 1-2-3 I Can Sculpt
| | Get your young artists started! Clear techniques and simple concepts spark inspiration, encourage discovery and build a real sense of accomplishment. Fun-filled sculpting activities with step-by-step instructions will help kids create a toothy crocodile, a sunbathing sea lion, a flock of birds and more.
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 30 Years of National Geographic Specials (DVD)
| | Embark on a spectacular journey though 3 decades of
discovery & adventure in these highlights from the best of National Geographic Specials!
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500 Nations: Attack On Culture Volume 8 (VHS)
| | Volume 8 explores the legislative attack on native ways,
including the disbanding of communal land. Reservations are divided into 160-acre parcels that are offered to individual Indians; the remaining vast expanses are sold.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
| | Lucy directs a Christmas play and Charlie Brown contributes a forlorn evergreen tree. Everyone makes fun of it - until the real meaning of Christmas works it magic on the entire Peanuts gang.
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
| | Good Grief! Charlie Brown's T-Day party is in danger of offering only cold cereal and toast - until Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock chip in to save the (Thanksgiving) Day.
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A Child's Introduction to The Night Sky
| | With the help of this book & the handy Star Finder, you'll learn all about the stars, planets, & other interesting things above our heads, & about the amazing explorers & thinkers who have unraveled their secrets.
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A Colony of Seals
| | A Colony of Seals Explores the fascinating natural life of the seal family, including harbor seals, se lions, and elephant seals, from playful pups to nurturing mothers to raging males.
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A Falconer's Memoir (VHS)
| | This film follows world-renowned falconer Dan O'Brien as he
trains a falcon, struggles to survive on the prairie and reminisces about the past.
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A Guide to Backyard Astronomy: Your Guide to Star hopping & Exploring the Universe
| | Was there ever life on Mars? Will Earth be hit by an asteroid? Are there any other solar systems? Backyard Astronomy guides you through the mysteries of the universe & tells you everything you need to know about becoming a proficient backyard astronomer.
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A Legend From Crazy Horse Clan
| | The symbolic role of man & women is evident throughout this legend. The legend describes the male viewpoint of manhood, religions, courtship, aging, and death. The characters are gentle, yet there is a strong underlying theme of tribal identity.
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A Paper Hug
| | Have you ever said good-bye to someone very dear? Here's a story about a little boy who figured out the best gift to give his dad who was leaving to serve his country…A Paper Hug.
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A Sioux Chronicle
| | This book is a continuation of the history of the Sioux. It has been said that Sioux history ended with the surrender of Crazy Horse & the flight of Sitting Bull, but this is a record of their peaceful war against the US government.
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A Tattoo On My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973 (DVD)
| | "I'm so glad that I was part of history…modern day Indian
history…the red power movement changed our history for us…" ~Madonna ThunderHawk
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 A Treasury of Games
| | This trunk includes a wonderful variety of games centered on the differnt areas of the Journey Museum. Theses activities are a great addition for students, organizations, tourists, or any visitor touring the museum.
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Aegean Dynasty
| | VHS Archaeology series. A study of the Lost City of the Aegean - Atlantis - and of the Lost Treasures of Troy.
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Aegean: Legacy of Atlantis
| | VHS Time Life's Lost Civilizations series. Study about the history and archaeology of the lands that gave rise to Greek myths and the story of the island of Atlantis.
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Africa: A History Denied
| | VHS Time Life Lost Civilization series. Study of cultures of ancient Africa and the European misinterpretation of Africa's past; special emphasis put on the fabled kingdom of Great Zimbabwe and the Swahili Coast.
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Agriculture for Children Where Food is Grown (DVD)
| | Viewers learn that weather and climate are the biggest factors
in determining what kinds of food can be grown in different parts of the world & food that is grown across the United States, from cranberries in Massachusetts to apples in Washington State!
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Air - Experience Science Module
| | Air Takes Up Space; Hot Air; Cold Air; Air Pushes on Things; Using Air to Move Things; Parachutes and Airplanes.
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Air Pollution
| | This book discusses what air pollution is then describes what you can do to help minimize air pollution.
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Alive - Experience Science Module
| | Raising Brine Shrimp; Ocean Animals; Animal Structures and Habitats; Plant Structures.
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All Aboard the Dinotrain
| | Load the cargo, stoke the coal, this dinotrain is set to roll! The hills are steep, the ride is long, but dinotrainers won't go wrong…Unless the trainosaurus wrecks…! It won't will it?
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All About Airplanes and Flying Machines
| | Enjoy the splendor of Yosemite National Park from a hang glider and jump with a record breaking 100-man skydiving team. See beautiful Boeing airliners and experience the Wright Brother's first historic flights. Learn about airplanes, blimps, helicopters, paragliders, and so much more. Narrated by kids for kids. Learning has never been so fun.
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All About Animal Adaptions (DVD)
| | Have you ever wondered why grizzly bears are brown and polar bears are white? This video shows how nature has helped animals change their characteristics over extended periods of time.
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All About Birds (DVD)
| | Children learn about the main characteristics of birds and take a look at their similar needs. Young students find out about the process of egg laying and hatching in this fun look at some of the most common birds. A hands-on experiment is included.
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All About Caring For Plants (DVD)
| | Discover the basic necessities of a variety of plants, including
sunlight, water, appropriate temperature and proper nutrients. Kids also find out how changes in the environment can influence a plant’s growth in an exciting, hands-on activity.
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All About Dinosaurs (DVD)
| | Viewing of vivid illustrations and fossil discoveries. Students
compare the dinosaurs to their modern kin -- snakes, lizards
and crocodiles. They listen to different theories on what happened to the dinosaurs? A hands-on experiment is included.
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All About Earthquakes (DVD)
| | From rocks and mineral to earthquakes and volcanoes, children will be fascinated by this hands-on approach to learning about the Earth.
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All About Fish (DVD)
| | Students learn more about the body structures of fish as well
as how they reproduce and protect themselves in their underwater environment. A fun, hands-on experiment is included.
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All About Forest Ecosystems
| | One of the "Ecosystems for Children" series, this DVD covers ecosystems where trees are the major plant life form and the three different types of forests found around the world, plus the plant and animal life found there.
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All About Motion & Balance (DVD)
| | Understanding the world around us can be a real adventure! Kids travel along as our young host explores the world of physical science and how it can be seen, touched, and understood in everyday life.
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All About Rain, Snow, Sleet & Hail (DVD)
| | What makes the sky open up? How is water changed into all
of these different forms? Young students will find the answers. Hands-on demonstrations & a visit with a meteorologist show how measurement and observation help determine the forecast.
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All About Solids, Liquids & Gases
| | Young students are introduced to the three common forms of matter. They learn that all things are made up of tiny particles called atoms and that the movement of these particles determines the form that matter takes. Kids also discover how matter can change from one form into another when energy is added or taken away.
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All About Stars (DVD)
| | NASA footage and lively animation will pique kids' curiosity.
Hands-on activities are ideal for students to use as ideas for science fair projects.
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All About the Water Cycle (DVD)
| | Discover the amazing process by which Earth's water supply
has been recycled over millions of years, centering on three stages: evaporation, condensation and precipitation. A hands-on demonstration shows how to create a mini-water cycle in a bowl.
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All About Trains for Kids
| | Almost 60 minutes of all-new rail adventure -real trains, toy trains, steamers, and diesels, plus new music by James Coffey. We take you back to the days when gorgeous steam locomotives like the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha pounded the rails.
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All About Turkeys (VHS)
| | A fun- and fact-filled look at turkeys. The program features
footage of wild turkeys, a turkey song, a lesson on how to draw a turkey, a tour of their natural habitat and more.
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All About Volcanoes (DVD)
| | Children will learn the ins and outs of these lava-spewing
mountains, examining their anatomy while learning about three major types: shield, cinder cone and composite volcanoes. A hands-on activity demonstrates how a volcano erupts.
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Amazing Animals: Animal Babies
| | Animated host, Henry the Lizard, discoveres some different ways that animals "bring up the kids."
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Amazing Art Adventures (#2 Color) DVD
| | Each painting of artist Floyd Newsum is a splash of color and African culture. Primary, secondary, and complimentary colors, as well as contrast are illustrated through a graphic animated color wheel and an adventure to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. Floyd paints one of his fractured landscapes as he illustrates the use of color.
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Amazing Native American History: A Book of Answers for Kids
| | Discover how a game of lacrosse let to a victory for the Ojibqa tribe against the British, find out why the Menominees are called the wild rice people, and meet some of the great heroes of Native America. Enjoy the holidays, foods, dances, & stories of these diverse peoples and find the answers to all your questions about Native American history.
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America's Deserts: Guide to Plants and Animals
| | America's Deserts is a complete guide for nature buffs of all ages; it includes maps, places to visit and additional resources.
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America's Heroes: Inspiring Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, & Patriotism
| | This book tells about the American Heroes that showed courage, sacrifice, and patriotism during the terrorist attack in NYC on September 11, 2001.
