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Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Yellowstone National Park is known as the enduring wonder. With its vast forests and magical hot springs, it is a treasure unlike any other Park. Yosemite National Park's valley, which has been gouged by glaciers and water, features magnificent waterfalls like Bridalveil and mountains of majesty such as Three Brothers. The Grand Canyon's ruby and gold layers of granite and limestone tell a story thousands of years in the making.
2) Jane
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
3) Chimpanzee
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Oscar, a baby chimpanzee, is enjoying his life with his mother in the jungles along the Ivory Coast. Without warning, young Oscar is orphaned during an attack from a rival group of chimpanzees. Afterwards, he attempts to survive on his own, and to be accepted by the other chimps. Oscar struggles until he is adopted by the alpha male of his group.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people - a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
5) Earth
Language
English
Formats
Description
A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (Blu-ray) (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, WINGS OF LIFE utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet....
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A spectacular tale set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia. Maya, a clever and resourceful monkey, finds her world forever changed when she welcomes her son Kip into her colorful extended family. As Maya strives to keep Kip safe through unexpected and sometimes perilous adventures, amazing footage captures all the magic and surprises of their magnificent world.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This is as close as you want to get to nature at its most extreme! Spellbinding footage from around the globe captures avalanches, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tornadoes and more of nature's most awe-inspiring fury!
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
White-tailed deer are one of the most adaptable large grazing mammals on earth. They are the products of countless generations of evolutionary fine tuning. More than 38 sub-species range from southern Canada to South America.. Millions of years ago, whitetails crossed an ancient land bridge from Asia to Alaska. Over eons, the whitetail's elusive and wary behavior was forged by a changing cast of predators, from saber-toothed tigers, to wolves and...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 12 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dynamic resource that helps children explore the terms amphibian, fish, and reptile. Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a viewer's comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Kids will see and hear the terms used in a variety of contexts providing them with a model for how to appropriately use the words.
13) Wings of life
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, WINGS OF LIFE utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hearing the word 'Africa' can conjure a myriad of images - herds of animals roaming the plains, Maasai warriors with their swords and spears, romantic African sunsets, or regions of tribal conflict. It is all this and more. Join award-winning filmmaker Rick Ray as he takes you on a remarkable safari with stops including the Great Rift Valley and coffee plantations of Kenya
15) Whales
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience close-up encounters with the blue whale and follow humpbacks, right whales, orcas and dolphins.
16) Mangrove mania
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Watch as a lost kite leads Mike and the gang on a wild adventure into the mangrove forest. Featured creatures: mangrove trees, mangrove jellyfish, spotted eagle ray, horse-eye jacks, microscopic organisms.
17) Wolves
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow one of the most tenacious species and humans' closest predator across remote landscapes and catch a glimpse of a way of life known only to a handful of scientists.
18) Metamorphosis
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (64 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, butterflies have fascinated artists and philosophers, scientists and schoolchildren with their profound mystery and beauty. In Metamorphosis you will explore their remarkable world as few ever have before. Spectacular photography, computer animation and magnetic resonance imaging open once hidden doors to every stage of a butterfly's life cycle--from an egg the size of a pinhead to a magnificent flying insect. It is a transformation...
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Llama trekking, wolf watching and geyser gazing are just a few of the out-of-the-ordinary activities that await. Inside Grand Teton National Park, saddle up for a working dude ranch, feel the rush of whitewater rafting and more.
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