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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"David Kamp takes readers behind the scenes to show how ... programs [such as Mister Rogers' Neighboorhood, Sesame Street, and Schoolhouse Rock] made it on air, ... [explaining] how ... like-minded individuals found their way into television, not as fame- or money-hungry would-be auteurs and stars, but as people who wanted to use TV to help children ... [The book] captures a period in children's television where enlightened progressivism prevailed,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"A biographical look at the life and career of Fred Rogers and the impact of his show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"--
"Kindness, caring, and reliance on our neighbors are more important now than ever before. We all need more Mister Rogers in our lives. In difficult times, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood provided a refuge for children and their families alike; a way to understand and talk about what was happening, and find hope for a brighter tomorrow....
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg, the world's largest airship, ignited in a giant fireball as it prepared to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey - a disaster immortalized by searing newsreel footage and Herbert Morrison's unforgettable 'Oh, the humanity!' commentary. The chain of events that ignited Hindenburg's hydrogen remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Put on your favorite Halloween costume and get set for a spooktacular full-length adventure! Visit the creaky castle of kindly "Count Mickula" and help your Clubhouse pals solve a puzzling riddle: Who, or what, is making a curious clanging, banging noise? With the right Monster Mouseketools and help from YOU, this mystery will soon be history!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. The nine-part series reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduces viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity, and illumination across cultures. Narrated by Liev Schreiber.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
One hundred years after the destruction of the Black-owned Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, residents and descendants examine the history of the 1921 tragedy and its aftermath. Through the historical lens of white violence and Black resistance, the film explores vital issues of atonement, reconciliation and reparation.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Yuya Sakaki's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps and become the greatest duel-tainer in history, and he just might pull it off when he suddenly discovers Pendulum Summoning, a never-before-seen technique that lets him summon many monsters at once. But when countless rivals emerge to steal his spotlight, Yuya needs to gear up his game because dueling has evolved into a non-stop world of action.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Join everyone's favorite fat cat Garfield, along with his pal Odie and owner Jon Arbuckle, for twenty hilarious adventures from the classic Saturday morning animated series! Garfield lives to sleep and eat - especially when lasagna is on the menu. Tag along with Garfield and friends as they re-imagine his favorite fairy tales, bring history to life, solve crimes big and small, and much more!
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The biggest franchise in Cartoon Network's history is taking Ben 10 to another level in a new series. With a new Omnitrix and new alien heroes, a new underground world and a new partner, Ben continues to save the world and bail himself out of trouble.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Yuya Sakaki's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps and become the greatest duel-trainer in history and he just might pull it off when he suddenly discovers Pendulum Summoning, a never-before-seen technique that lets him summon many monsters at once! But when countless rivals emerge to steal his spotlight, Yuya needs to gear up his game because dueling has evolved into a non-stop world of action.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What were the significant events of Christopher Columbus's early life? How did Columbus get the money to make his first voyage? What happened on Columbus's four voyages? What is Columbus's legacy? The answers to all of these questions are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment to reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
18) Forces of nature
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Take a global tour in four themed episodes, answering the simplest questions about the complex forces that shape our planet. Why is water blue? How can a shape defy gravity? Why do bees make hexagonal honeycombs? And how do these things affect our own lives? Discover what lies beneath Earth's startling beauty as we reveal the secrets of our cosmos and the natural forces that govern everything within it.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Television shows have now eclipsed films as the premier form of visual narrative art of our time. This new book by one of our finest critics explains—historically, in depth, and with interviews with the celebrated creators themselves—how the art of must-see/binge-watch television evolved. Darwin had his theory of evolution, and David Bianculli has his. Bianculli's theory has to do with the concept of quality television: what it is and, crucially,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Perhaps the world's only animated sketch-comedy educational series, Histeria delivers lessons that stick to your funny bone. Hosted by Father Time (voice of Frank Welker), the cartoon cast careens through time to deliver historical facts from Siberia to Sumeria, despite the efforts of Miss Information (voice of Laraine Newman), the claims of The World's Oldest Woman (voice of Tress MacNeille) and the perpetually poopy diapers of the egg shaped Big...
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