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American Community: Cow Towns
| | One of a series; this details daily life in towns of the old west; the people, businesses, cattle trails and law and order in such towns.
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American Community:Frontier Settlements
| | One of a series; this details the travel of pioneers west beginning in the mid 1700's; pioneer life, activities and homes; also a chapter on Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap.
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American Indian Cooking & Herb Lore
| | This book describes the herb gathering , preparation and use of traditional Native American dishes.
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American Indian Families
| | Learn about some of the cultural aspects of American Indian Families such as: names, marriage, and growing old.
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American Indian Festivals
| | Learn about sacred places, rain dances, and other special events in American Indian culture.
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American Indian Foods
| | Learn about hunting and gathering in American Indian cultures.
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American Indian Games
| | Play games from the American Indian kit that involve objects from nature. Included are Materials and instructions for a dice game, stick game, and
Hetu, information about the role games played in the American Indian way of life, and a lesson plan idea for grade 5.
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An Introduction to the Lakota Language
| | Students will watch a DVD with lakota words, proper pronunciation, and translation. A notebook and flash cards are also provided. This kit centers around an exhibit in the Sioux Indain Museum located in the Journey Museum.
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 Animal Playground (Music CD)
| | Take a walk on the wild side with this global musical journey into the animal kingdom.
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Aquarium Habitats - Experience Science Module
| | Observing Daphnia; Population Changes; Observing Aquatic Organisms; Guppies; The Food Web; Water Pollution.
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Archaeologists Dig for Clues
| | A Stage 2, "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out" science book. Join in on an archaeological dig & make some exciting discoveries about how scientists learn about the past. Read & find out how rocks, seeds, & dirt can suggest what life was like thousands of years ago.
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Archaeology For Kids
| | Kids love to dig and discover! These 25 projects teach kids the techniques that unearthed Neanderthal caves, Tutankhamen's tomb, the buried city of Pompeii, and Tenochtitlan, capital of the ancient Aztec empire.
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Archaeology with Bill Nye the Science Guy (DVD)
| | The Science Guy examines some ancient artifacts. He
demonstrates how archeologists collect, label and catalog evidence of past cultures. The program offers educational hands-on activities and includes an on-disk teacher's guide.
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Archie's War
| | Archie was 10 years old and crazy about comics in 1914 when WWI started. Archie's War is a scrapbook of what life would have been like living in London at the time. The scrapbook chronicles events good and bad that touched Archie's life.
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Arrows - Wahin Kpe
| | Step by step video and picture instructions. Kit contains items for safe, suitable arrow making (no bow included) and information on the History, assembly, and flight of the arrow.
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Atlas of the Constellations: Discover the Secrets of the Night Sky
| | This is a wonderfully accessible & comprehensive guide to the night sky for aspiring astronomers or anyone who has ever been captivated by the beauty of the stars.
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Badlands Fossil Box
| | Students will learn about the animals, rock formations and fossils found in the Badlands National Park of South Dakota. This box includes an Ammonite, Mosasaur teeth, a Baculite, and a section of a Titanothere jaw. Also provided is a Golden Guide Book of Fossils, flashcards and general information and maps of the Badlands National Park.
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Baseball Saved Us
| | "Surrounded by guards, fences, and desert, Japanese-Americans in an internment camp create a baseball field. A young boy tells how baseball gave them a purpose while enduring injustice and humiliation."
~American Bookseller, "Pick of the Lists"
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Biomes of the World: Deserts
| | One of a series about world life zones, this features info on the desert, its animals and plants and the process of desertification and its affects on our planet.
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Bison: Our Wild World Series
| | How fast can bison run? What is a wallow? When are calves born? Why do bulls bellow? He author reveals the answers to these questions, and many more. You will find out what Bison are really like and how they live in Our Wild World.
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Black Elk's The Sacred Pipe
| | This book is a record of Black Elk's account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux which was recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown.
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Black Hills Journey of the Felis concolor
| | This is the story of the Felis concolor (mountain lion). The trunk includes games and lessons about the plight of the mountain lion as it reached near extinction to a healthy return in the Black Hills. This trunk includes a tanned pelt and prepared skull.
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Blue Planet: Seas of Life
| | VHS video of 2/individual videos: Open Ocean, about life on the sea bed, five miles below the surface; and The Deep, a study of the mountain ranges, hydrothermal vents and weird life forms that live at incredible depths.
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Bones Rock! Everything You Need to Know to Be a Paleontologist
| | This book gives you the real dirt on not only digging for dinos, but also finding, cleaning, & studying them. Follow Paleo Pete on the adventure of a lifetime-an adventure that can last a lifetime!
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Bows and Arrows
| | This kit provides steps to making an arrow and research paper that discusses the materials many Plains Indians used when creating arrows for battle and hunting. Sharp objects are included in this kit.
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Brain Tanning: Bison Robes the Native American Way (DVD)
| | During the last century, the traditional method of Native
American tanning was nearly forgotten. Now this age-old technique has been captured in this documentary demonstrating how to use the bison's brains to soften its hide.
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Buffalo Box
| | This authentic buffalo box is used to store tipi accessories. The box has the bison hair intact and has buckskin thong ties. Our buffalo box contains buffalo soap, bone paint brush, bone awl, stomach, hoof sheaths, shoulder blade, bladder pouch, bladder, foot bone, dew claw, milk teeth, tail, bull horn cap, rawhide, leg bone flesher, and deer sinew. For special tour presentations in the museum or for a presentation in the classroom.
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Buffalo Soldiers
| | They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. The town dishonors these brave African-American men but their Native American foes do not. Apache leader Victorio and other warriors give the horsemen a name of honor and strength: Buffalo Soldiers.
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Chemistry - Experience Science Module
| | Properties of Matter; Atoms, Molecules and Compounds; Chemical Reactions; The Periodic Table; Mixtures, Solutions, and Suspensions; Surface Tension, and Bubbles; Acids and Bases; Polymers.
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Children of Native America Today
| | What does it mean to grow up Native American? There's a lot going on, and you won't read about it in a history book. This book includes some of the 500 Native nations and culture groups living in the USA, each with its own special heritage.
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Children of The Great Depression
| | Drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, and other first-hand accounts, acclaimed author Russell Freedman takes a close look at the lives of young Americans during a catastrophic era in our history. Illustrated with notable photos by Dorthea Lange and Walker Evans, here is a moving account that places the Great Depression in context and shows its human face.
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Chinese New Year (VHS)
| | The most important and popular of all Chinese festivals.
Traditions have remained constant over centuries, while a Chinese dragon-making project invites children to discover their own creativity
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City of Bees
| | Explore the secret, complex world of honeybees from a childs point of view. Six-year-old Oliver and his young friends join a beekeeper as he cares for his beehives over the course of a year. The children study everything from how a queen bee rules the hive, the various jobs each bee performs, how bees pollinate and how bees can fly at amazing speeds. With colorful imagery, learning activities, and remarkable up-close video, viewers of all ages will be enchanted and informed about the remarkable world that is the City of Bees.
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Classification - Experience Science Module
| | Microorganisms; Fungi: Yeast, Molds, and Mushrooms; Classifying Plants; Plant Research Pojects; Classifying Animals; Animal Research Projects.
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Clue, Clue, Who's Got The Clue?
| | Hunt for clues and visit some great museum artifacts while you do! Teams of middle school and high school students, groups, and individuals will have fun using a GPS and waypoints to find clues. The collection of clues is used to discover a historical person or artifact in one of the Journey’s galleries! This activity takes place on the museum grounds.
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Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
| | This book explores history through simple recipes used during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Cowboys and Cowgirls Yippee-Yay!
| | In words and pictures, this book captures the excitement and adventure of the Old West. Colorful watercolors deftly re-create cowboys' clothing, equipment, and lifestyle, and the lively text includes descriptions of famous cowboys and cowgirls.
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Cowboys of the Wild West
| | This book describes cowboy life in the Wild West.
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Cranberry Sauce Flotilla
| | Various songs which include: Sleep Under Stars, Little Bird, and Fiddle-I-Fee.
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Crime Scene Investigations
| | What could be more exciting than turning your students into super sleuths to discover scientific principles and techniques? This unique resource for classroom science teachers gives students the chance to become crime scene investigators with 60 exciting lessons and activity sheets in earth, life, and physical science as well as science inquiry & technology.
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Curious Kids Guides Insects and Bugs
| | Children are full of questions about the world around them, and this book is an accessible, fun-to-read resource that answers all their questions about insects and bugs-and some they haven't thought of yet.
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Dark Dynasties
| | VHS Archaeology series. Cultural and archaeological study of the ancient Asian bells of the Bronze Age; the efforts to preserve the ancient ruins of Angkor, under siege due to plunder and war.
