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- Could you survive in prehistoric times? : an interactive prehistoric adventure / by Braun, Eric,1971-author.(CARDINAL)353256; Valdrighi, Alessandro,illustrator.(CARDINAL)414890;
Includes bibliographical references and index."What would happen if you went back in time? Imagine stepping into the Stone Age and meeting some Neanderthals. Would it be a peaceful encounter or a Stone-Age smackdown? What if you went back to when dinosaurs roamed? Would you be a tasty snack for a T-Rex or the first human to tame fire? Remember, in a time before recorded history, just about everything could kill you. You Choose Books offer an exciting, immersive nonfiction learning experience where the reader chooses which path to take through the story. Along the way, readers learn about real time periods in a fun, interactive adventure"--Ages 8-11Grades 4-6630L- Subjects: Fiction.; Dinosaurs;
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- Becoming human / [videorecording]. by PBS Distribution (Firm)(CARDINAL)309769; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)(CARDINAL)189964;
First steps / produced by Jennifer Beman White ; written and directed by Graham Townsley (ca. 53 min.) -- Birth of humanity / written, produced and directed by Graham Townsley (ca. 53 min.) -- Last human standing / written, produced and directed by Graham Townsley (ca. 53 min.)Camera, Reuben Aaronson, Michael Anderson, Stan Barua, Chris Cox, Gary Grieg, Oliver Gurr, Tony Miller, Richard Slater Jones, Gordy Waterman ; ; animation/special effects, People's Republic of Animation, Pixeldust Studios ; editors, Jennifer Beman White, Barbara Burst, Paige Smith Lee ; original score, Joe Delia.Narrator, Lance Lewman."Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA's ... investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, footage shot "in the trenches" as fossils were unearthed, and ... computer-generated animation, [these programs] bring early hominids to life, examining how we became the creative and adaptable modern humans of today ... In the first episode ... encounter ... "Selam," the amazingly complete remains of a 3 million year-old child, packed with clues to why we split from the apes, came down from the trees, and started walking upright ... [T]he second episode investigates the riddle of "Turkana Boy"--A tantalizing fossil of Homo erectus, the first ancestor to leave Africa and colonize the globe ... [T]he final episode ... explores the origins of "us" -- where modern humans and our capacities for art, invention, and survival came from, and what happened when we encountered the mysterious Neanderthals"--Container.DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen ; stereo.- Subjects: Documentary television programs; Science television programs; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Fossil hominids.; Homo erectus; Human evolution.; Neanderthals.; Paleoanthropology.; Prehistoric peoples.; Primates; Social evolution.; Hominidae.; Biological Evolution.; Climate Change.; Cultural Evolution.;
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