video recordings for children

Introduces students in grades three to five to the principles of sound, discussing echolocation, the range of human hearing, amplitude, decibels, wavelength, vibrations, and related topics.

Presents an introduction to the skeletal and muscular systems, explains their purpose in the human body, and looks at bones, joints, and types of muscles.

Explores the people and heritage of the midwestern U.S., including Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, discussing Native Americans, pioneers, settlers, and growth, and looking at the modern Midwest.

Explores the environment of the midwestern U.S., including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, providing an overview of the region and its landforms, and discussing climate and weather, natural resources, and industry.

Although he is rich and successful, musical superstar Franz Liszt is restless until he meets the gypsy Josy, a gifted young musician, and wagers that he can turn the wayward boy into a world-class musician.

Describes the daily life, inventions, architecture, and government of the ancient Romans.

Ten-year-old Jamie O'Flaherty, in a Dublin jail for stealing, gets a chance to redeem himself, when he is bailed out by composer George Frideric Handel who needs Jamie to sing in the first performance of "Messiah" in 1742.

An animated introduction to the life and work of folk artist Anna Mary Robertson Moses, known as Grandma Moses, who did not begin painting until she was seventy years old, that discusses her life and the stories behind some of her most popular works.

Provides information on the functions of the brain and nervous system, looking at how they work together to send messages to all parts of the body, and discusses the link between the nervous system and the senses.

A twelve-year-old girl in 1875 Paris, whose father is a soldier stationed in Seville, learns the story of Carmen the gypsy from her piano teacher, composer Georges Bizet.