Mass.) WGBH (Television station : Boston
Publisher
Spire Films/WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sister Wendy Beckett comes to America for a spectacular tour that blends art, history, culture and storytelling into one delightful experience ... as she guides you through six of America's greatest art museums."
5) Fidel Castro
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The Cuban dictator is profiled through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad.
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Ming Tsai is the award-winning chef/owner of Blue Ginger and the author of three cookbooks. By using Ming's master recipes, anyone can create a variety of dishes, keeping dining at home interesting and fun - whether you're a beginner or experienced cook.
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In Arthur's teacher trouble, Arthur's first day of third grade forces him to face his new teacher, the dreaded Mr. Ratburn. In Arthur's spelling trubble, Arthur, Prunella and The Brain are chosen to compete in the annual all-school Spell-a-thon. In Arthur plays the blues, Arthur gets a new piano teacher.
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Started in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, the CCC was used as a way to not only help unemployed Americans, but to help conserve some of the country's forests and parks. Over the next ten years it would employ over 3 million men who planted trees, fought fires, and helped their families financially. Features interviews and archived footage.
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
(First story) In order to prove to his parents that he is ready to take care of his own dog, Arthur starts up a pet business. His first client is the notorious "Perky", a canine who comes with her own pet food recipes and a long list of pet peeves. (Second story) D.W. wants to be just like Arthur. How can Arthur pursuade D.W. that the world is only big enough for one Arthur? (Third story) Binky volunteers to look after Francine's cat, Nemo, for the...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 1906 in America it was first discovered that humans could transmit typhoid fever. This is a dramatization of the outbreak and a profile of Irish cook Mary Mallon, known as 'Typhoid Mary'. Quarantined against her will, the story reveals the newfound power of health officials to protect the masses, often at the expense of personal liberties.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Examines the most critical health threats facing the world today by portraying conditions in over twenty countries, examining why diseases that are curable still persist, the efforts to treat them, and the dangers of new "superbugs."
Series
Publisher
Random House Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
(First story) Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's teacher moves in to their house when his roof collapses. Arthur fears Mr. Ratburn will be teaching and grading him every second of the day. (Second story) Arthur and his friends decide to invent their own holiday during January when the long winter has begun to bore them. (Third story) Neighbors come together when a big blizzard in Elwood City sends all the residents scambling for supplies and shelter.
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When the members can't agree on the club's rules, they each set up their own club. Then, Sue Ellen becomes obsessed with the Internet game Virtualgoose.com and starts seeing her friends as geese to be conquered. Next, another computer game inspires a real-life camping trip.
