblioteca en busca de una solución, y de este modo encontró la idea que cambiaría la vida de su familia para siempre: construiría un molino de viento. Fabricado a partir de materiales reciclados,...
10) Eli Whitney
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin, whose application of standardized parts to the production of weapons and other machines was a major influence in the development of industry.
11) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
Español
Description
An introduction to the life of the man who developed the electric light bulb and many other inventions.
12) Tekis
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
72 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Ada, Oli y Kat son las Tekis, tres fantásticas inventoras. Acompañadas de la robot Algoritmo, vivirán grandes aventuras. El día en que Purpurina desaparece, comienza un fabuloso viaje que las llevará, nada más y nada menos que... ¡a Marte!"-- Page 4 of the cover
The day Purpurina disappears, Ada, Oli and Kat are thrust on a journey to Mars that will test their courage and powers of invention! Will they be able to save Purpurina in time? Join...
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (548 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Same Genius. New World. Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries are enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover the secret history of his mother....
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, or any other means at their disposal. However, Fogg and...
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 Alexander Graham Bell, his early life, improving the telegraph, and inventions after the telephone.
17) Henry Ford
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 Henry Ford and his Model T, but his most valuable innovation was his new manufacturing process and moving assembly line that revolutionized how cars were made, thus transforming the industry and America!
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 the Wright brothers, especially through reenactments. They had to test their ideas about flight before finally building their first powered airplane.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While raising the ruins of a long-buried Chinese kingdom, billionaire inventor Tony Stark digs up far more than he bargained for. He unleashes an age-old prophecy that foretells the resurrection of the Mandarin, the emperor of China's darkest and most violent dynasty. In order to confront destructive forces, Tony creates an armored suit infused with high-tech weaponry.
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.
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