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Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition / by Watson, Paul,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The true story of the greatest mystery of Arctic exploration and the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge that led to the shipwreck's recent discovery. Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Franklin Expedition--whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice--with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847.; Erebus (Ship); Terror (Ship); Inuit;
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Dora and friends. [videorecording] / by Aristizábal, Eduardo Cárdenas.; Earnest, Ashley.; Ptacek, Fatima.; Nick Jr. (Firm),film distributor.; Nickelodeon Animation Studios (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Doggie day! -- Magic Land -- Dora saves Opera Land -- Puppet theater.Fatima Ptacek, Eduardo Cárdenas Aristizábal, Ashley Earnest.Todos juntos! Dora and her amigos need help in these four magical adventures in Playa Verde! Help them reunite Cusco with his lost puppy brothers in time for Doggie Adoption Day. Plus, save Magic Land, bring music back to Opera Land, and journey to fairytale puppet world too!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Dora the Explorer (Fictitious character); Imaginary places; Puppies; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that!. [videorecording] / by Short, Martin,1950-; CITH Productions.; Dr. Seuss Enterprises.; NCircle Entertainment.; Red Hat Animation.;
Flight of the penguin -- Let's go fly a kite -- You should be dancing -- Batty for bats -- Maps! -- Termite towers -- The lost egg -- Hold on tight -- Jump -- Slow down for sloths -- Chasing rainbows -- Follow prints -- A long winter's nap -- The tree doctor -- Incredible journey -- Bamboozled -- Thump -- Squirreled away -- Finola's farm -- Pick your friends.Martin Short.The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! follows the adventures of 6-year-old best friends, Sally and Nick, as they are whisked off on extraordinary voyages of scientific discovery with the Cat in the Hat. Thanks to the Thinga-ma-jigger, exploring has never been more fun! In this second volume, learn how penguins get around since they can't fly, how to read a map, why rainbows appear and so much more! It's time to discover and investigate with The Cat in the Hat, Nick, Sally and friends! So let's go, go, go, go on an adventure, we're flying with The Cat in the Hat today!G.DVD.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Cat in the Hat (Fictitious character); Children's television programs.; Friendship; Imagination; Video recordings for children.;
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Outer wilds [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Outer Wilds is an open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. Welcome to the Space Program! You're the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence, alcohol reference).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 6 GB storage required ; Vibration function & trigger effect supported.
Subjects: Science fiction video games.; Open world video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Sony video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Outer wilds (Game); Outer space; Explorers; Adventure and adventurers; Interplanetary voyages;
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Reactions : an illustrated exploration of elements, molecules, and change in the universe / by Gray, Theodore W.; Mann, Nick.;
Chemistry is magic -- Magnets -- Glowsticks -- The meaning of magic -- Ancient magic was mostly chemistry -- The reactions I remember from when I was but a wee lad -- Atoms, elements, molecules, reactions -- Elements, molecules, reactions -- Energy -- The life of a bullet -- The arrow of time -- Entropy -- Fantastic reactions and where to find them -- In the classroom -- In the kitchen -- In the lab -- In a factory -- On the street -- In you -- On the origin of light and color -- Electromagnetic waves -- Sound waves and light waves -- Absorbing light -- Making light -- The ancient Chinese art of chemical arranging -- The wombat problem in chemistry -- The boring chapter -- Watching paint dry -- Watching grass grow -- Watching water boil -- The need for speed -- Weathering -- Fire -- Fast fire -- Detonation -- The fastest reaction of all.LSC
Subjects: Molecules.; Molecular structure.; Chemical elements.; Chemistry.;
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The universe. [videorecording (DVD)] / by A&E Home Video (Firm); History Channel (Television network); New Video Group.;
Secrets of the Sun -- The Moon -- Mars: the red planet -- Spaceship Earth -- End of the Earth -- Mercury and Venus: The inner planets -- Jupiter: the giant planet.Narrated by Erik Thompson.Shot in hi-definition, and packed with state-of-the art CGI technology, this set introduces the best-selling franchise to a new audience.E.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Astronomy.; Comets.; Cosmology.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., A&E Home Video,
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Searching for Franklin : new answers to the great Arctic mystery / by McGoogan, Ken,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Franklin from a contemporary perspective and offers a surprising new explanation of an enduring Northern mystery. Two of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin's expeditions were monumental failures--the last one leading to more than a hundred deaths, including his own. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to discovering the Northwest Passage. This book, McGoogan's sixth about Arctic exploration, challenges that vision. It rejects old orthodoxies, incorporates the latest discoveries, and interweaves two main narratives. The first treats the Royal Navy's Arctic Overland Expedition of 1819, a harbinger-misadventure during which Franklin rejected the advice of Dene and Metis leaders and lost eleven of his twenty-one men to exhaustion, starvation, and murder. The second discovers a startling new answer to that greatest of Arctic mysteries: what was the root cause of the catastrophe that engulfed Franklin's last expedition? The well-preserved wrecks of Erebus and Terror--located in 2014 and 2016--promise to yield more clues about what cost the lives of the expedition members, some of whom were reduced to cannibalism. Contemporary researchers, rejecting theories of lead poisoning and botulism, continue to seek conclusive evidence both underwater and on land. Drawing on his own research and Inuit oral accounts, McGoogan teases out many intriguing aspects of Franklin's expeditions, including the explorer's lethal hubris in ignoring the expert advice of the Dene leader Akaitcho. Franklin disappeared into the Arctic in 1845, yet people remain fascinated with his final doomed voyage: what happened? McGoogan will captivate readers with his first-hand account of traveling to relevant locations, visiting the graves of dead sailors, and experiencing the Arctic--one of the most dramatic and challenging landscapes on the planet."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Franklin, John, 1786-1847.; Great Britain. Royal Navy.; John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851); Explorers;
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Alone against the north : an expedition into the unknown / by Shoalts, Adam,1986-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Shoalts, Adam, 1986-; Discoveries in geography.; Explorers;
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The ice at the end of the world : an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future / by Gertner, Jon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Greenland: remote, mysterious, ice-covered rock, population 56,000, in the middle of the North Atlantic. Why do we care so much about it? Because locked within the the vast and frozen "white desert"--the nickname early explorers gave it--that covers eighty percent of the land are some of the most profound secrets of our planet--clues about where we've been, and where we might be headed. And now, with the ice sheet melting at an unprecedented rate, we are able, for the first time, to understand the story that lies within it, and what it can tell us about our future. In The Ice at the End of the World, Jon Gertner reconstructs in vivid, thrilling detail the heroic efforts of the scientists and explorers who have visited Greenland over the past 150 years--first on skis, then on sleds, and now, with planes and satellites, utilizing every technological tool available to uncover the secrets in the ice before it's too late. Much as he did with his depiction of solid-state engineers and laser scientists in his bestselling book The Idea Factory, Gertner chronicles the amazing advances, almost unfathomable hardships, technological leaps, and scientific achievements of Arctic researchers with a rich, transporting, deeply intelligent style that melds the compelling stories of a small cast of brilliant and eccentric individuals, with a keen, analytical eye toward what this work means for the rest of us"--
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Inuit / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Inuit.LSC
Subjects: Inuit;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
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