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Deserts
| | Full color photos, maps, diagrams with introductory info about the desert, its geological make-up, plants, animals and human cultures.
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Digging For Dinosaurs (DVD)
| | Pick up a shovel, grab a brush and help put together a 65 million -year-old puzzle! Professor Fossilworth, a rather unconventional paleontologist, is searching for fossils that will provide more clues about how dinosaurs lived and died, and kids can travel along on his adventurous journey.
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Digging Up Dinosaurs
| | Walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs in the Rocky Mountains & Badlands with paleontologist Jack Horner! He'll teach you everything you need to know about Digging Up Dinosaurs!
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Dinosaur (DVD)
| | Dinosaur takes you inside the world of paleontologist and the real-life monsters they study. Experience the process of discovery, the excitement of digging, reconstruction, and the realization of how dinosaurs lived and died.
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DINOSPHERE: A 3-5 Grade Unit of Study (CD)
| | This unit of study is designed for teachers of Grades 3-5. Lessons are designed to build upon each other and can be completed with classroom resources, library books, and by visiting The Children's Museum Dinosphere Web site.
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DINOSPHERE: A 6-8 Grade Unit of Study (Book)
| | This unit of study is designed for teachers of Grades 6-8. Lessons are designed to build upon each other and can be completed with classroom resources, library books, and by visiting The Children's Museum Dinosphere Web site.
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DINOSPHERE: A K-2 Grade Unit of Study (CD)
| | This unit of study is designed for teachers of Grades K-2. Lessons are designed to build upon each other and can be completed with classroom resources, library books, and by visiting The Children's Museum Dinosphere Web site.
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Discover Amazing Earth (A Magic Skeleton Book)
| | Pull the tabs to see the amazing forces of nature at work. Find out about earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, rivers, & oceans- then pull the tabs to see just how they work. Go on to discover what humans have done to the planes & how we can help protect it.
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Do Pirates Take Baths?
| | Come along for a shiver-me-timbers sea voyage and find out all about pirates! Any young pretend pirate will want to know such things as how you get to be a pirate, how pirates capture a ship, and, of course, whether those rascally ocean goers take baths.
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Dog Soldier Societies of the Plains
| | This book gives the definitive illustrated account of the warrior societies & cults of the Plains tribes. The Indians believed that their societies & cults originated in legends, visions, or dreams.
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Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year
| | Gung Hay Fat Choy! It's Chinese New Year and there are so many fun things to do like shop at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eat New Year's dinner with the whole family, receive red envelopes from the grandparents, and best of all…watch the spectacular New Year's Parade!
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Driving Around the USA: Automobiles in American Life
| | People identify with their cars in ways they never did for other modes of transportation. This book describes how drive-in movies gave way to drive-through restaurants, banks, and even wedding chapels. Martin W. Sandler's book takes readers on a road trip to today's modern car culture.
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Dust to Eat: Drought and Depression in the 1930's
| | The 1930s in America will always be remembered for twin disasters- the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. These two events combined to create a cycle of unemployment, poverty, and despair that affected every man, woman, and child.
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Eagles: Our Wild World Series
| | How many feathers does an eagle have? What color is a golden eagle's beak? Where does a bald eagle build its aerie? When do eaglets hatch? The author reveals the answers to these questions, and many more. You will find out what Eagles are really like.
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Early Lakota Painting
| | This kit provides materials and instructions on how to recreate a Lakota story, and a research paper which examines the purposes of paint in the Lakota society. The concept of painting is discussed in the areas of meaning, color, tools, and symbols. A Brainstorming activity for grade 9 is included.
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Earth - Experience Science Module
| | Water and Weather; The Sky; Landforms; Earth's Resources.
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Earth Science for Children: All About Earth's History (DVD)
| | Over the course of its 4.5 billion-year history, the Earth has undergone a great number of changes- from a red-hot ball of molten lava to a planet with an environment capable of sustaining life.
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Earth Science for Children: All About Fossils (DVD)
| | Children have probably seen them in books or on display in museums, but what are fossils, and just how did they form over millions of year? Young viewers will learn about the answers to these questions and more in this video.
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 EarthOpoly
| | This game celebrates the Earth one turn at a time! Players buy properties then collect Carbon Credits & trade them in for Clean Air. The game teaches about our planet and how to care for it as you play.
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Edge of America
| | When new man in town Kenny Williams (James McDaniel), takes a new job as an English teacher at the Three Nations Reservation in Utah, he finds it difficult to fit in with the close-knit Native American community. But by taking on the challenge of coaching the womens high school basketball team, both the girls and he learn what it takes to finally believe in themselves and in others. From Director Chris Eyre, whom People Magazine calls the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time and acclaimed Writer Willy Holtzman comes this heart-warming tale that you should not miss.
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Egypt: Quest for Eternity
| | VHS video about archaeological study of 30 centuries of Egyptian culture along the Nile River.
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Egypt: Quest for Immortality
| | VHS Time Life series on Lost Civilizations. Study of ancient Egyptian culture and artifacts with emphasis on Howard Carter's 1922 excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamen.
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Electricity - Expericence Science Module
| | Static Electricity; Building a Circuit; Conductors and Insulators; Circuit Puzzles; Series and Parallel Circuits; Fuses; Making a Battery; Electricity and Magnetism.
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Elephant
| | Learn how the elephant has become one of the most cherished, yet endangered, animals in the world.
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Energy and Matter - Experience Science Module
| | Measuring Temperature; States of Matter; Melting and Insulation; Expanding and Contracting; Solar Energy; Energy Changes; Elements and Atoms; Surface Tension and Bubbles; Solutions and Crystals; Chemical Reactions.
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Envision 3100 Ground Water Simulator
| | This Plexiglas model has simulated rock formations and alluvial deposits, wells to various depths, a septic tank, leaking underground storage tanks, and dykes to simulate contaminated aquifers. The E-3100 is a visual example of how ground water flows, and where it hides.
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Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas
| | VHS Nat'l Geo video about the eternal clash between predator and prey in northern Botswana, as hyenas and lions live their lives amid constant warring over territory.
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Excursion into Lakota Culture
| | This program immerses a group or classroom in Lakota culture and history through the use of videos, vocabulary, reading, art, writing, and geography. This kit contains a teacher guide with copy masters, 20 “The South Dakota Story” text books, example of a parfleche, pattern for a buffalo hide winter count, “Song of the Ghost Dance” sheet music, “Canyon Trilogy” flute music CD, “The American Indian’s Sacred Ground” DVD, and SD Adventures and SD Public Television Network DVD.
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Explore Our Planet Earth (CD-ROM)
| | Discover and learn a wealth of information about the Earth through spectacular multi-media content. Look into the eye of a hurricane and study volcanoes and earthquakes. Learn what causes the tides and why we have rainbows. Examine the very structure of our home planet Earth.
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Explore Outer Space (CD-ROM)
| | Discover and learn a wealth of information about the universe through spectacular multi-media content. Learn how the universe began and delve into the mystery of its immense age. Understand the inherent structure of our solar system and grasp the essence of galactic clusters. Ponder the awesome life cycle of stars and experience the terror of black holes.
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Explore Outer Space (CD-ROM)
| | Discover and learn a wealth of information about the universe through spectacular multi-media content. Learn how the universe began and delve into the mystery of its immense age. Understand the inherent structure of our solar system and grasp the essence of galactic clusters. Ponder the awesome life cycle of stars and experience the terror of black holes.
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Explore The Age of Dinosaurs (CD-ROM)
| | Discover and learn a wealth of information about the ancient age of dinosaurs through spectacular multi-media content. Marvel at flying dinosaurs and tremble at the massive meat eaters. Examine the evolutionary history of these ancient giants and discover the reasons they became extinct.
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Exploring Space - Experience Science Module
| | The Planets; Planet Size and Distance; Gravity and Orbits; Launching a Rocket; Toys in Space; Constellations; Properties of Stars.
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Extraordinary Women of the American West
| | Each book in the Extraordinary People series brings together sixty to eighty stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss. By examining the lives of extraordinary achievers through the centuries, a unique history comes alive for the ethnic, professional, or social group covered in each book.
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Eyewitness Dog (VHS)
| | Based on the revolutionary book series, Eyewitness video is
the ultimate guide to natural history. Journey into a three-dimensional "virtual museum" where live action photography creates the sensation of being inside the picture.
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Eyewitness: Dinosaur (DVD)
| | DINOSAUR takes you inside the world of palwontologists and the reaal-life monsters they study. Experience the process fo discovery- the excitement of digging, reconstruction, and the realization of how dinosaurs lived and died.
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Eyewitness: Ocean (DVD)
| | OCEAN visits the alien world of the deep, bringing us face to face with some of the most bizarre creatures on our planet. Ocean inhabitants have always remained mysterious, yet oceans contain 99% of the living space on the planet- an enormous habitat for an amazing aquatic population.
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Eyewitness:Sharks
| | Travel to the murky world of sharks and their relatives and see what motives these fascinating creatures.
