Washoe County Library System

Explore nature, discover amazing animals, and meet wild animal babies with the Wild Kratts! Join Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt as they learn about the unique ways young animals are raised and protected by their parents. In select adventures on this DVD, the crew helps an adorable (and majorly destructive) baby elephant stay out of trouble, wrangles some playful lion cubs, and more! It's adventure at its most adorable!

In Smarter Brains, we uncover the latest research and reveal groundbreaking experiments that are redefining intelligence throughout our lifespan and especially our later years. Smarter Brains shows the amazing science behind our intelligence - how it shapes our experience and enjoyment of the world around us, and how we can change and improve it, regardless of our age.

On his search for God, host Tevya Heller explores Islam.

The series (five parts) introduces the courageous creators and builders and reveals the deadly disasters and personal triumphs behind these breathtaking structures.

In this brand-new, 2016, high-definition program, explore various communities and geography. What is a community? What are the different types of communities? What is geography? What are the different types of bodies of water and landforms on Earth? How does geography affect communities? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video.

Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest creatures on the planet. Using cameras able to capture over 500 images a second, the hummingbirds' magical world can finally be seen and appreciated. Nature reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before. Narrated by F. Murray Abraham. Hummingbirds represent one of nature's most interesting paradoxes, they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some...

Uses interactive experiments and tricks to show how the brain creates the illusion of a seamless reality. As these revealing experiments provide a unique view into the brain, the world's leading experts explain how and why these tests work. Examines real people with extraordinary brains, and reveals new discoveries about attention, sensory perception and memory.

LeVar Burton reads Sport pages by Arnold Adoff, a book of poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports. LeVar shares his enthusiasm for athletics when he takes viewers from sport to sport--including soccer, basketball, ice skating, swimming and gymnastics. Reviewed books are Miss Nelson has a field day by Harry Allard and James Marshall; Making the team by Nancy Carlson; Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo.

Armed with answers about equations with a single variable, secret agent Matt Mattics and his team set out to thwart Dr. Strangeglove, who has created a Number Juicer in space. The machine is designed to turn all of the world's numbers into tasty beverages. Will Mattics and his agents save the day?

What is the Milky Way? What comprises the solar system? What role does gravity play in the solar system and Milky Way Galaxy? What are the characteristics of the inner and outer planets? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video.