Mike Slee
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Join milions of butterflies on an amazing journey along with one scientist's 40 year search to unravel the mystery. Weighing less than a penny, the monarch butterfly makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known, sometimes traveling as far as three thousand miles.
Pub. Date
♭2016
Description
World War II saw the greatest ever loss of ships and lives at sea. Beneath the ocean lies a hidden graveyard of ships and submarines. Now, we drain this vast graveyard and each vessel tells its tale. From the USS Arizona in Pear Harbor's shallows, whose destruction brought America into the war, to Nazi super-ship the Bismarck three miles down, to the Allies' costly D-Day beachhead and the troopship Leopold, we find that danger still lurks today.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"The big spin: The greatest medical accident in history starts a trail that leads to Helen of Troy, 17th century flower-power, the invention of soda pop and earthquake detection."--Container.
"Bright ideas: A Baltimore man invented the bottle, which led to razors, clock springs, and the Hubbell telescope."--Container.
"Making waves: Hairdressers, Gold Rush miners, Irish potato farmers and English parliamentarians are really tied together."--Container.
"Routes:...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"HIgh times: Unwrap a sandwich and you're on a path to World War II radar and Neo Impressionist painters."--Container.
"Deja vu: History repeats itself, when you know how to look. Pizzaro beats the Incas, the first stock market opens. The Queen of England salutes a Mexican beetle and Hitler's plans misfire."--Container.
"New harmony: Microscopic bugs inspired the novel'Frankenstein" which aided the birth of Socialism."--Container.
"Hot pickle:...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Something for nothing: Something impossible happened 400 years ago. And we wound up in outer space, thanks (en route) to pigeon lovers, the Pope, and electric Italian frogs."--Container.
"Echoes of the past: On his way to finding the secret of the universe, Burke takes us to the Buddhist tea ceremony, ties it to international spies and Lincoln's assassination."--Container.
"Photo finish: The Le Mans 24-hour race is the backdrop for linking photography...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Revolutions: Discover how the steam engine led to safety matches, imitation diamonds and the moon in a wild ride."--Container.
"Sentimental journeys: What has Freud got to do with maps? Or prison reform with blue dye? Or the inside of a star with the Himalayas? India reveals the answers."--Container.
"Getting it together: Start by examining a SWAT team, which leads to hot air ballooning, the root of many inventions."--Container.
"Whodunit?: Who...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"One word: One medieval word kicks off the investigation into different cultures with the same stories that ends in cultural anthropology."--Container.
"Sign here: Dutch piracy starts international law and French probability math, phonetics, and Victorian seances."--Container.
"Better than the real thing: How the zipper started with technology Jefferson picked up in Paris during a row about Creation."--Container.
"Flexible response: Robin Hood...
Pub. Date
2018
Description
"Turtle Odyssey" explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian Sea Turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the ocean. The film follows Bunji from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meeting incredible creatures and having some truly wild encounters. -- partial back cover.
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
As a prequel to the "Meerkat manor" television series, this documentary film traces the rise of Flower from a young meerkat pup to the leader of the pack. Watch as Flower blooms into a remarkable matriarch and forges a legacy amidst the unforgiving landscape of the Kalahari Desert.
10) Perfect disaster
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"Take an in-depth look at some of nature's most terrifying scenarios. Perfect disaster examines six possible catastrophes that may result in unprecedented destruction. From a mega-sized tornado measuring two miles across, to a solar wind that could cause a worldwide blackout -- these "perfect" storms give little notice before their devastating results. See how cities such as Dallas could be reduced to rubble in a few minutes, and why London may be...