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Forces, Motion, and Machines- Experience Science Module
| | Forces and Motion; Measuring Force; Friction; Inclined Planes; Levers; Wheels and Axles and Gears; Pulleys; Sound; Magnets.
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Forensics with Bill Nye the Science Guy
| | Join Bill as he explores the world of forensic science. Learn how detectives reconstruct events from the past using bloodhounds, fingerprints and DNA.
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Fossils Tell of Long Ago
| | What is a fossil? Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Sometimes it's a woolly mammoth, frozen for thousands of years in the icy ground. Sometimes it's the skeleton of a stegosaurus that has turned to stone. You can also make a fossil, something to be discovered a million years from now.
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Free At Last: Civil Rights Heroes
| | Here are the stories of the people who were often the catalyst
for progress the people who performed individual, & seemingly small acts of heroism.
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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
| | There were signs all through town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolsworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, she realizes that things may soon change.
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Frosty the Snowman
| | Christmas classic about magical snowman, brought to life by a top hat on Christmas Day. Also includes "Frosty Returns."
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Frosty The Snowman (VHS)
| | This charming, animates special is an American Classic. When Frosty The Snowman is accidentally brought to life, he must weather a storm of adventures and the dastardly plans of an evil magician before he can find safety and happiness at the North Pole. This re-mastered version is a holiday favorite!
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Fun with GPS
| | This book demonstrates how a GPS can be used to do so much more than calculate location. This book also discusses ways to incorporate GPS technology in the classroom to reinforce science, math, & geography.
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Fun With Nature: Take-Along Guide
| | Fun with nature helps you find out about what it looks like, what is eats, & where to find it. Plus this entertaining book is full of fascinating facts and awesome activities.
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Fur Frenzy
| | This activity will challenge your knowledge of the use of animal fur in a fun matching game with real fur. Instructions, clues, photos, answer key and a research paper complete this kit.
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Games of Yesteryear
| | This trunk provides materials, descriptions and resources for students to play the games that pioneer children would have played. You can choose to teach a group game at recess or set up pioneer game centers for a game day. These materials could fit in with a pioneer study unit. Hands-on instructions are included to allow students to recreate some of the resources for use at home.
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Garbage Monsters: Sorted, Sifted and Recycled!
| | Visit a recycling facility, a landfill and a green waste site where the garbage monsters (trucks) run the show!
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Geology in a Box: The Black Hills Rock!
| | This traveling box contains all that a classroom instructor will need to teach a unit on Black Hills geology. The kit includes rocks and minerals, testing materials to run various lab activities, lab ideas, maps and coordinates. The lab materials and activities are designed as a supplement to instruction, NOT as a stand alone unit on the geology of the Black Hills. It is designed to make students think about what they are learning and to give them ownership into how they learn. Use your best judgment regarding the forces and processes that formed the Black Hills, utilizing this kit to reinforce your teaching.
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Geology Rocks: 50 Hands-on Activities To Explore The Earth
| | Dig into our ever-changing Earth & discover how geology rocks your world every day! You'll never feel the same about the pebble in your shoe, the pencil on your desk, or the coins jingling in your pocket! (A Kaleidoscope Kids Book)
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Get Up and Move - Do the Round Dance
| | "This kit provides a carpet with footprints, an instruction DVD with music and information about the Native American powwow, its history , the regalia worn during the celebrations, the music performed and a few of the different types of dances with an emphasis on the Native American Round Dance (also referred to as the Friendship Dance). An "Events of the Powwow" brainstorming activity for grade 4 is also included.
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Ghost Towns of the American West
| | If abandoned by all or most of its inhabitants, a settlement becomes a ghost town. The buildings and dirt street may remain, but the character and soul of the place change entirely. Find out why people came to these isolated places and why they left.
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Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions That Work (& Knowing Why)
| | Build a catapult that sends marshmallows flying. Make a perching parrot that balances on a high wire. Have a blast constructing more than 50 working science contraptions, using easy-to-find materials.
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Guess What is Growing Inside This Egg
| | The charming verse and enchanting watercolor collages portray the many ways animals care for their eggs and young. This book is filled with fascinating facts about animals, hatchlings, and their environment.
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Hands-On Archaeology: Real-Life Activities For Kids
| | From creating simulated archaeology digs in the classroom, to digs in the community, this book is a how to for teaching archaeology. Of equal importance is that, while learning archaeology, students will be acquiring skills in math, biology, geology, etc.
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Hawks: Our Wild World Series
| | How do prairie fires help hawks find food? What is sky dancing? How far can hawks see? Which kind of hawk hunts in packs? The author reveals the answers to these questions and many more. You will find out what Hawks are really like.
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Her Seven Brothers
| | When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for her seven brothers she has not yet met, her parents believe that unseen powers have spoken to her. The girl knows she must travel to the north country to find the seven brothers.
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History of South Dakota
| | The book begins with the earliest American Indian settlers and records history all the way through to the twentieth century.
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Holy Land Revelations
| | VHS Archaeology series. Study of the ancient peoples of the Holy Land, with emphasis on the origins of the Israelites and the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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How a Car is Built
| | Take a trip down a real high-tech automobile assembly line to see how people and machines work together to transform giant rolls of steel into gleaming new cars. Hear workers explain their role and how they keep the line going.
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How Groundhog's Garden Grew
| | How does a garden really grow? In a simple story with pictures as bright as sunshine, readers young & old will cheer as Squirrel teaches Little Groundhog the rich rewards of gardening-all year long.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
| | 50th Birthday Deluxe Edition of classic about the Yule-hating green meanie who tries to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville. Also includes "Horton Hears a Who."
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How to Bake an American Pie
| | What made America and how to bake an American Pie.
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Human Body - Experience Science Module
| | From Cells To Systems; Nutrients in Foods; Digestion; Circulation; Respiration; Movement Across Membranes, Muscles, Bones, and Joints.
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Human Body For Children: All About The Brain (DVD)
| | The human nervous system is comprised of the brain, the spical cord and a vast network of nerves. Discover the basic units of the nervous system, and explore the functions of the brain. Reflexes are discussed, and an easy-to-replicate experiment is included in which kids actually measure their own reaction time.
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Human Body For Children: All About The Human Life Cycle
| | Most kids understand that many plants sprout from seeds, grow flowers and make new seeds, and then the whole process starts all over again. What they may not realize is that this is an example of a life cycle, and it applies to people too!
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Human Body For Children: All About the Senses (DVD)
| | The world around us is full of exciting things that we see, hear, taste, smell and touch! But how do we take it all in and sort it all out? All about the senses uses real-life examples-like a trip to an amusement park- to teach young students about the five senses.
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Hunting for History
| | This is a self guided hunt of the museum with an optional geocaching activity. The brochure is filled with questions to be answered; some of the questions give coordinates for the geocaching activity. The geocaching component adds an actual hidden treasure at the end of the hunt. The real reward is the adventure of learning and the fun in the search. Use your own Global Positioning Systems or museum units are available for checkout. A trunk of 10 GSP units is available to schools. Call for details.
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I Like Noisy Mom Likes Quiet
| | Who likes noisy? Little Raccoon does. One day, Little Raccoon is quiet and tiptoes around the house. He helps his mom do what she wants to do. Why would he be quiet all day? Because Little Raccoon turns Mother's Day into his mom's best day ever.
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Imagaination Embraces the Whole World
| | This trunk uses creative wrting to allow participants to personally experience the Journey Museum. Writing prompts accompany various displays. This actvity enrices participants knowledge and personal understanding of various subjects by allowing them to personally explore how they would react to being in a specific time period or situation.
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In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails, and Salty Tails
| | Have you ever peered in a tidepool? A whole community of creatures lives there! One of the world's most fascinating habitats is at the edge of the ocean.
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In the Shadow of Rattlesnake Mountain
| | We hope this collection of recipes, photos, & stories will not only give readers some new recipes, some old ones, & some unusual ones but also an impression of our communities. They preserve life in the shadow of Rattlesnake Mountain.
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Inca: Secrets of the Ancestors
| | VHS Time Life's Lost Civilization series. Study of ancient Inca culture and artifacts, with emphasis on Inca road system and the fabled Machu Picchu.
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Instructional Flute Video (VHS)
| | Performing original music on his hand-made wooden flutes,
he relays a peaceful story with unwritten words. He also entertains with storytelling about Native American culture of yesterday & today.
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Inventions with Bill Nye the Science Guy (DVD)
| | An interactive question-and-answer format and hands-on
activities. Bill and Samuel explore how some of the world's most valuable inventions have come about by careful planning and accidents. (Correlates with National Science Standards)
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Irish-American Heritage (DVD)
| | The land, history and customs of Ireland are presented in this
program. Children learn to say a few words in Gaelic, and watch traditional Irish dances. They'll enjoy an Irish folktale, sing a traditional Irish folksong and learn to make a Celtic harp.
