Brooks, Avery

Dramatizes the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man from Saratoga, New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and taken to Louisiana where he spent twelve years as a slave.

Explains the parts, activities, and life cycle of the sun, and includes terms such as auroras, nebulas, flares, eclipses, and solar energy.

Explores, through the use of CGI animation, the terrain and life at the bottom of Earth's oceans.

Takes a tour of seven geographically dynamic locations on Earth.

Exploration of the Central African Rain forest which discusses the animals, plants, and ecology.

Explores the natural life in and around Africa's Lake Tanganyika.

An exploration of the qualities of leadership as displayed in prominent African Americans, including interviews with L. Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia; Marian Wright Edelman, founder and director of the Children's Defense Fund; and Dr. James P. Comer, director ofthe Yale University Child Study Center.