video recordings for children

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.

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

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.

Features four stories about animals, including the title work in which a young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in the great big world. Includes a bonus story about a cat and read along.

Contains six episodes in which the Berenstain Bears learn about good manners.

Contains four stories selected to help children understand and appreciate the February holidays of President's Day, Valentine's Day, and Groundhog Day.

Contains three Disney classics dealing with the five senses including "You and Your Five Senses," "You and Your Sense of Touch," and "You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste," featuring Jiminy Cricket.

Contains an episode of the television program "How It's Made," with behind-the-scenes footage that reveals the construction methods and materials used to create nails and staples, safety glasses, fabrics, and bicycles.