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It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
| | Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown dons a ghost costume with too many eyeholes, Snoopy imagines himself the Red Baron. Good grief! It's Halloween for the Peanuts crowd!
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Jingle Dancer
| | Jenna's heart beats to the brum, brum, brum of the powwow drum as she daydreams about the clinking song of her grandma's jingle dancing. Jenna hopes to dance at the next powwow- but where will she find enough jingles for her dress?
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Journaling Our Journeys
| | This activity explores the heritage of the cultures of the Black Hills region through introspection and writing. Participants use various journaling strategies while immersed in the museum settings in order to explore writing from a unique point of view. Participants then share insights and discoveries with the full group.
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Journey Of The Trees
| | Students will study tree classification characteristics, dichotomous keys and tree finders to identify South Dakota trees. This traveling project of five notebooks contains all that a 7th grade classroom instructor will need to teach units on five core subjects: math, reading, language arts, science, and social studies. It is designed around 7th grade state standards and the middle school inter0disciplinary unit concept. It also provides students with an opportunity to experience an alternative learning environment: the Journey Museum.
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Jungle
| | Change your perception of this invaluable refuge for the richest variety of plant and animal life on earth and learn how vital it is to the maintenance of our planet's ecological balance.
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Junior Master Gardener Handbook Level 1
| | In this handbook you will find both group & individual activities. The JMG program introduces young gardeners to the art & science of gardening and helps them develop leadership & life skills.
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Junior Master Gardener Teacher/Leader Guide Level 1
| | TEACHERS GUIDE. In this handbook you will find both group & individual activities. The JMG program introduces young gardeners to the art & science of gardening and helps them develop leadership & life skills.
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K'uu T'ahn: Rock Markings-Stories on Stone (VHS)
| | This is one of the few places on earth where we can study
Petroglyphs in the context of living culture is the North American Southwest. It is here that we can link rock markings with living oral tradition & begin to learn the meaning of these stories on stone.
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Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories & Environmental Activities for Children
| | This is a book about living, learning and caring. It features a collection of North American Indian stories and related hand-on activities designed to inspire children and help them to be aware of their surroundings.
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Kids Discover Bats (VHS)
| | The program explores the various myths attached to these
gentle creatures in order to help children discover the truth
about bats. Live-action footage and animation.
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Kids Gardening
| | An indoor/outdoor year-round Activity Guide. This is a kids' guide to messing around in the dirt.
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Kites and Kids
| | Learn about kite-flying and how to build your own; also learn safety tips from kite-flying pros.
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Knees Lifted High
| | Second in a four book series about Native Diabetes Wellness Program.
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Lakota Ceremonial Songs
| | The songs in this book are treasured by the Lakota people who sing them with respect & love. They are prayer songs to the Great Spirit, the Spirits of the 4 Directions, and Grandmother Earth.
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Lakota Life
| | The purpose of this book is to provide an exchange of Lakota & Christian ideas in the spirit of the Statement of US Catholic Bishops on Native Americans.
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Lakota Music
| | Children experience the museum by making ankle rattles, playing them, and playing a drum to the beat of traditonal, and non-traditional songs. Materials, directions, and information on the history of Lakota music is included.
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Lakota Quillwork: Art and Legend (VHS)
| | Lakota Quillwork: Art and Legend is a story of Sioux
Porcupine Quilling: Past and Present.
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Lakota Society
| | As agency physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation from 1896 to 1914, Dr. James R. Walker recorded a wealth of information on the traditional life ways of the Oglala Sioux. He writes about camps, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, & welfare.
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Lakota Star Knowledge: Studies in Lakota Stellar Theology
| | This book is a study in Lakota stellar theology.
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Lakota Tales and Texts
| | This is a unique collection of Lakota Sioux Indian stories & other narratives.
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Lakota Warrior
| | With his own words and images, Joseph White Bull tells of his memorable life & exploits as a Lakota warrior in the late nineteenth century. This manuscript was translated & edited by James H. Howard.
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Lakota Winter Counts
| | This kit contains instructions and materials for constructing the Lone Dog Winter Count (1801-1868). A research paper on winter counts and lesson plan on the importance of the winter count to the Lakota People ( grade 8) completes this activity.
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Lakota-English Dictionary
| | Dictionary (Oie Wowapi Wan) of Teton Sioux
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LAKOTA: Land of Survivors (VHS)
| | This film is a documentary showing the current situation of the Lakota in their own words & from their own perspective. Today they subsist in small reservations and in a society closer to the third world than to the USA.
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Land of the Spotted Eagle
| | This book describes the customs, manners, & traditions of the Teton Sioux as well as the importance of native cultures and values.
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Ledger Art Project
| | This program explores the history or ledger art and the significance of its pictoral record of history. Students apply the historical and cultural concepts in a personal ledger art expression. Major themes include Native American History in Dakota Territory (1834-1915), history of ledger art, vocabulary development via pictographic illustration, and personal ledger art expression. The kit includes a teacher’s notebook, reference books, a CD on the history of ledger art with story “The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle,” and ledger paper.
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Let's Go Rock Collecting
| | Let's rock! Travel around the globe with our two adventurous rock hounds and learn how rocks form and change. Rocks are everywhere. Whether they are part of an ancient pyramid or under your very feet, they are always close by. Once you learn more about them, you won't be able to resist starting a collection of your own.
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery- Part One (VHS)
| | This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery-not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history and promise of America.
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery- Part Two (VHS)
| | This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire
Corps of Discovery-not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history and promise of America.
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Life Cycles - Experience Science Module
| | Plant Parts; What is Inside a Seed?; Inside a Flower; Plant Needs; Growing Mold; Life Cycle of a Frog; Life Cycle of a Fruit Fly.
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Life in the Old West: Bandannas, Chaps, & Ten-Gallon Hats
| | This book describes the clothing worn in the Old West.
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Light - Experience Science Module
| | Properties of Light; Making Shadows; Sundials, Mirrors and Reflection; Lenses and Refraction; Fiber Optics; Seeing Color; Blue Skies and Sunsets.
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Little Bunny Follow His Nose
| | When his mother tells him to go outside and hollow his nose, Little Bunny does just that! He finds many wonderful things to smell- roses, strawberries, pine needles, and even pickles! Help Little Bunny follow his nose to sex scrumptious scratch-and-sniff scents.
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Lost Bird of Wounded Knee (VHS)
| | Late in the 19th century, a Lakota child survives the Wounded
Knee massacre, only to be adopted as a "living curio" by a prominent white couple. What follows is another tragedy- a life of racism, abuse, heartbreak, and poverty.
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Made You Look
| | Theultimate book of puzzling pictures; hours and hours of activities you've simply got to see.
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Madonna Swan: A Lakota Woman's Story
| | This book chronicles the life of Madonna Swan, her life on the reservation was appallingly difficult. At age 16 she was Stricken with tuberculosis, she survived to marry, have a family, go to college, and teach in the reservation Head Start program.
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Magnetic Magic
| | Magnetic Magic is a collection of science/magic activities that explores the science of magnetism and the tricky things you can do with magnets- like no other book ever has
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Magnets - Experience Science Module
| | What Sticks to a Magnet?; Magnet Strength; Making a Magnet; Magnets Push and Pull.
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Magnets and Electromagnetism - Experience Science Module
| | What is a Magnet?; Magnet Strength; Magnet Poles; Magnetic Fields; Making a Temporary Magnet; Making a Compass; Magnets and Electricity.
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Make it Work Earth: A Hands-On Approach to Science
| | This book introduces the fascinating world of earth science-what soil & rocks are made of, how maps & charts are drawn, how weather conditions are predicted, & many more fun facts about Earth. Science has never been more accessible-so let's MAKE-it-WORK!
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Make it Work Space: A Hands-On Approach to Science
| | Be a scientist and conduct your own experiments, discover facts through imaginative activities, and develop your scientific thinking by making science work.
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Make it Work! Rivers: The Hands on Approach to Geography
| | Where do rivers come from and why do people settle near them? How do rivers form valleys & underground caves? Explore the rivers of the world & find out how they affect Earth's landscape from their source to the sea.
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Mama Played Baseball
| | Amy's father is away, serving in WW II, and her mama must take a job. It's no ordinary job -Amy's mama becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league. This is a compelling story about a turning point for women in sports, and the special bond between a girl and each of her uniformed parents.
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Map Skills for Children: A History of Maps (DVD)
| | This film examines a variety of different types of maps,
including political, topographical, land use & resource, weather, & population maps to investigate the versatility of maps & how they are used for different purposes.
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Math Play! 80 Ways to Count & Learn
| | Hours of giggling good fun are in store for kids as they explore early learning math skills- including counting, sequencing, numerical recognition, pattern identification, manipulating shapes, and measuring- with plenty of play mixed in!
