videodiscs

Presents an introduction to the Korean War, providing a exploration of the violent battle and America's involvement, in it, showing footage of Marine forces landing at Inchon, soldiers forcing the North Koreans to the Yalu River, and facing the overwhelming odds as China sends thousands of troops across the border.

Relives the story of the Apollo space missions, from lift-off to splashdown, from Mission Control to the moon landing in film composed of footage shot and narrated by the Apollo astronauts.

Jeff Corwin explores a secluded beach in Costa Rica hoping to witness thousands of sea turtles that come ashore to lay their eggs. Jeff encounters a troop of capuchin monkeys, a venomous bushmaster serpent, and a silky anteater.

Close-up photography and live-action footage help students in grades five through ten explore the physical characteristics, behaviors, and life cycles of paramecia and other protista; and examine the environments in which they live. Includes teacher's guide.

Alex Riley explores the Spanish Islands, taking in the world famous Balearics in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands located off the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean.

Explains the theory of evolution, describing how animal species are believed to have developed from early bacteria, discussing the concept of adaptation and survival, and examining the structure of DNA.

Identifies the two types of animal behavior, including learned and instinctive, looks at how animals communicate with one another, both verbally and non-verbally, and discusses relationships between species.

The classic Charles Dickens tale of the cold hearted miser who is reformed by the Ghosts of Christmas.

Jill Young and zoologist Gregg O'Hara move Joe, a fifteen-foot-tall gorilla, from the mountains of Central Africa to an animal preserve in California in order to protect him from poachers, but he soon becomes a target for a hunter who will stop at nothing to capture Joe.

A thirteen-year-old girl and her mother gain a much more sympathetic understanding of each other after they somehow switch bodies and lives one Friday the thirteenth.