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1) Forests
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to the physical characteristics and geographic locations of forests"--Provided by publisher.
2) Canyons
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Simple text and full-color photos explain how canyons form and why they are an important landform.
3) Caves
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Simple text and full-color photos explain how caves form and why they are an important landform.
4) Glaciers
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"Simple text and full-color photos explain how glaciers form and why they are an important landform"--Provided by publisher.
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Meet Stevie the Kiwi, an adventurous creature who will take students on a whirlwind trip to compare and contrast the human geography and landscapes of Australia and New Zealand. The Miniclip includes concepts such as geographical mapping, population, and natural and built environments.
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Follow an international TV crew on their adventure to document the rarely seen rain forest people deep in the interior of Ecuador and southern Peru. Host Norm Vidal finds acceptance among the shy and reclusive indigenous people. He sings, dances, and hunts with weapons made from the aguaje palm near the Pastaza River. Norm learns the delicate art of silent death by blowpipe and shares his dreams during an ancient firelight ceremony.
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After decades of war, Cambodia has emerged as one of the greatest escapes in Southeast Asia. Ross Shimmon tours the ancient villages and landscapes of the Khmer empire bordering Laos and Vietnam. Ross wanders the chilling "Killing Fields" of Choeung Ek where Khmer Rouge soldiers brutally murdered and tortured 17,000 Cambodian men, women, and children. He explores the magnificent temples of Angkor Wat, takes a helicopter ride across the flood plains...
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From the Great Wall to the magnificent Forbidden City, Ellis Emmett discovers the changing face of this exotic Far East nation in the first leg of this two-part journey. The intrepid trekker partakes in Peking duck to keep up his strength for a 5:00 a.m. tai chi session in the gardens of Beijing. Next, it's a three-day cruise down the legendary Yangtze River to explore the Three Gorges region. Ellis hams it up with elementary school kids, visits some...
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Host Karen Blaine travels deep into the heart of Patagonia to whitewater raft on one of the most challenging class 5 rapids on the planet. She sleeps in a cave, kayaks steel-blue waters, repels across raging rivers, and hikes through some of the most stunning scenery in South America.
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Host Marie Cruz lives her childhood dream by traveling 3,000 kilometers across one of the most romantic destinations on the dark continent. She takes part in the capture of a rampaging rogue bull elephant and visits the legendary Maasai people after floating across the stunning Serengeti plains in a hot air balloon.
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Join host Marie Cruz as she treks to see colorful tea plantations, volcanic mountain markets, and stunning waterfalls tumbling from the steamy jungles of Sumatra. On Java, she explores ancient temples, learns the magical art of the shadow puppets from its master, rides an elephant, and motorbikes through rugged hilltop communities to climb into a cage with a deadly komodo dragon.
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Costa Rica is considered the jewel of Central America. David Rocco traverses wild jungle rivers by horseback, treks the cloud forest of Monteverde, and hangs from a harness 75 feet above the tree canopy for a wild cable ride in the rainforest. David also explores the golden beaches in the Gulf of Nicoya, views smoldering volcanoes in the central valley, and gets a close look at the endangered scarlet macaw, jaguars, and pumas on the border of Nicaragua....
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Take a video tour of the ancient Roman ruins of Carthage in North Africa with host Mike Philpott. In part 1 of this two-part adventure, Mike visits the ancient Berber tribes who still live in cave dwellings dating back 2,000 years. Then, he tours the vast interior Ksar region and wanders the back streets of the centuries-old Arab quarter in Tunis. And he can't help but feel the rhythm as exotic belly dancers heat up the desert night.
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Host Norm Vidal explores Indian villages and open-air markets of the Andes Mountains. He travels on the roof of a train through the Ecuadorian interior and finds himself looking down the barrel of a soldier's machine gun during a military coup while hitchhiking the rugged and dangerous Pan-American Highway. Expect the unexpected in this real-life adventure video!
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Adventure traveler Ellis Emmett crosses the rugged northern region of the Andes Mountains and explores the thermal hot springs enjoyed by nomadic Inca tribes more than 800 years ago. Ellis then makes his way to the wine region of Mendoza. His trip includes a paragliding flight with the national Argentinean champion, and a trail ride on a local dude ranch through the semi-arid desert region. Ellis wraps up his journey among a bevy of beauties, all...
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Cuba is one of the most contentious yet colorful Caribbean islands in the entire Southern Hemisphere. Host Ross Shimmon wanders the back streets of old Havana, scopes out a local rum museum, learns how to properly roll cigars, and dances the night away at a smoke-filled flamenco bar. Ross sees Fidel Castro at a large street demonstration, explores an underground limestone cave and an 18th-century coffee plantation in the region of Pinar del Rio. Next,...
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Discover stunning scenery with host Norm Vidal as he gets up close to exotic sea life on this string of volcanic islands 600 miles off the coast of South America. Norm scuba dives with schools of hammerhead and white-tipped sharks. Later, on a tour of the famous Charles Darwin Research Center, Norm meets "Lonesome George" - the last surviving giant turtle of its species left on the planet.
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Bermuda may be small, but as Ross Shimmon discovers, it has a ton of amazing attractions, including some awesome wreck diving opportunities and fabulous old British fortresses. Ross explores an underground cave complex, stops by the local racetrack, and scopes out the wildlife at an impressive little zoo. Ross winds up his trip swimming with some bottlenose dolphins, eating traditional rum cake, and exploring the original slave trade route in the...
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Travel by camel through the gateway to the southern region of the Sahara Desert. Join host Mike Philpott in part two of this North African video tour as he eats lamb by firelight, sleeps in a desert oasis, and travels 5,000 kilometers across hostile desert to discover forgotten ancient villages and amazing Roman ruins.