Peter Coyote
4) Hatchet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series examines how the American people and leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged America's identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of democracy. Includes Spanish SDH.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
Publisher
UFO TV
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
"Narrated by Peter Coyote, Out Of The Blue, is widely considered the best documentary ever made about Unidentified Flying Objects. The producers traveled around the world to investigate some of the most famous UFO events on record. Through exclusive interviews with high-ranking military and government personnel, this award-winning film supports the theory that some UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin."--Container.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
These giant trees stretch more than 300 feet above the ground, with hidden gardens and mysterious predators thriving within their canopy. Obsessive redwood climber Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University investigates their monster crowns, tallying biological material and discovering new record-breaking trees, while escaping falling branches and crashing trees in the process. Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay charts the redwood range.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The American Buffalo delves into over 10,000 years of North American history, exploring the evolution and significance of buffalo to Native American people on the Great Plains and highlighting the near-extinction of the American buffalo, driven by factors such as the buffalo robe trade, westward expansion, diseases, and drought. The second episode follows a diverse group, including Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Goodnight, in their efforts to rescue...
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Unlike most people, young Sara Hopkins is willing to take God at His word. So, when she hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. What begins with a mysteriously healed bird leads to people suddenly cured of their misery and misfortune all over town. But the overwhelming crush of notoriety and press attention soon takes its toll on Sara. Will her family be able to save their miracle girl before it's too late?
Publisher
On Screen Films
Pub. Date
p2009, 1993
Language
Español
Description
In the remote Qinling Mountains of central China, a research team has spent 10 years with wild pandas. The offspring of captive pandas are rare and sickly compared to those naturally raised, and scientists race to discover why, before their habitats and population disappear.
Desde la profundidad de las impenetrables montañas de Qin Ling localizadas al Este de China, sea testigo de como viven algunos de los últimos pandas en su hábitat natural....
13) Great migrations
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
"Takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species. Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this collection tells the formidable, powerful stories of many of the planet's species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights with breathtaking high-definition clarity."--Container.
Language
English
Description
Relive the adventure and magic in one of the most beloved motion pictures of all-time, from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. Captivating audiences of all ages, this timeless story follows the unforgettable journey of a lost alien and the ten-year-old boy he befriends.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A story of an alien stranded on Earth and his relationship with a young boy. For the 20th anniversary, the film was reissued with a digitally remixed soundtrack, additional footage and computer-generated enhancements to existing scenes.
17) Prohibition
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. Raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality.
18) Cats and dogs
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
National Geographic explores the genetic journey of cats and dogs and examines the amazing relationship that has evolved over the years between people and these animals.
19) $5 a day
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
After being released from jail for a crime his dad committed, Ritchie Flynn Parker, the son of a thrifty conman, begrudgingly joins his father on the road, after years of separation. Ritchie Flynn is a reformed conman who doesn't want anything to do with his father. He also feels he is being conned into joining his father on the road, but soon learns the real reason for this, and the lessons he learns will change his life. Conman Nat Parker wants...
20) The Vietnam War
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick : Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who...