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Author
Series
Misunderstood Shark volume 2
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Shark interrupts the filming of Underwater World With Bob, scattering the other creatures (and the audience), but he claims it is all a terrible misunderstanding--that he would never think of eating the fish, the squid, the audience...or Bob.
4) Cougar clues
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Young sleuths Abbi, Lydia, and Daniel are excited to search for clues of a cougar near Abbi's home, but they soon discover something more might be going on.
Author
Series
Misunderstood Shark volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Bob, host of Underwater World with Bob, is furious with Shark, not only because Shark ate him (admittedly bad manners), but because Shark will not even admit what he did; the ocean may not be big enough for both of them--unless Shark faces up to his bad behavior, stops sulking (and eating the animals on the program, and maybe barfing up his stomach) and apologizes.
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Hummingbirds represent one of nature's most interesting paradoxes, they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. New knowledge gained from scientists currently making great breakthroughs in hummingbird biology makes this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world. Stunningly beautiful high-definition, high-speed footage of hummingbirds in the...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Explores how animals understand the world around them through the eyes of three iconic creatures: dogs, birds, and dolphins. As we discover how scientists are pushing the animal mind to its limits, we'll uncover surprising similarities to, and differences from--the human mind.
11) Blue planet II
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
12) Augmented
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Hugh Herr, an inventor of bionic limbs, teams up with an injured climber and a leading surgeon to test a new amputation technique that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing.
Author
Series
Wild Survival volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called "Wild Survival!" The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. They've recently gotten an offer to take the show from YouTube to a TV network, and Adrianna is thrilled. So far, she's always been behind the scenes, but now she gets to join the rest of her...
14) Save the panda
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2010, c1995
Language
English
Description
Follows two scientists, one American and the other Chinese, as they trek through a Chinese nature preserve in search of giant pandas.
15) The green planet
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Offers a glimpse into a dazzling assortment of shapes, rainbow of colors, and amazing variety of sea creatures. Featuring the underwater photographic artistry of Al Giddings, the program pairs stunning imagery and informative narration with a soundtrack that embodies the eclectic rhythms of life in the ocean.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Journey to the top of the world with scientists as they embark on the most ambitious Arctic research expedition of all time. The Arctic - much of it a vast frozen ocean, shrouded in darkness for half the year - is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the globe.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Introduces viewers to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way they socialize, mate and live.
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