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Paul Bunyan (VHS)

Shows how little seeds become big trees/importance of conservation.

Enemy pie

The story of boy whose dad suggests making an "enemy pie" with his adversary, and learns how to turn a best enemy into a best friend. Meet friends with cultural differences and share secrets of friendships. Includes related book reviews.

Ty's one man band

A Mysterious stranger who creates a one man band out of odds and ends.

Digging up Dinosaurs

LeVar Burton is the host for an adventuresome journey back in time to explore the mysteries surrounding the life and death of dinosaurs.

Me on the map

2015
A young girl describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world.

Chickens aren't the only ones

A pictorial introduction to the animals that lay eggs, including chickens as well as other birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, insects, and even a few mammals.

Watch the stars come out

Grandma tells about her mama's journey to America by boat, years ago. Includes footage of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island and a tour of the Statue of Liberty.

Giving thanks

The featured book, Giving Thanks, is a prayer of the Iroquois that celebrates the precious gift of the natural world. Host LeVar Burton visits a family that harvests cranberries, a pueblo where native artists make pottery, and a group of children planting trees in their neighborhood.

Stellaluna

The tale of a baby bat raised by a family of birds is featured, accompanied by a journey into the world of nighttime animals and a look at dreams. Live action and iconographic.

Chickens aren't the only ones

LeVar visits a chicken farm and provides viewers with information about how baby chicks are kept safe until their final moment of hatching, and discovers majestic loggerhead sea turtles emerging from the ocean to lay and bury their eggs in the sand on a beach in Florida.

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