Washoe County Library System

What are numbers? How does the base ten system make it easier to count and represent numbers larger than nine? What are the symbols for less than, greater than, and equal to? How can these symbols be used to compare two-digit numbers? The answers to these questions are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun....

Hansel and Gretel: Kids learn which foods taste great while providing long-lasting energy! Includes Hansel and Gretel and King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti. Humpty Dumpty: The Super Readers help Humpty get down from a wall by providing encouragement. Includes Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella, Pinocchio, and Rumpelstiltskin.

One modern family takes on the challenge of domestic life on Britain's home front in 1940s house, a re-creation of a World War II household. This time-travel experiment covers the period from the outbreak of war in 1939 to Victory Day in 1945, compressing the events of six wartime years into two months. Though the military threat is metaphorical, the privations are real and the pressures create tensions nonexistent in modern society.

The late 20th century produced a sinister euphemism: "ethnic cleansing." This program concludes a comprehensive survey of genocide by looking at the most recent examples in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey; Burundi and Rwanda; the former Yugoslavia; Indonesia and East Timor; and Chechnya. The role and efforts of the United Nations are discussed as well as what the future holds in trying to prevent genocide. Among many scholars, experts, and survivors interviewed...

"The Empire State Building is perhaps the most recognizable building in the world. Now, on its 80th anniversary, a new building is rising above Manhattan to join the Empire State Building in defining the New York skyline: Tower One of the World Trade Center. Empire tells the fascinating story behind these two steel giants and examines how skyscraper construction has changed in 80 years."--Container.

Welcome to a library like no other! The doors swing open to reveal a magical place where characters pop off the pages of books, vowels sing, and words take on a life of their own.

"Bill Nye reminds us that even the seemingly innocent things we do to keep our lawns green and our pools clean have unintended environmental consequences. The program looks at the composition and hidden cost of using common backyard equipment, including gas-powered gardening tools, fertilizers, herbicides, peat moss, mosquito coils, charcoal briquettes, and the garden hose"--Publisher's description.

When the Magic School Bus takes a dive, Wanda discovers that one of Ms. Frizzle's ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate and a treasure map leads the class to a coral reef where they learn first hand that life there is risky. In The Magic School Bus gets swamped, the class learns that swampland is an important haitat and natural water filter. In the Magic School Bus goes to Mussel Beach, the class learns about life along a shore.

"While cleaning out his closet, Bill Nye gathers many items that can be recycled or reused by others. The program reveals the unexpected environmental consequences of producing such materials as cashmere, rubber, and denim and offers suggestions for green alternatives"--Publisher's description.

Follow the adorable, spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embark on adventures, solve problems together, and learn foundational math concepts and skills. In each episode, Peg and Cat face an issue, a messy funny crisis they must somehow solve without totally freaking out!