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2) Pocahontas
Series
Pub. Date
1994, 2001.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Animated biography of Pocahontas, the native American princess who saved the English settlers at Jamestown.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A century ago, only one man stood in the way of the disintegration of the United States: Abraham Lincoln. This is the story of the first Republican president and how he helped preserve our country during the Civil War.
8) Galileo
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Galileo was the extraordinary astronomer and inventor who, at the risk of his reputation and freedom, rediscovered that the Earth travels around the sun. For refusing to support a false view of the universe, he spent the last eight years of his life under house arrest.
10) Helen Keller
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Animated biography of Helen Keller, the blind-deaf girl who, with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, learns to communicate and ends her isolation in a dark and silent world.
11) Joan of Arc
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The animated true story of the peasant girl who led the Dauphin's forces to victory over the English armies in France, only to be sold to the enemy, tried as a witch, and burned at the stake.
13) Louis Pasteur
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join the adventure as Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) sets out to solve some of the greatest medical mysteries of all time.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey back in time to Palestine of the second century B.C., where Antiochus, a Syrian-Greek king, rules over the people of Israel. In a land where refusing to submit to the Greek gods resulted in the persecution and death of many Jews, a group known as the Maccabees struggled to hold true to the faith of their fathers. Learn of the spirit of the Maccabees in this adventurous story that details the origins of the Hanukkah celebration.
15) Marco Polo
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An animated biography of Marco Polo. Shows the life of this Venetian explorer, focusing on the highlights of his travels to India, China and other many exotic lands in the thirteenth century.
16) Marie Curie
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The animated story of Marie Curie, the Polish-born scientist. Her shared research with her husband Pierre gave the world the theory of radioactivity, the discovery of plutonium, and the isolation of radium. She was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This fast-paced, bird's eye view of Edison's legendary career takes you behind the scenes to reveal the hard work and sheer excitement of daily discoveries with "the Wizard of Menlo Park."
Series
Understanding animals collection volume no.4
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The stages of life animals pass through - birth, growth, maturation, and death - make up the life cycle. Students learn about the roles of these stages in the cycle and why they are critical to the survival of each species.
20) Beethoven
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Animated short film that teach children about Beethoven.
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