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Matter and Heat - Experience Science Module
| | Properties of Matter; Floating and Sinking; Heating and Melting; Cooling and Freezing; Mixing and Separating Mater.
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Maya: The Blood of Kings
| | VHS Time Life Lost Civilization series. Study of ancient Mayan culture and its achievements and exploration of archaeological ruins in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
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Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (DVD)
| | This program presents the book by Trina Hakes Noble &
Host LeVar Burton visits Old Tucson, an authentic western town. Viewer will also meet a talented stuntwoman who demonstrates rope tricks and thrilling stunts on horseback.
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Measure the Journey
| | This activity is an exposure to metric measurement and a museum activity to enrich metric knowledge! This four-day activity exposes a group or classroom to the metric system through length measurement and mass measurement. With the use of this program and a visit to the Journey Museum students are given a better understanding of the metric system.
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Meeting Natives with Lewis and Clark
| | Discover the American Indians on the Expedition of Discovery with Lewis & Clark.
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Meeting Trees
| | Scott Russell Sander's rich use of language to convey emotion and meaning makes reading aloud and sharing the story a pleasure. The loving respect for the land that was nurtured while walking through the woods with his own father shines through on every page.
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Mesopotamia: Return to Eden
| | VHS Time Life Lost Civilizations series. Study of the Fertile Crescent and the ancient cultures from there that gave rise to three great world religions.
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Metamorphoses: Egg, Tadpole, Frog
| | Metamorphosis means change. All living things change as they grow. In this book, you will see how a ting egg is transformed into a frog.
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Most Amazing Dinosaur Songs (Music CD)
| | Silly songs, scary songs, and classic childhood sing-along songs all harmonize to present a musical journey guaranteed to enthrall, entertain, and educate dinosaur lovers of all ages.
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MUD
| | One night it happens. Maybe it begins in the warm of the day, but it's always at night that it happens. Earth comes unfrozen. And then there is …MUD!
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My People the Sioux
| | Standing Bear's story offers a rare inside view by an Indian who successfully made the transition from traditional tribal life to the white man's world but never lost his pride in and identification with his Indian heritage.
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My World and Globe
| | Where in the world am I? Climb the highest mountain. Cross the wildest sea. And know your longitude from your latitude, mantle from Machu Picchu. This introductory guide to geography takes kids to the four corners of our planet-and every place in between-to explore maps, climate, terrain, animals, trade, even language.
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Mysteries of Egypt
| | VHS Archaeology series. Scientific study of the mummies in the Valley of the Kings and the debate over "Who Was Cleopatra?"
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Mysteries of the Pyramids
| | VHS video about the study of the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza; narrated by Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.
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NASA: 50 Years of Exploration & Discovery
| | From single-seat capsules to the six-seat Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, space exploration fuels the American spirit of discovery and challenges us to another 50 years of space flight operations that will take humans back to the moon & beyond.
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Native American Beadwork
| | This kit provides materials, instructions and patterns on how to bead.
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Native American Games and Stories
| | Now you can learn to play authentic Native American games! An important credo of Native American life states that you can learn while you play and play while you learn. Readers will be able to pore over intriguing stories, immerse themselves in Native American understandings, and get to play these fun-filled games as they learn how global thought and beliefs can transcend into their own lives.
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Native American Homes: Wickiup
| | One of a series about Native American homes and how these structures reflected the climate in which the people lived and their way of life.
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Native Americans Today: Resources and Activities For Educators
| | Introduce your students to Native Americans and promote a realistic understanding of their culture and history with this unique guide. Through reproducible activities, biographies of real people, and accurate background information, this book helps you show students how Native Americans live today.
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New Eyes: Visions of Young Lakota Photographers
| | You will see the work here puts forth family and friend relationships painted with hope & happiness. This work is strangely different from most perceptions of Indian Country. This is not the outside looking in. This view is from the inside out.
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Nifty Nature
| | Give kids a head start on science with simple experiments & activities that have been designed specifically for young scientists & require only minimal adult supervision. First Science books answer basic questions kids ask about the world around them.
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Ocean (DVD)
| | Ocean visits the alien world of the deep, bringing us face to face with some of the most bizarre creatures on our planet. Ocean inhabitants have always remained mysterious, yet oceans contain 99 percent of the living space on the planet-an enormous habitat for an amazing aquatic population.
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Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires
| | For six hundred years we have lived under the misconception that Columbus discovered America. What he did was stumble on a land already occupied by many people and many nations. In the cneter of that land were a people who call themsleves Oyate: the People. This is their story, in their words. Original music composed and performed by Lakota artist, Kevin Locke.
It also includes A South Dakota Department of Education training special: Bridging The Gap: Native American Education. Due to cultural differences and socio-economic conditions, the challenges facing Native American students are many. This video/teaching tool offers insight into the problems and possible solutions for educators of native American young people.
The main feature funs 59 min. and the additional training special runs 24:14 min.
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Oglala Women: Myth, Ritual, & Reality
| | Based on interviews & life histories collected over more than twenty-five years of study on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Marla Powers conveys what it means to be an Oglala women.
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One Thousand Tracings
| | Illustrated with a combination of paintings and collages of original photographs and foot tracings, this moving story is a granddaughter's tender tribute to her grandparents who organized this relief effort. By sending hope and kindness, they began healing the wounds of war. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of humanitarianism during wartime.
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Organisms - Experience Science Module
| | What is an Organism?; Mealworms; Building a Habitat; Toads; Plant Adaptations; Animal Adaptations.
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Origami Animals
| | Start your own wildlife preserve with origami animals that look alive! Detailed drawings show you how to fold & cut paper to achieve lifelike results, & glorious color photos show you how your projects will look when they're finished.
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Orthography: English to Lakota Dictionary
| | English to Lakota Dictionary
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Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America
| | This book takes you on the greatest family vacation imaginable. Pack your bags and celebrate our diverse heritage state by state and sea to shining sea in this treasure trove of America's people, places, and history.
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Outlaws & Lawmen of the Wild West: Belle Starr
| | Many legends surround the life of Belle Starr. Rumors and lies of murders & robberies added to her reputation as the most feared woman in the West. In Belle Starr, the authors tell the true story of this legendary outlaw.
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Overcoming Environmental Determinism: Taming the Frontier with Technology
| | This trunk focuses on early settler interaction with the local environment and the hardships they faced. It highlights the 19th century technology used to overcome many hardships, government acts, and the industries that enticed settlers to move into the Great Plains.
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Owl Puke
| | How one pellet tells the story of owls, the creatures they prey on, and the circle of life. Be amazed! Be a scientist! Be grossed out!
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PAHA SAPA: The Struggle for the Black Hills (VHS)
| | This powerful, Emmy nominated, award winning film is not
only about what the Indian lost & is fighting to regain. It is also about what the white man lost, and may never regain: a primal sacred connection to the land.
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Painted Tipis: By Contemporary Plains Indian Artists
| | A selection of 16 illustrations of tipis by Victoria Pepion relating to 15 legends written by Mrs. Black Boy are published here for the fist time
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Past Worlds: Collins Atlas of Archaeology
| | This is an atlas of archaeology. Archaeology is the understanding of past human origins, the agricultural revolution, & the emergence of civilization.
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Photographs & Poems by Sioux Children
| | Photographs & Poems by Sioux Children from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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Physical Science for Children: All About Magnets
| | Kids explore what makes something "magnetic" and learn that while magnets come in many different shapes and sizes, they all have two things in common- a north and south pole. They discover that opposites attract and likes repel.
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Physical Science for Children: All About Solids, Liquids, & Gases
| | Young students are introduced to the three common forms of matter. They learn tht all things are made up of tiny particles called atoms and that the movement of these particles determines the form that matter takes. Kids also discover how matter can change from one form into another when energy is added or taken away.
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Picture This!
| | This is a photo scavenger hunt completed inside the Journey Museum. A leader hands each student one or two pictures with a description on the back. Students will tour the museum to find the item or person in the picture. When all pictures have been identified students will be given letters to organize into a phrase they heard while on the tour.
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Pigs in the Pantry: Fun with Math and Cooking
| | Poor Mrs. Pig has the sniffles. What can Mr. Pig and the piglets do to make her feel better> Cook her favorite snack (five alarm chili), of course! But the Pigs mess up the kitchen, and to top it off, they don't know how to follow the recipe and measure the ingredients. Call in the fire department! These Pigs are headed for BIG PIG TROUBLE!
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Pioneer Life for Children: Daily Pioneer Life
| | "Pikes Peak or Bust!" Pioneer communities like trading posts and sodhouses sprang up in the western territories of the U.S. during the 1800's Learn about the difficulties of daily life in these settlements, from cooking in a log cabin to tending animals on a cattle drive.
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Pioneer Life for Children: The Pioneer Journey Westward
| | "Go West, Young Man!" In the mid-1800's, thousands of American pioneers traveled over 2,000 miles on overland trails to claim land and make new communities in the U.S. frontier. Learn how pioneer families made their decision to move and how they prepared for the long journey west.
