British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of invertebrates, detailing aspects of the life-cycles of numerous species around the world. Topics covered include their prehistoric colonisation of land from the sea, winged insects, the various uses of silk, relationships with plants and other animals and social structures.
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A series of programs providing a rounded view of the world of wine. Wine enthusiast Jancis Robinson travels the world to the major wine-growing regions, interviewing grape-growers, wine-makers, and wine experts. Focuses on popular varieties of wine.
8) Cosmos
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carl Sagan discusses the cosmic relationship between man and the universe.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Living in the depths of the New Guinean Rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. When Europeans first saw the plumes of these fabulous creatures in the sixteenth century, they believed they must be from heaven and called them Birds of Paradise. The people of New Guinea make even greater claims. They say the birds possess supernatural powers and magic. But to find these birds in New Guinea and to witness their extraordinary mating displays...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Yellowstone is home to North America's most iconic wildlife, and every year these animals must survive the Thaw-one of the harshest seasonal changes on Earth when temperatures can swing from minus 40°F in winter to almost 100°F in summer. Learn how animals cope with this range, and witness the impact on individual families of wolves, grizzly bears, beavers, and great gray owls.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This top-rated BBC show features presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as they present some serious car journalism along with ambitious challenges that only the brave or the very stupid would dare to undertake. Includes the Botswana special.
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck. In three episodes, Mosley recounts how humans have learned to fight back against disease and death.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Getting 'high' can be an unquenchable desire-- one that impacts the human body of the first-time recreational user and severe addict alike. National Geographic goes beneath the skin to reveal how our bodies react to three common drugs: marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy"-- Container.
17) Wild Amazon
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Climb with monkeys. Swim with dolphins. Take a ride through the incredible Amazon!"--Cover back.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Get up close with some of the earth's wildest and most deadly predators. Planet Earth takes you to never-before-seen places to glimpse some of the world's most dangerous -- and unusual -- creatures. Get ready for a wild ride with Planet Earth"--Back cover.