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Pick of the Day: Chowder (DVD)
Chowder. DVD. 12 min. with tchr’s. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2012. ISBN 1-933938-91-9. $49.95. Gr 1-3–Viewers learn from the get-go that “Chowder had always been different.” Still, youngsters will be...
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Pick of the Day: Nutrition Labels: Reading Between the Lines (DVD)
Nutrition Labels: Reading Between the Lines. DVD. 21 min. with tchr’s. guide online. Learning Seed. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55740-619-4. $89. Gr 7 Up–This effective and valuable program explains how to read...
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Pick of the Day: Get Off the SoFAS! Avoiding Solid Fats & Added Sugars (DVD)
Get Off the SoFAS! Avoiding Solid Fats & Added Sugars. DVD. 36 min. with tchr’s. guide online. Learning Seed. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55740-607-1. $99. Gr 7 Up–The average weight of Americans has...
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Pick of the Day: Sky Color (DVD)
Sky Color. DVD. 6 min. with tchr’s. guide. Weston Woods. 2012. ISBN 978-0-545-52331-8. $59.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-52330-1: $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-52329-5: $29.95. PreS-Gr 2–What...
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Pick of the Day: Wapos Bay, Season 3 (DVD)
Wapos Bay, Season 3 (Series). 6 DVDs. 24 min. ea. with tchr’s. guides online. Prod. by Wapos Bay Prods. and National Film Board of Canada. Dist. by National Film Board of Canada. 2012. ISBN unavail....
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Pick of the Day: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (DVD)
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. DVD. 8 min. Weston Woods. 2012. ISBN 978-0-545-50221-4. $59.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-50223-8: $29.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-50222-1: $12.95....
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Pick of the Day: The Man Who Saved the World (DVD)
The Man Who Saved the World (Secrets of the Dead Series). DVD. 60 min. Prod. by Bedlam Prods. Dist. by PBS Dist. 2012. ISBN 978-1-60883-788-5. $24.99. Gr 10 Up–Re-enactments and testimony from...
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Pick of the Day: Merry Christmas, Splat
Merry Christmas, Splat. DVD. 6 min. Weston Woods. 2012. ISBN 978-0-545-52331-8. $59.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-52330-1: $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-52329-5: $29.95. PreS-Gr 2–Splat is a...
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Pick of the Day: Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp (DVD)
Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp. DVD. 15 min. with tchr’s. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2012. ISBN 1-933938-92-7. $69.95. PreS-Gr 3–Donna Bateman’s clever juxtaposition of two very different but...
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Flipping the Classroom: A revolutionary approach to learning presents some...
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Back in 2007, two high school science teachers in Woodland Park, CO, decided to try a “crazy idea.” “We said, ‘What if we stopped lecturing and committed all our lectures...
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Pick of the Day: The Abolitionists (DVD)
The Abolitionists (American Experience Series). DVD. 3 hrs. Prod. by WGBH Foundation. Dist. by PBS Dist. 2013. ISBN 978-1-60883-833-2. $24.99. Gr 8 Up–This year marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham...
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Pick of the Day: Death and the Civil War (DVD)
Death and the Civil War. DVD. 2 hrs. Prod. by WGBH Educational Foundation. Dist. by PBS Dist. 2012. ISBN 978-1-60883-759-5. $24.99. Gr 9 Up–The Civil War, the first modern and industrial war, resulted...
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Pick of the Day: Bone Wind Fire (DVD)
Bone Wind Fire. DVD. 30 min. National Film Board ofCanada. 2012. ISBN unavail. $150. Gr 9 Up–In this visually stunning film, viewers are given a brief glimpse into the lives and art of three...
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Pick of the Day: Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists–Faith Ringgold...
Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Faith Ringgold. DVD. 22 min. Getting to Know. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9828803-6-4. $29.95. Gr 2-5–Mike Venezia knows how to present a topic with whacky humor,...
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Pick of the Day: You’re Not a Little Kid Anymore! Personal Hygiene (DVD)
You’re Not a Little Kid Anymore! Personal Hygiene. DVD. 18 min. with tchr’s. guide. MarshMedia. 2013. ISBN 978-1-55942-636-7. $79.95. Gr 3-5–The program does a great job of covering the basics of...
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Pick of the Day: An Original DUCKumentary (DVD)
An Original DUCKumentary (Nature Series). DVD. 60 min. Prod. by Thirteen. Dist. by PBS Dist. 2012. ISBN 978-1-60883-810-3. $19.99. Gr 6 Up–Many colorful and fascinating examples of the over 120 species...
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Pick of the Day: Julian Bond (DVD)
Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement. DVD. 32 min. Filmakers Library. 2012. ISBN unavail. $199. Gr 9 Up–African-American social activist Julian Bond tells his...
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Pick of the Day: Curious George Swings into Spring (DVD)
Curious George Swings into Spring. DVD. 57 min, Prod. by Universal Studios. Dist. by Amazon.com. 2013. ISBN unavail. $19.98. PreS-Gr 2–When a plumbing problem forces the temporary evacuation of the...
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Pick of the Day: What’s on MyPlate (DVD)
What’s on MyPlate. DVD. 22 min. with tchr’s. guide online. Learning ZoneXpress. 2012. ISBN unavail. $79.95. Gr 6 Up–Using the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) MyPlate dietary guidelines,...
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Pick of the Day: Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (DVD)
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend. DVD. 12 min. with tchr’s. guide. Weston Woods. 2012. ISBN 978-0-545-47813-7. $59.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-47812-0: $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN...
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