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Danger! / by Bryan, Kim.; Buller, Laura.; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.;
Subjects: Toxicology; Dangerous animals; Dangerous plants; Earth sciences; Science; Viruses;
© c2010., DK Publishing,
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Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity. by Christian, David,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David ChristianOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2008.How is it possible for the disciplines of cosmology, geology, anthropology, biology, and history to fit together? These 48 lectures by Professor David Christian of Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) answer that question by weaving a single story from accounts of the past developed by a variety of scholarly disciplines. The result is a tale stretching from the origins of the universe to the present day and beyond, in which human history is seen as part of the history of our Earth and biosphere, and the Earth's history, in turn, is seen as part of the history of the universe. It's no wonder that Bill Gates declared this to be his favorite Great Course!Like traditional creation stories told by the world's great religions and mythologies, this lecture series provides a map of our place in space and time. But it does so using the insights and knowledge of modern science, as synthesized by a renowned historian. While you may have heard parts of this story before in courses on geology, history, anthropology, biology, cosmology, and other scholarly disciplines, Professor Christian provides more than just a recap of those disciplines. "To understand ourselves," says Professor Christian, "we need to know the very large story, the largest story of all." And that, perhaps, is one of the greatest benefits of Big History: It provides a thought-provoking way to help us understand our own place within the Universe.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Agriculture.; History, Ancient.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; Earth sciences.; Universe.;
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The magic school bus rides again. [videorecording] / by Baruchel, Jay,1982-voice actor.; Blake, Mikaela,voice actor.; Clarke, Gabby,voice actor.; Fillion, Nathan,1971-voice actor.; McKinnon, Kate,1984-voice actor.; O'Hara, Catherine,voice actor.; Pandya, Dirva,voice actor.; Short, Martin,1950-voice actor.; Tomlin, Lily,voice actor.; Weston, Richard,television director.; television adaptation of (work):Cole, Joanna.Magic school bus.; NCircle Entertainment,publisher.;
Kate McKinnon, Lily Tomlin, Mikaela Blake, Gabby Clarke, Dirva Pandya, Jay Baruchel, Nathan Fillion, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short.Bus, do your stuff! Field trips with Ms. Frizzle are wilder than ever, into space, over to the Galapagos Islands, even a plunge into the depths of the Sun itself.G.DVD.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Educational television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Frizzle, Ms. (Fictitious character); School buses.; School field trips.; Science.;
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Furious earth : the science and nature of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis / by Prager, Ellen J.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses (p. 217-224) and index.
Subjects: Earthquakes; Volcanoes; Tsunamis.;
© c2000., McGraw-Hill,
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World's greatest natural icons. [videorecording] / by Bluett, Mike,television director.; Houston, Toni,screenwriter.; McAllum, Peter,1946-narrator.; Nine Network,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Wildbear Entertainment,production company.;
Narrator, Peter McAllum.Our planet has been shaped by powerful elemental forces, of earth, fire, ice, water, and wind. Over millions of years, they have given rise to natural icons of immense grandeur and variety. Mount Everest, Jordan's Dead Sea, Rotorua's boiling mud pools, Indonesia's archipelago, Sossusvlei's dunes, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, the Amazon, Antarctica, and more. Throughout six episodes, we travel worldwide, exploring. The icons are as different as the forces that created them, from exploding volcanoes to phosphorescent reefs, from snaking rivers to infinite ice sheets, from burning deserts to abyssal fjords. In turn, these natural wonders shape the evolution of all life.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Auroras.; Earth sciences.; Geology.; Landforms.;
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After the North Pole : A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice. by Kagge, Erling.;
Norwegian explorer, philosopher and acclaimed writer Erling Kagge chronicles his historic 58-day journey to the North Pole on skis in this thought-provoking memoir that is also a profound meditation about nature and our place within it. Kagge is the first person to complete the Three poles challenge - reaching the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest on foot.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Nature Therapy; NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions; NATURE / Weather; PHILOSOPHY / Environmental; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; SCIENCE / Natural History; SPORTS & RECREATION / Extreme Sports; TRAVEL / Polar Regions;
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Ma première histoire de la vie et de la Terre / by Le Callennec, Sophie.; Audouin, Laurent.; Weiss, Fabrice.;
Subjects: Earth sciences; Sciences de la terre; Human beings; French language materials.;
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1,000 amazing record breakers / by Mills, Andrea.;
This book of world records for children aged 9+ showcases the greatest human achievements, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, technology, transport, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in this book! There are also records about animals, plants, Earth, and space.
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; World records; Sports; Animals; Science;
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Alien earths : the new science of planet hunting in the cosmos / by Kaltenegger, Lisa,1977-author.;
"Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in the quest to discover whether we are alone. For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. But once you look for life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life? As founding director of Cornell University's Carl Sagan Institute, astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger has built a team of tenacious scientists from many disciplines to create a specialized toolkit to find life on faraway worlds. In Alien Earths, she demonstrates how we can use our homeworld as a Rosetta Stone, creatively analyzing Earth's history and its astonishing biosphere to inform this search. With infectious enthusiasm, she takes us on an eye-opening journey to the most unusual exoplanets that have shaken our worldview-planets covered in oceans of lava, lonely wanderers lost in space, and others with more than one sun in their sky! And the best contenders for Alien Earths. We also see the imagined worlds of science fiction and how close they come to reality. With the James Webb Space Telescope and Dr. Kaltenegger's pioneering work, she shows that we live in an incredible new epoch of exploration. As our witty and knowledgeable tour guide, Dr. Kaltenegger shows how we discover not merely new continents, like the explorers of old, but whole new worlds circling other stars and how we could spot life there. Worlds from where aliens may even be gazing back at us. What if we're not alone?"--
Subjects: Extrasolar planets.; Life on other planets.;
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Volcanoes / by Nault, Jennifer.;
Discusses what causes a volcano, what happens when a volcano erupts, and describes some of the major volcanoes around the world.
Subjects: Volcanoes; Volcanism;
© 2011., AV2 by Weigl,
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