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262) Rainforest (Jungle)
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Experience the sites and sounds of the jungle as you journey through the rainforests of the world. Students will learn about pollination, propagation and photosynthesis and meet diverse creatures that inhabit these regions.
263) Rainforest fiesta!
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At Porcupine's birthday party, his pinata floats away. Now Diego and Porcupine must rescue it. Includes 3 more action-packed Diego journeys.
264) Jungle shuffle
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It's a jungle out there, Manu and Sacha are two young coatis living in the Mexican rainforest. They are deeply in love with each other. The only problem is that Sacha is the daughter of the coati tribe's king and Manu is a bit of a trouble maker. When Manu's escapades leave the tribe's most worshipped statue destroyed, the King exiles Manu to live on his own in the jungle.
265) Fire on the Amazon
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An environmental activist helps a photojournalist investigate an assassination deep in the Amazon jungle.
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Ferngully ... the last rainforest: When a human is accidentally shrunken to the size of the tiny inhabitants of a rainforest he had planned to destroy, he realizes he must help save them from humankind. Ice age: a group of misfit creatures embark on a quest to return a human baby to his tribe. Robots: Rodney the robot heads for the big city to pursue his dreams.
267) Fire on the Amazon
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Shortly before her breakout role in Speed, future Oscar winner Sandra Bullock starred in this scorching adventure filmed on location in the deadly streets and jungles of the Bolivian Amazon. Bullock portrays Alyssa Rothman, an American activist battling a group of ruthless developers out to destroy the rainforest and its native population.
269) River of doubt (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey
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The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights...
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A look at Odzala National Park in the Republic of Congo, one of the most isolated areas in Africa. A dense rain forest canopy shelters the steamy jungle underneath, occasionally giving way to island-like clearings called bais. Provides a rare opportunity to see elephants drink alongside families of lowland gorillas. See also water buffalo, cattle egrets, and other animals of this ecosystem.