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Pioneer Life for Children: Westward Expansion in the U.S.
| | "Manifest Destiny!" In the late 1700's to 1800's, the continental U.S. grew in sizee from only 13 colonies in the East to stretch across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Join our players in a pioneer life adventure game, and follow events and historical figures during the westward expansion.
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Plains Indians: Come & Discover MY WORLD
| | MY WORLD is a new & exciting series which explores past worlds through the eyes of a child. Simple model-making projects based on original artifacts help bring the past alive & offer a unique educational experience for children.
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Plains Tipi-Advanced Tipi Building
| | Materials to build a miniture tipi; notebook providing background on the tipi and step by step directions with photos; notebook with tipi research paper, glossary, and a list of resources.
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Planets, Moons, and Stars
| | Nighttime nature walks open up a whole new universe to explore! Each page is loaded with illustrations of planets, craters, rings, moons, asteroids, as well as mythological characters of the constellations, like Hercules, Cassiopeia, and Pegasus.
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Play
| | Various songs which include: We Got A Band, Imagination Nation, and Superhero.
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Prairie Grasslands
| | Prairies are called a sea of grass- in fact, more than 300 different kinds of grass grow on the Great Plains! But you might be surprised to find that there's so much more to this dynamic ecosystem than just grass.
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Primal Man
| | VHS Archaeology series. A study of the origins and lifestyle of Neanderthals; scholarly look at the Bering Strait and its role in Ice Age movement of peoples.
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Primary Paleontology
| | This trunk is designed to help children learn about paleontology. Students will learn what a paleontologist does and learn to cassify and compare differnt kinds of dinosuars. They will also examine and analyze fossils. The activities in this trunk support the Geology and Paleontology Collections in the Journey Museum.
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Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Africa (Music CD)
| | A captivating collection featuring many of Africa's best singer-songwriters performing beautiful sons with an acoustic flavor.
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Rabbits, Squirrels, and Chipmunks
| | This book will help you identify 29 different rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks while learning about what they eat and where you might see them while on a walk. This book also features activities that are easy to do.
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Railroads of the Black Hills Then & Now (VHS)
| | Join C Vision Productions for a remarkable look at the
Railroads of the Black Hills.
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RAIN :QEB Weather Watch
| | RAIN! From puddle splashing to rainbow watching, this book takes a first look at rain and rainy weather. Discover why we need rain, what happens when it rains too much, and how to make a rainy-day mobile.
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Rank & Warfare Among the Plains Indians
| | This book examines the Indians' economic motivations in waging war and the consequences of their changing relations with other people.
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Rapid Creek and Rapid City: Interactions and Connections
| | This trunk adresses the cause and effect of a flood. Students will learn the responsibility of caring for natural resources and to respect the influence and power of nature. Take home lessons seek to involve the whole family. This unit focuses on the interactions of Rapid Creek and the flood of 1972 as well as the human effects on the creek. Various sources of pollution are identified and addressed.
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Really Gross Bug Stuff (VHS)
| | See squirming, squiggly maggots dine on decaying animal
corpses -- YUCK! Watch wasp larvae eating their host caterpillar from the inside out -- UGH! Witness the diligent dung beetle feast on its favorite food. GROSS! - insects at their yuckiest.
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Richard Scarry's The Early Bird
| | After several cases of mistaken identity Early Bird finally finds a worm to play with.
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Rocks & Minerals (VHS)
| | This video covers the origins of rocks and minerals, secret in stone, and rocks and mineral in our daily lives. This program illustrates the 3 basic rock formations, the rock cycle, and how rocks and minerals are used in our daily lives.
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Rocks, Erosion, and Weathering - Experience Science Module
| | Mineral Properties; Rocks; Igneous Rocks; Sedimentary Rocks; Metamorphic Rocks and the Rock Cycle; Edible Earth; Weathering Changes Rocks; Erosion Changes Earth.
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Rocks, Soil, and Fossils- Experience Science Module
| | What is a Rock?; Edible Rocks; Weathering and Erosion; What is Soil?; Seeds, Soil, and Water; Compost, Worms, and Soil; Fossils.
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Roots, Shoots, Buckets, & Boots
| | This book includes activities to do in the garden such as: ideas for theme gardens, project plans, planting recipes, as well as activities & crafts to make with what you grow.
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Rosa Parks: Modern Day Heroine
| | On December 1, 1955, a black seamstress refused to give up
her seat on a city bus to a white man. The seamstress was Rosa Parks. She inspired others to organize against social injustice.
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
| | Christmas classic about an outcast reindeer with a glowing nose who guides Santa's sleigh on a foggy night and becomes "the most famous reindeer of all."
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Sacagawea 1788-1812
| | The American Indian Biographies lead you through the lives of famous American Indians. You will learn about their families, the types of homes in which they lived, and the chores they performed, and you will get to know their personalities, strengths, and weaknesses.
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Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
| | Christmas classic about the Burgermeister who outlawed toys and the legend of how Kris Kringle grew up to be . . . Santa Claus!
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Science Play
| | Slosh, stir, stand on one foot, or just quietly observe. Whatever their learning style, kids will have fun with over 65 creative activities- all created to build science readiness.
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Secrets of the Aztecs and Maya
| | VHS Archaeology series. A study of Mesoamerica; the rise and fall of the Mayan culture and the "City of the Gods," or Teotihuacan, the chief city of the Aztecs.
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Seeing the Elephant: A Story of the Civil War
| | Based on family history, Pat Hughs's beautifully crafted story is illustrated with exceptional skill and sensitivity by Ken Stark.
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Sharing Your Space: A Homeowner's Guide to Attracting Backyard Wildlife
| | This book is designed as a practical, easy-to-use guide to attracting wildlife to a yard or small acreage in South Dakota. This source can help you select the appropriate plants and other features to fulfill wildlife needs for food, water, shelter, and space. When those elements are in place, wildlife will find you.
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Shark
| | Peer into the murkey world of the shark and learn what motivates these fascinating creatures.
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Simple Machines
| | The 13 hands on activities in this book encourage children to explore the simple machines and how they make work easier.
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Singing Rails: Railroadin' Songs, Jokes, & Stories
| | This book includes songs, jokes, pictures and superstitions about railroads.
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Sioux Legends (VHS)
| | Sioux Legends strikes to the heart of the legends & spirituality of the Sioux culture. With the participation of Lakota people & their authentic costumes, artifacts, & music, the film has re-created the timeless essence of the Sioux culture.
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Sioux Nation: Treaties & Agreements
| | Treaties & Agreements and the Proceedings of the Treaties & Agreements of the Tribes and Bands of the Sioux Nation.
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Sioux Winter Count: 131-Year Calendar of Events
| | Winter Counts were the historical calendars of the Sioux. To record time, a historian appointed by the tribe drew one pictograph on a buffalo or deer skin at the end of each winter season. The winter count described in this book is the Big Missouri Winter Count, it covers 131 years
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Skeleton: Discover the evolution, structure, and functions of bones
| | Be an eyewitness to the secrets that skeletons hold- and get insight into the inner workings, structure, and evolution of humans and animals.
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Smart Beats Volume One: Educational Hip Hop Songs For Kids
| | Educational Hip Hop Songs For Kids
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Snakes (DVD)
| | The program presents an up-close look at these slithery
creatures with footage of snakes luring their food and defending against enemies as well as how they use their tiny scales to move great distances.
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SNOW :QEB Weather Watch
| | Snow! From frosty flakes to frozen lakes this book takes a first look at snow and snowy weather. Find out why it snows, how animals camouflage themselves in the snow, and how to through your very own snow party.
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Snow Daze (DVD)
| | Come along on a wild, exciting and educational ride as we join Zeke out in the mountains of Wyoming for a weekend-long adventure. Hit the slopes as Zeke learns how to ski, snowboard, go winter camping, and build igloos.
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Solar System SOS
| | When the sun strays from its normal position, representatives from each planet in the solar system team up to solve the problem. Two wiggling eyeballs show through die cut holes in the pages.
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
| | The 13 hands on activities in this book encourage children aged five to nine to explore the three states of matter and their characteristics.
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Sound - Experience Science Modules
| | What is Sound?; Speaking and Hearing; Changing Pitch; How Sound Travels.
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Sound with Bill Nye the Science Guy
| | Bill Nye is pickin' up good vibrations as he joins rock group Soundgarden in the recording studio in this educational look at the science and art of sound.
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South Dakota Safari
| | This Trunk helps students learn what animals live in the Black Hills and about the climate and landforms that support this wildlife. The animals are based on those displayed in the Journey Museum.
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Space - Experience Science Module
| | Day and Night; The Moon Revolves Around the Earth; Eclipses; The Reasons for the Seasons; Sunlight Angle and Energy; The Planets; Gathering Information in Space; Observing Constellations.
