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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly: And no one knows why. What else can this old lady fit in her stomach?
Antarctic antics: Swinging to the beat of award-winning songs, these penguins heat up the arctic with their slips, slides, swims, and glides!
Musical Max: Max stops playing his instruments after everyone complains. But the peace and quiet is driving them crazy! Will Max ever be in the mood to play again?
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Read along with four stories featuring counting. Chicka chick 1, 2, 3: When one hundred and one numbers race each other up the apple tree, bumblebees come buzzing. Which number will save the day? Emily's first 100 days of school: School begins and as the days and weeks go by, Emily and her classmates learn new ideas and expand their world. How much is a million?: Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician explains the concepts of a million, a billion...
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Part 1 examines the changes that swept the United States during the Great Depression. Discusses the social and economic impact of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Documents the landslide victory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, the migration of Dust Bowl farmers from the Great Plains, and the economic policies of the New Deal. Combines personal narratives and archival footage to portray the despair and hope of the American people during this...
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Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, but a sly and hungry duckling comes along who also wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird? Help kids enhance reading skills, cooperation skills, and problem-solving skills in an enjoyable and entertaining way! Additional stories include Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity; and Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed.
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Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie needs a cloak: When Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and...
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The wheels on the bus: The classic children's ditty comes to life with Paul Zelinky's art and lively musical score by the Bacon Brothers. Muscial Max: Max stops playing his instruments after everyone complains, but the peace and quiet drives them crazy!. Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn, what can he do with it now?. Bugs! bugs! bugs!: With whimsical verse and brightly colored collage...
53) Jane Austen
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Expert interviews and Austen's own words tell the tales of her brief life and her place in the literary world.
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Using extensive state-of-the-art CGI animation this documentary chronicles the spectacular as well as sordid history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its fall around 537 AD. The CGI animation gives the viewers an opportunity to see Rome's greatest structures the way the ancient Romans saw them. The insights of engineers, archaeologists and historians add depth to segments on Hadrian's Wall, Caesar's Bridge, the aqueducts,...
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The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. What adventures are ahead for the curious chimp. An unhappy mouse uses a magic potion to turn him into something else. A nice, or maybe nasty, old woman calls upon a rat-catcher to get rid of a nastry, or maybe nice, family of rats. Then, a tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle.
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Cinderella: A hard-working young girl is turned into a beautiful princess complete with a wacky godmother and a coach driven by charmed rats. Hansel and Gretel: Two poor children get lost in the woods and end up some place they'd rather not be! The three billy goats Gruff: The adventures of three billy goats named Gruff bravely hunt for fresh grass to eat. The elves and the shoemaker: A pair of elves secretly create an amazing pair of shoes for a...
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Part one investigates two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounds himself with brilliant men who are bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Part two explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas Jefferson...
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"Danny and the dinosaur": When Danny visits the museum, he thinks it would be nice to play with a dinosaur. It's great fun when the dinosaur is just as eager to play with Danny. The two spend a whole day together. "The Island of the Skog": A band of mice and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a hostile Skog with gigantic feet. But when the two parties finally meet face to face, they find they have a lot more in common than they thought....