The Young Ancestors (Cinema Guild) explains how the Tewa Indian tribe of New Mexico is making an effort to retain its Native language and is the perfect choice for multicultural studies classes in high school and above.
Pick of the Day: And Then It’s Spring (DVD)
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Enrich elementary school units on spring and gardening with And Then It’s Spring, a DVD from Weston Woods based on the book written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin Stead.
Pick of the Day: Silicon Valley (DVD)
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Silicon Valley will be quite “useful in a number of classroom settings as well as for individual research or casual viewing, especially by those with a curiosity about how today’s technology revolution actually began.” Check out the rest of this starred review.
Pick of the Day: My Garden (DVD)
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Celebrate spring with My Garden, a starred DVD production from Weston Woods based on the book by Kevin Henkes.
Pick of the Day: Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (DVD)
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Scaredy Squirrel finds an almost perfect friend in a slightly germy, drooling dog in this animated film from Weston Woods based on Melanie Watts’s picture book, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend.
Pick of the Day: What’s on MyPlate (DVD)
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Teach your students how to use the MyPlate concept to develop healthy eating habits with Learning ZoneXpress’s What’s on MyPlate, an excellent DVD for middle and high school students.
Pick of the Day: Curious George Swings into Spring (DVD)
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Celebrate spring with Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat in Curious George Swings into Spring, an upbeat celebration on DVD that’s sure to please kids.
Pick of the Day: Julian Bond (DVD)
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African-American activist Julian Bond relates his family’s struggle for equality in the starred DVD review of Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement from Filmakers Library.
Pick of the Day: An Original DUCKumentary (DVD)
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Meet a variety of ducks and learn all about them via breathtaking visuals and spot-on narration in PBS’s starred DVD production, An Original DUCKumentary..
Pick of the Day: You’re Not a Little Kid Anymore! Personal Hygiene (DVD)
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You’re Not a Little Kid Anymore! Personal Hygiene covers the basics that all elementary school kids should know. Check out this starred review.
Pick of the Day: Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists–Faith Ringgold (DVD)
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Introduce young viewers to Faith Ringgold, an amazing and influential African-American artist, in Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Faith Ringgold. Be sure to check out the starred review of this DVD.
Pick of the Day: Bone Wind Fire (DVD)
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Learn about the art and lives of three female artists—Georgia O’Keefe, Emily Carr, and Frida Kahlo—in Bone Wind Fire, a visually stunning production from National Film Board of Canada. Don’t miss this starred review.
Pick of the Day: Death and the Civil War (DVD)
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Death and the Civil War utilizes historical photographs and primary sources, especially letters written by soldiers, to present the history of the war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. Don’t miss the starred review of this DVD.
Pick of the Day: The Abolitionists (DVD)
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The struggles of the abolitionists to raise the collective consciousness of Northerners and Southerners to the horror of the slave system are recreated in The Abolitionists, an incredibly well-crafted DVD program. Check out the starred review.
Flipping the Classroom: A revolutionary approach to learning presents some pros and cons
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Flipping the classroom or library encourages students to learn at home through teacher-made videos, and frees up valuable class time to devote to discussions and exploring topics more deeply.
Pick of the Day: Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp (DVD)
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Donna Bateman’s clever juxtaposition of two very different but fragile ecosystems in Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp is just right for young children. In the DVD version, the artwork and minimal music let the rhyming text sing. Check out this starred review.
Pick of the Day: Merry Christmas, Splat
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Children will identify with Splat the cat’s quest for Christmas presents in the animated version of Rob Scotton’s Merry Christmas, Splat. Be sure to check out this starred review.
Pick of the Day: The Man Who Saved the World (DVD)
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Learn how one man changed the course of history during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in The Man Who Saved the World, a starred DVD from PBS.
Pick of the Day: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (DVD)
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Sherri Duskey Rinker’s story, Goodnight , Goodnight, Construction Site, about the machinery at a construction site winding down for the night, makes the most of every crunch, roar, and snore in the author’s rhyming text in DVD and audio formats. Check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Wapos Bay, Season 3 (DVD)
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Wapos Bay, a stop-animation DVD series from National Film Board of Canada, provides a realistic view of modern Cree life with touches of humor and a strong cultural undertone. Be sure to check out the starred review.
