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Eyewitness prehistoric life

2009
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the history of the creation of the earth, the origin of life, and the evolution of the many species including early man.

The human world

Presents a variety of infographics and charts detailing facts about the human world, including types of technology used and how much food we consume every day. Includes a glossary and additional reading sources.

Guns, germs, and steel

the fates of human societies
Examines the environmental factors that contributed to the history of human life. Discusses the development of human societies on different continents and how they were affected by domestication of wild plants and animals. Reviews localized origins of farming, herding, and food production.

Friendly faces

people nursery rhymes
2007
An illustrated collection of twenty nursery rhymes about people.

The human age

the world shaped by us
2014
Explores the history of civilization and the effect humans have on nature.

Seven skeletons

the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils
2016
Uses paleoanthropology, interviews, museum exhibitions and science fiction to explore seven ancestral fossils from four continents and how they have become famous amongst the hundreds of fossils discovered.

Meet Vidia

2014
Tink is captured by a human. It's up to Vidia and the other fairies to rescue her.

Startalk

everything you ever need to know about space travel, sci-fi, the human race, the universe, and beyond
A companion to the celebrated scientist's popular podcast and National Geographic Channel series combines the subjects of his favorite talks with comprehensive fun facts, thought-provoking sidebars, and vivid imagery.

Human body

2016
What's the body's largest organ? Why do you need a liver? How does the eye see? It's time to wise up about the human body.

The man who planted trees

1985
Tells the story of a lonely man in southeastern France whose lifetime work is the planting of one hundred acorns.

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