PBS
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Many of the world's best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith, and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some, they're sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they're sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges, and extraordinary deeds of devotion. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on Earth.
2) The clocks
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 30
Language
English
Description
Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent--not the body of a dead man surrounded by clocks. When old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning the clocks, it's clear they are going to need a very good detective.
Publisher
PBS DIstribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It is a rare look at the over four-decade intimate relationship Ken Burns has with his America and beloved community of Walpole, NH, and the importance that a "sense of place" and belonging has in one's life. That the essential American fabric of patriotism and goodness are woven through each of us, and often, the road less traveled is a good decision.
Publisher
BBC Studios, Ltd., PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Princess Elizabeth was a child of thirteen on September 3, 1939, when her father King George VI informed the people that Britain was at war. This revelatory documentary tells the story of the Queen's experiences during WWII and how the longest-reigning monarch in British history was shaped by the war.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Explore science and nature in twelve outdoor adventures with favorite friends from Dinosaur Train and Elinor Wonders Why. In Dinosaur Train, Mom takes the kids to the desert on a playdate with Tank Triceratops. When the kids experience their first earthquake, they're prepared, thanks to excellent advice from Mom and the Conductor. In Elinor Wonders Why, Elinor and her pals notice they're unable to see ears on some animals. How can those animals hear?...
Series
Publisher
[Place of publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt as they meet amazing animals from around the world. With wild creatures and dastardly villains, Wild Kratts makes learning about animals and nature a fun-filled adventure!
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
George is tired of following the house rules?he wants a place of his own where he can draw on the walls and eat corn on the cob with his feet! He decides to build a tree house in the yard, but quickly learns that creating a house from scratch just might take more than a pile of plywood and a handful of nails.
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Daniel and his family love spending time outside in their neighborhood. Daniel learns about swimming safely at the beach and visits the Enchanted Garden to pick strawberries. When a windstorm makes a mess of the neighborhood playground, Daniel and his friends work together to clean up.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join Dr. Emily Zarka, who studies literature and film through the lens of monsters, as she deconstructs some of the most significant moments in zombie pop culture over the last 200 years to reveal what these creatures say about people. From our fears and conflicts to political uprisings, stories about zombies offer a way to better understand how ultimately, the monster feared the most is themselves.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's Valentine's Day in Pinkville. Pinkalicious can't wait to show her classmates just how much she loves them by making homemade collage valentines out of their favorite things. But what will Pinkalicious do when the valentines are accidently destroyed? She must come up with a creative solution fast.
11) Volcano Earth
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An intrepid team of volcano experts leads a daring expedition to reach the Virunga Mountains in East Africa, two of the world's most dangerous, spectacular, and least understood volcanoes. Join a team of volcanologists as they explore one of the world's most active and mysterious volcanoes in central Africa: Nyamuragira. What feeds its frequent eruptions? And what are the other hidden dangers?
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Creature teachers Chris and Martin Kratt will take families along on extraordinary animal-powered adventures. The show transforms the Kratt Brothers into animated versions of themselves, allowing the real-life zoologists to visit wild animals in their little-seen habitats and showcase key science concepts.
14) We love camping!
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Nighttime adventures are exciting when your favorite PBS KIDS friends go camping! When the Fuentes family goes camping but forget their tools, Rosie learns to use tools from nature. Can Molly and her dad help the Kratt brothers track a mysteriously missing wolf pack? When Katerina and her mom go to the "Dad and Me" Camp-out joined by Daniel Tiger and his dad, Henrietta assures Katerina that all families are different, and that's okay. Alma and her...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Explore humanity's relationship with nature and wildlife, as scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine ways that can restore the planet? The documentary series asks whether newfound awareness of nature could bring about a new chapter in the human story.
16) Into the Amazon
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rain forest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Two of the most celebrated men from their respective nations, Roosevelt and Rondon set out with twenty other adventurers in 1914. Over eight eventful weeks in one of the most remote places on earth, the ill-equipped...
18) Wild weather
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Tornados or sandstorms take simple ingredients like air, earth and water and transform them into something spectacular, powerful and incredibly dangerous. And despite scientists studying it for thousands of years, we know far less about how weather works than anyone might expect. This, however, is about to change: by teaming up with maverick experts and renowned specialists from all around the world, a whole range of fascinating new discoveries from...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In 1978, Oakley Hall III, the brilliant and charismatic founder of the Lexington Conservatory Theater, had it all. This is the harrowing tale of Hall's fall from grace, a bittersweet look at what was recaptured and a heartbreaking reminder of what was lost forever.