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Provides access to the printed True Book series in the form of eBooks. There are also accompanying videos and other activities to supplement the books. This is a great resource for elementary students, in grades 3 to 6, doing research on science or social studies topics.
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Tails with tales to tell! In a consumerist society where everything, including man’s best friend, is treated as disposable, everyday people aiding stray dogs remind us what being human(e) is all about and inspire us to make a difference.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Xavier Riddle and his friends travel back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures who can help them solve every day problems! Each adventure helps children ages 4 to 7 make connections between the character traits that made historical figures into heroes and those same qualities within themselves. Inspired by the bestselling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The advent of electronic music in the 20th century was a radical break from all musical traditions that came before it. Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner’s superb SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS showcases the music of and rare interviews with female electronic pioneers Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Éliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Bebe Barron, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, and Wendy...
10) Z For Zachariah
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Chris Pine, Margot Robbie and Chiwetel Ejiofor are the last three people on earth, struggling to survive secrets, suspicions and threats in this intense thriller based on the award winning book.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Until recently, astronomers had no smoking gun to identify the precise location and cause of gamma-ray bursts. Now they have assembled an abundance of clues pointing to two separate mechanisms: the collapse of a massive star, and the merging of two neutron stars—in each case creating a black hole.
13) Opposites
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Who knew learning opposites could be so fun?! Or is he adorable? Follow along as cute characters parade through vibrant scenes.Published by Familius and created by artist Larissa Honsek, OPPOSITES combines immensely appealing clay figures with important concepts like differences and juxtaposition. The end result is fun and silly, engaging and informative! Young and old alike will find things to love in this adorable book.
14) Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition: Episode 11More Eclipse Tales
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Solar eclipses also come in annular and hybrid varieties, reflecting the varying distance of the Moon from Earth. A famous total solar eclipse in 1919 provided observational evidence for Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Every day, the big trucks go to work. They scoop and hoist and push.Digger begins caring for the flower—watering it, protecting it, singing it to sleep. But when time comes for the trucks to put a building where the flower grows, what will Digger do? Will he be able to save the flower? Is there any place where lovely little flowers can still flourish?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The burned out Sun will eventually contract into a white dwarf. This is the fate of all stars between roughly 0.08 and 8 solar masses. A white dwarf in a binary system may steal matter from its companion star and flare up in an eruption called a nova.
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jadav lives on an island in the middle of a river. When floodwaters begin destroying the island's trees, Jadav starts planting bamboo. The shoots grow…Follow the true-life story of Jadav, the boy who grew up in a forest. His 1,300-acre sanctuary—that's over 900 football fields of forest—stands as an important reminder of a powerful truth: A single person can make an incredible difference.
19) Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition: Episode 92In the Beginning
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This lecture turns back the clock to almost the moment of creation—a fraction of a second after the Big Bang—and follows events as they sort themselves out, from what may have been packages of space-time foam winking in and out of existence, to conditions conducive for star and galaxy formation.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Astronomers obtain most of their information through the analysis of light. This lecture introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and the technique of spectroscopy, in which light is dispersed into its component colors, as in a rainbow.
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