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42) WWII from space
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A 2-hour special, delivers the 10 key tipping points in World War II as they've never been seen before. The key is an all-seeing CGI eye; a satellite, flying above Earth, bringing a new visual approach to the biggest conflict of all time. That view means WWII can be interpreted as never before; placing key events in perspective, flying around the world revealing the hidden ripple effects of crucial incidents, and re-creating ground-breaking moments...
43) Grandpa's photos
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"Grampa shares his photos and his memories with his young grandson in this heartwarming story. Appealing illustrations and leveled text will engage younger, emergent readers"--
48) Dress-up time!
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Includes simple text with photographs of babies dressed as a witch, a pumpkin, an angel, a flower, a mermaid, a fireman, and more.
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"Earthrise tells the story of the first time the planet Earth was photographed in color from space. The photo, later called Earthrise, was taken in 1968 by the astronauts on Apollo 8, the first US space mission to break free of Earth's orbit and circle the Moon. The Apollo 8 astronauts were surveying the lunar surface for places to land future missions. As they were charting the Moon, they happened to look up just as Earth, in a flash of color and...
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"Two little girls, frozen in black and white. One picture worth killing for Federal prosecutor Lisa Waldrens estranged father wants her to investigate a cold case from his FBI days. Lisa nearly refuses, even though a wrongly convicted man faces execution for murder. Then her father reveals a photograph: a little white girl playing alongside a little black girl at a civil rights rally in 1965 where the crime ;the shooting of a civil rights leader;took...
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The story of the five Marines and one Navy corpsman that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. When Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the event becomes a symbol of hope for the families at home, the three surviving men are pulled from combat and sent on a tour across America to raise desperately-needed bond money. It is a trip that brings out the truths of both that symbolic act, and of their...
59) Blue planet
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Blue Planet (44 min.): View Earth from space. Orbiting 200 miles above Earth's surface, see familiar landforms: the majestic Himalayas, giant Namib desert sand dunes, jewel-like Caribbean islands. From this unique vantage point see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our planet, and how a powerful new force - mankind, has begun to alter the face of Earth.
The Dream is Alive (37 min.): "Share with space shuttle astronauts...