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Super WHY! volume 3
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English
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Whyatt has a secret admirer! The Super Readers visit the Elves and the Shoemaker and discover that the shoemaker is just as curious about his own secret friends! The Super Readers help the Shoemaker write a note of his own, and Whyatt uncovers his mysterious admirer.
Educational Objectives: To learn about making friends, explore the alphabet and rhyme with UN words. Kids will find that the power to read can change the story.
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Super WHY! volume 5
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It's the Annual Junior Princess Competition, and Princess Pea is worried she won't be able to pass the test and win her very own Golden Crown! The Super Readers soar into the fairytale adventure of The Princess and the Pea, and learn all about Princess Priscilla - Princess Pea's mother - and her Princess test! Princess Priscilla surprises everyone with her quick thinking, and inspires Princess Pea to follow in her mother's footsteps.
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Super WHY! volume 10
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The Story of the Tooth Fairy - Whyatt has lost his very first tooth! When his mom tells Whyatt that the Tooth Fairy will come and take his tooth, Whyatt wants to know what happens if he wants to KEEP it? Super Why and his friends decide the best person to ask is the Tooth Fairy herself, so they set off to meet her in person. With a little bit of magic (and a little bit of floss) the reading heroes are able to get all their questions answered.
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Super WHY! volume 2
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English
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Littlest Pig is ready for an adventure...but his brothers tell him he's too young! The Super Readers jump straight into the story of Tom Thumb, a guy who knows what it feels like to be little...really little! Tom Thumb is about to set off on his own adventure, and lucky for him the Super Readers are there to get him out of a few scrapes! Can tiny Tom Thumb teach Pig a BIG lesson?
Educational Objectives: To learn about getting help from a grownup,...
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Super WHY! volume 6
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English
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Poor Red wants nothing more than to play with Little Boy Blue, but he keeps running away! The Super Readers venture into the tale of Miss Muffet and meet a spider who is frightening his friend right off her tuffet! The Super Readers help Spider find a better way to approach Miss Muffet, and everyone learns that curds and whey taste better when shared with someone special.
Educational Objectives: To learn how to treat a friend, follow the alphabet,...
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Super WHY! volume 7
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English
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The Big Game - Whyatt wants to play baseball better, but he keeps missing the ball. The superhero readers jump into The Big Game and join some fairytale heroes gearing up for their big soccer match against their storybook foes. With the help of Super Why and his friends, Cinderella and her team work on their game skills to prevent the Big Bad Wolf's team from huffing, puffing and blowing them right off the field!
Educational Objectives: To learn...
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Super WHY! volume 4
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English
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Jill keeps knocking down Pig's tower and he wants her to stop! The Super Readers fly into the Three Little Pigs story and come face to face with the big bad wolf himself. After all, he knows a thing or two about knocking things down. When all the huffing and puffing dies down, Pig learns an important lesson about friendship. Educational Objectives: To learn about friendship, practice the alphabet, identify the letters W, O, L and F; rhyme with ALL...
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Super WHY! volume 1
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English
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Baby Joy is having a GIANT-sized tantrum, and nothing will calm her down! The Super Readers use their literacy powers to venture up Jack's Beanstalk and meet a real giant! Whyatt learns about the soothing power of music from his big brother Jack. Educational Objectives: To learn strategies for soothing someone, use the alphabet and identify the letters A, E, N and Z. Kids will practice spelling, and use the power to read to change the story.
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Super WHY! volume 9
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English
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The Comic Book: Attack of the Eraser - Whyatt and his friends are playing kickball in the park when Wolfy erases the score! The super readers fly into a new kind of reading material - a comic book - called "Attack of the Eraser" to track down the diabolical Eraser who's causing trouble in Reader Valley. Will Super Why and his friends be able to stop Eraser from wiping out all of the words in Reader Valley - or have they finally met their match?
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Super WHY! volume 8
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English
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The Cookbook - Whyatt wants to bake Baby Joy a special birthday cake - but he doesn't know how! Super Why and his friends soar into a new kind of book - a cookbook - and get the information they need from a rhyming chef with a silly sense of humor as well as a recipe for fun! In the end, Whyatt learns how to cook up the perfect birthday for his little sister.
Educational Objectives: To learn about baking, play with the alphabet, practice the magic...
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From late 1943 to the spring of 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his officers prepare the American Army, Navy, and Air Force to take back the island of Great New Britain from the occupying Japanese. U. S. Army personnel go through training maneuvers on New Guinea, with the help of natives who familiarize them with jungle tactics. As American bombers launch a preemptive attack, naval forces bombard the island before the military lands at dawn in two...
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Legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra oversaw this wartime documentary effort, which stitches together newsreel and archival film to explore relations between Russia and the United States. The film also recounts Russia's military history using stock footage and clips from Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky. Particular attention is paid to the Battle of Stalingrad, during which Soviet forces fended off Nazi troops attempting to seize control of...
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This engrossing documentary (originally designated as War Department Information Film #7) gives an in-depth look at the culture and values of America in the years immediately preceding our entry into World War II. Captured enemy film footage also affords a unique look into the cultures and values we opposed.
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An installment of director Frank Capra's propaganda series during World War II, this documentary examines the full and rich Chinese culture and history, while highlighting the Japanese invasion of China and the reasons Japan seeks to conquer the country. Depicting numerous atrocities inflicted upon the Chinese people, the film brings to light the need for U.S. involvement in the war effort. Capra also captures the determined will and spirit of those...
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Why Are We Fat? volume 3
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English
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Simon visits a night market and asks everyone what they are eating – it tastes good and is great value for money, but most of it seems to contain large amounts of added sugar and fat. Clearly getting slim and eating healthy is not easy – life seems set up to make us fat. Simon's shares an exercise session, he still finds enjoying exercise a challenge and the exercise he needs to do is hard going. All of Simon's advisors to his surprise stress...
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Why Are We Fat? volume 1
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English
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Simon goes to the doctor and finds out the bad news – like most us, he's fat - in fact he's borderline obese – and to make matters worse, he has type 2 diabetes. But he's not alone - world obesity rates have soared and so have heart disease and kidney problems - diabetes in the United States alone has increased an astonishing 900% in just 50 years. So how did we all get so fat so fast, and what is diabetes? Simon goes to the United States and...
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Why Are We Fat? volume 2
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Simon, an exercise avoider, gets on the treadmill and has his fitness assessed – it's not great – there's work to do there as well. The results of Simon's gene tests are back and Simon's doctor explains how his genes contribute to his weight gain and diabetes. However, Simon learns that with the right diet and exercise detrimental genes can be down regulated. Simon gets a wakeup call when he goes to visit the diabetic ward in a major hospital....
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[1998]
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Produced during World War II, this film begins with a comprehensive overview of Russian history, then documents the massive Nazi strike on Russia beginning in 1941, stressing the strength of Russia's numbers, the vastness of its territory, and the severity of its climate. Includes exceptional footage of the Siege of Leningrad and the Battle of Stalingrad.
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The beetles seem to have it all-from the incandescent beauty of the jewel beetles, to the unmatched speed of the tiger beetles, to the burning hot, noxious defense mechanism of the bombardiers. Explore why beetles are more diverse than any other group of insects, and one of the most successful groups of any organism alive today.
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Although we tend to think of rats and mice as lab animals, insects-particularly the fruit fly-have played critical roles in research. Explore the many discoveries made in the field of genetics using fruit flies, as well as the fascinating opportunity to watch natural selection in action thanks to the peppered moth and smoke from the Industrial Revolution.
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