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Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Looks at children with Tourette's syndrome, a rare brain disorder, whose victims twitch, jerk, and are unable to control loud verbal outbursts, some obscene. Because the public lacks knowledge about the disease, these children also suffer public humiliation. "In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. ...[this] documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young...
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Description
As part of the Stop Bullying Now! campaign, this DVD compilation includes 12 animated webisodes featuring school-age characters dealing with bullying episodes, five TV and two radio public service announcements to promote the campaign, and five video workshops developed for professionals in the education, health and safety, mental health, and law-enforcement fields who encounter and deal with bullying behaviors.
Description
Publisher's description [from Annenberg Classroom website]: Narrated by veteran CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl, Mandate examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Leading historians, political scientists, and public figures offer insight into presidents and the presidency from George Washington through FDR.
Series
Pub. Date
♭2009
Description
Learning Sight Words Has Never Been This Easy!™
Many words don't follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as "sight words", "instant words", "high frequency words" or "star words." A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized. A good reader will be able to instantly recognize sight words without having to 'figure them out.' Preschool Prep Company® makes learning sight words fun...
9) Oceans
Series
Description
Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art underwater filmmaking will take viewers' breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
11) Planets
Series
Description
Journey through space and time, witnessing the birth of the sun and traveling to the outer limits of the solar system.
Description
Animal 123's introduces preschoolers to the vast and amazing animal kingdom and basic counting and number recognition skills simultaneously! Filled with songs, games, rhymes, and puzzles, Animal 123's is entertainment that encourages child development and an awareness and appreciation of animals everywhere. Specially-designed to fascinate and delight children.
13) Shark
Description
Takes you down into the murky world of sharks and their relatives, reveals what motivates these fascinating creatures, and dispels some myths about their behavior. Discover a shark that can fit in your hand and a shark that eats only plankton--and learn that not all sharks are killing machines.
14) Baby Beethoven
Series
Description
To stimulate babies' neural development, images of toys, puppets, and art are set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Learning Phonics Has Never Been This Easy!™
Children will fall in love with these wonderful characters as they Meet the Digraphs. Two letters that come together to form a single sound are taught in primary school as "letter digraphs." Meet the Digraphs makes learning to identify digraphs fun and easy. Meet the Digraphs teaches 13 basic digraphs that are taught in schools across the country. Digraphs are taught both alone and in the context of words....
17) Human machine
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
A look at one of the world's most complex machines, capable of laughing, crying, and even reproducing itself.