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Contains two holiday episodes of "Dora the Explorer" in which Dora and Boots decide to travel to the North Pole to bring Santa Christmas greetings, and Tico, Dora's fastest friend, helps rescue Boots's toy firetruck from the top of Snowy Mountain.

Jeff Corwin explores Australia's animal world, teaching about the island's unique ecosystem and discussing endangered species that were displaced when humans settled on the continent.

Willy Wonka offers five children an opportunity to tour his remarkable candy factory and a lifetime supply of confectionery by finding a hidden golden ticket. Based on the book by Ronald Dahl.

Provides visual definitions of habitats, biomes, and related terms, and looks at the characteristics of six major biomes, as well as the plant and animal life found , in each.

Young Diego reads a letter from his father, an astronaut, describing the journeys and discoveries of the first explorers to the New World.

Contains footage of James Brown performing live along with commentary to examine the life of the legendary singer and his influence on America.

Traces the history of the Hallmark greeting card company from its origins in 1891 into the twenty-first century, providing information about the Hall family and Hallmark products, and including photographs.

An introduction to Sumi-e, the Japanese art of ink painting, that provides information on its history and philosophy, step-by-step instructions for basic techniques, advice on materials, and tips on form, motions, and methods.

Mobile phones that read your mind? Video games that can cure cancer? Wearable robots that give you the strength of Ironman? David Pogue predicts which technologies will transform our daily lives. These advancements are already taking shape in laboratories around the world, and gadgets that once were purely science fiction are on the verge of becoming as common as the iPhones and Androids Pogue reviews every day.

Describes the differences between maps and globes; introduces their different parts, including latitude and longitude lines, hemispheres, and the poles; discusses their advantages and disadvantages, explaining how flat maps distort size, shape, and distance; and presents strategies for deciding which one to use.