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The raw early Earth had plenty of color but that was nothing compared with what was going to come next. That canvas was about to be painted with a vast new palette and the source of those colors was life. Green is the color of the natural world and yet it's the one color plants have evolved not to use. The huge diversity of human skin tones tells the story of how humanity spread and ultimately conquered the planet. But the true masters of color turn...
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The colors that we see are only a fraction of what's out there. Beyond the rainbow there are colors invisible to our eyes. In this episode, Dr. Helen Czerski tells the story of scientific discovery. To see the universe in a whole new light, Helen takes to the skies in a NASA jumbo jet equipped with a 17 ton infrared telescope. We can't see in ultra violet, but many animals can. Helen explores what the world looks like to the birds and the bees. With...
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Dr. Helen Czerski seeks out the colors that turned planet earth multicolored. To investigate the essence of sunlight, Helen travels to California to visit the largest solar telescope in the world. She discovers how the most vivid blue is formed from sulphur atoms deep within the Earth's crust and why the presence of red ochre is a key sign of life. In gold, she discovers why this most precious of metals shouldn't even exist on the surface of the planet...
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Designed to teach babies and toddlers to identify colors by means of color characters, guessing which colors will jump in and out of familiar objects, and watching color characters color black and white pictures. Features the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black and white.
6) What color?
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For ages one through eight, this DVD presents the signs for twelve colors. In response to the question "What Color?' there will be a corresponding handshape presented along with the sign for the color. For example the sign for red and worm use the same handshape and the sign for blue and window use the same handshape. This method allows the child to remember the color sign more easily.
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"I went walking. What did you see? I saw a black cat looking at me." So begins a young boy's exciting adventure with a menagerie of colorful animals. And by the end of his walk, he has a zany parade following him. Children of all ages will enjoy identifying the animals and colors and signing the text. A section at the end of the DVD teaches signed vocabulary. An accompanying book is available.
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Buffo, a former Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus clown as well as a White House guest uses sign language in performing various acts to teach certain concepts. Three games and one championship game called Signtastic is included on this DVD with special emphasis on learning the signs for colors.
11) We sign: Colors
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One volume in an instructional sign language series that presents materials using Contact Signing in a sing-along fashion. Directions are clear and easy to follow and graphics are good. Although useful for all ages, the primary target audience is children.