juvenile films

Presents an account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the African-American community.

Presents a reenactment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific and back again as experienced by Sacagawea, a Native American teenager and expectant mother who was vital to the success of the venture.

A biography of American inventor Henry Ford that chronicles his life and the events leading to his creation of the Model-T.

By exploring archival films, photographs and actual drawings and materials, students will learn of Thomas Edison and his inventions of electric lighting, phonograph, and movie camera, but also establishing the first true research lab, an invention factory!.

By exploring archival films, photographs and actual drawings and materials, students will learn of Eli Whitney and how invention of the cotton gin had an enormous economic impact on young America and slavery.

By exploring archival films, photographs and actual drawings and materials, students will learn of James Watt, his early life and his invention of the first practical steam engine, which resulted in a new way of manufacturing goods.

Profiles the life of Alexander Graham Bell, discussing his childhood, his work to improve the telegraph, his development of the telephone, and his efforts to gain acceptance for his invention.

A biography of American stateman, founding father, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin that describes the contributions he made including the Franklin stove, bifocal lenses, and the lightning rod.

Introduces students to this amazing scientist and inventor, who proved that microscopic organisms were the cause of many diseases.

Children's author and illustrator William Steig, creator of "Doctor DeSoto", "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble", and other stories and cartoons, discusses his childhood and family life, his marriage to his bestfriend, Jeanne, and the sources of his inspiration.