Jeff Corwin boards a dogsled to search the Canadian tundra in Manitoba for migrating polar bears. Includes an encounter with a herd of reindeer, as well as information on how nature prepares animals for winter.
Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster.
After the death of her father, Pollyanna, a charmingly upbeat young girl, moves into her bitter Aunt Polly's home and shows the unhappy woman how to face her painful past.
Explains the need for and the method of scientific classification of all living things, based on the system devised by Carolus Linnaeus, and includes definitions of the terms kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Explores the everyday life of two Muslim children and their families in Egypt. Includes information about the country's food, clothing, housing styles, religion, and education.
Examines the different forms of physical and chemical weathering that affect the Earth, touching on both the problems and benefits these have on the people who inhabit the land. Includes hands-on activities.
Teaches what components make the best soils for growing plants while exploring the role erosion plays in the creation of soil. Includes hands-on activities.