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Space Science for Children: All About The Moon
| | It's the largest object in the night sky, and it looks different every night- it's the MOON! This video gives children a close-up look at the Moon while answering key questions.
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Space Science for Children: All About The Planets
| | What is a planet? We live on one, but there are others. Are they all like Earth? Is there life on other planets? This video takes children on a tour of the solar system, explaining vital statistics about each planet.
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Space Science for Children: All About The Sun
| | Of all the things in life that we take for granted, nothing looms larger than…THE SUN! This video will give children a broad understanding of this nearby star that is the center of our solar system, and why it's so important to us on Earth!
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Spiders & Scorpions (VHS)
| | This program examines all facets of spider life -- webs and the
spider's use of silk, eating habits, growth and molting, mating habits and care of the young. Scorpions are relatives of the spider, and they each possess a poisonous stinger.
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Stories In Stone
| | This guide features exciting, earth science activities that deepen student understanding of the processed that form igneous, sedimentary, & metamorphic rocks. Students classify rock & mineral samples and are challenged to classify "mystery rocks."
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SUN :QEB Weather Watch
| | Sun! From scorching heat to shady shadows, this book takes a first look at the sun & sunny weather. Find out what happens to the sun at night, how to stay safe in the sun, and how to throw your very own sun party.
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T-Rex "The Real World" (VHS)
| | Enter the Real World of T-Rex by traveling to the actual sites
where 5 skeletons were excavated since 1990. Scientists take your from the dusty prairie into their laboratories as the uncover ancient bones & exciting secrets.
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Tahtonka: The Plains Indians & Their Buffalo Culture (VHS)
| | Tahtonka covers three hundred years of Plains Indians history
from the pre-horse period through the tragedy at Wounded Knee in 1890. It features Ben Black Elk, son of the revered Holy Man of Black Elk Speaks.
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Tall Tales & Legends
| | American tall tales and legends, with an emphasis on those from the Great Plains and the south. (Mike Fink and Annie Christmas; Febold Feboldson, Joe Magarac.)
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Ten Apples Up On Top!
| | Beginner Books have a blend of words and pictures that encourage children to read all by themselves. Hailed by elementary educators and remedial reading specialists, these enormously popular books are now used in schools and libraries throughout the English-speaking world.
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Terrarium Habitats - Experience Science Module
| | Planting the Terrariums; Plants Are Producers; Crikets Are Consumers; Adding Consumers to the Habitats; Adding Predators to the Habitats; Decomposers; Food Chains and Food Webs.
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Terrible Things: An Allefory of the Holocaust
| | The animals in the clearing were content until the Terrible Things cam, capturing all creatures with feathers. Little Rabbit wondered what was wrong with feathers, but his fellow animals silenced him. "Just mind your own business, Little Rabbit. We don't want them to get mad at us." In this unique introduction to the Holocaust, Ms. Bunting encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right. without waiting for others to join them.
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Teton Sioux Music & Culture
| | The book explores the role of music in all aspects of Sioux life.
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The Age of Dinosaurs Playing Cards
| | Playing Cards with dinosaur designs.
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The Art of the Quilt
| | With this trunk children will explore quilts through a variety of wonderful activities. Young children will have the opportunity to learn about quilts from a historical perspective, particulary from pioneer to present times. This study may be initiated or enriched through observation of the Patchwork Quilt on display in the Journey Museum.
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The Best Book of Sharks
| | View step by step illustrations that reveal the life cycle of sharks, plus full-page scenes that plunge you into the mysterious underwater world of hammerheads, cookiecutters, great whites, and other fascinating sharks.
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The Black Hills Sky Is The Limit!
| | This kit contains modules with activities designed to meet each space science standard through activity-based instruction. It has a backpack full of great resource books for independent readers, up and coming readers, and instructions for going further with astronomy activities. It also has a quality telescope with terrific instructions for set up and exploring the night sky.
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The Bones Book and 24-Piece Skeleton
| | Discover how the tiniest bones let you hear music, where a bite of apple goes once you swallow it, and why you shrink during the day and grow again at night. Filled with projects, THE BONES BOOK is also the aspiring scientist's companion to the 24-piece custom-molded skeleton.
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The Buffalo and the Indians: A Shared Destiny
| | The incorporation of tribal stories provides a glimpse into Indian views of nature and their enduring connection to their most vital resource, the buffalo
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The Butterfly Alphabet
| | Like magic, the stunning close-up photographs in this book reveal, in the delicate wings of butterflies and moths from around the world, an exquisite alphabet written in nature's own hand. Playful, fanciful verse serves as a guide through this celebration of the natural world.
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The Butterfly King (DVD)
| | The film follows the caterpillars through their transformation to
monarch butterflies, highlighting the hazards of predatory spiders, parasitic flies, and menacing lawn
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The Charcoal Forest: How Fire Helps Animals and Plants
| | You might think a burned area is as barren and lifeless as the moon. Take a closer look and you'll find that even before the last wisps of smoke have cleared, the newly burned forest is already teeming with life. Find out how birds, bugs, beasts, and blooming things come back after a fire.
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The Circle of Life - Beginning Tipi Building
| | Materials to build a miniture tipi; notebook providing background on the tipi and step by step directions with photos; notebook with tipi research paper and a grade 4 lesson plan example.
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The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
| | Hands-on activities include sharing a freedom feast with friends, conducting an attitudes-on-race survey, singing freedom songs, hosting a film festival, learning how to campaign for human rights, and more.
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The Civil War: Life Among the Soldiers and Cavalry
| | One of a series about wars, with a historical perspective and picture of the war, crucial battles, key personalities, weaponry, public sentiment and the war's outcome. This details the daily life of soldiers.
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The Civilian Conservation
| | Using over 200 vintage images, author Peggy Sanders takes readers back in time to the camps and escapades of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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The Cloud Book
| | The School Library Journal states that "The skillful blend of fun & information makes this book a great success."
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The Crazy Horse Surrender Ledger
| | Descriptions of the Crazy Horse Surrender Ledger.
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The Dakota Conflict (VHS)
| | Using diaries, old photographs, sketchbooks, newspaper
archives, trial transcripts, and oral histories passed down through generations, this film tells a dramatic story of greed, betrayal, deceit, vengeance- and of courage, faith, & dignity.
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The Discontented Gopher
| | When Zikky the Gopher wins the golden ball, he faces a tough decision - riches or happiness? Zikky follows his choice and enjoys his new life for a short while, but soon he finds himslef in trouble. Did the little gopher make the wisest decision, or will it be the end of him? L. Frank Baums Discontented Gopher is a true American fairy tale. Danger lurks around every corner, and wisdom is hard-earned in this classic fable.
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The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge, A Lakota Odyssey
| | The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge is the true story of a century of Lakota Sioux life- an epic journey of cultural identity found, lost, & found again-told through the voices of a single family.
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The Emergence of Modern America: The Great Depression
| | This program examines the many factors that led to the
Depression, Hoover's attempts to counter the nation's economic woes, & Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal Programs.
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The Famous Dinosaurs Playing Cards
| | Playing Cards with dinosaur designs.
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The First Forest
| | The First Forest reminds us that greed and selfishness are harmful and that peace and harmony flow from an attitude of grateful appreciation for the gifts we receive and a respect for the need and right of others to share in those gifts, also.
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The Fossil Factory
| | Why did the dinosaurs die? How are we related to the Neanderthals? What tells scientists so much about the history of life? The Fossil Factory gives kids answers to these and many more puzzles from the past. In this exciting book, you'll uncover a lively history, a dozen amazing science activities, and a complete guide to fossil hunting.
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The Golden Age of Caribbean Pirates
| | The Caribbean during the golden age of piracy, with a study of flamboyant figures of the era and facts about various pirates legends.
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The Harmonica
| | When the Nazis invade Poland, a family is split apart. The parents are sent to one concentration camp, their son to another. Only his father's gift, a harmonica, keeps the boy's hope alive and, miraculously, ensures his survival.
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The Human Body (A Magic Skeleton Book)
| | Join Miss Campbell & her class as they learn about the human body. Investigate the skeleton, skull, heart, lungs, & digestive system. Pull the tabs to see cross sections of the incredible human body.
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The Impossible Patriotism Project
| | This is a touching story, full of warmth and humor that celebrates those serving in the military and their brave families back home.
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The Indian Industrial School: Carlisle, PA 1879-1918
| | This book describes the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. More than 8,000 students from virtually every tribe in the country came to Carlisle during its thirty-nine years of existence.
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The Indian Tipi: Its History, Construction, and Use
| | This book describes the history, construction, and use of the tipi.
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The Journey (VHS)
| | From ancient times, lost in prehistory, through the
clash of culture in the 19th century, the song of the universe still resonates across the Great Plains West. The Journey continues…& you are invited to become part of the next chapter.
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The Kids Winter Handbook
| | What do you like best about winter? Do you love drinking hot chocolate by a roaring fire? Or skating figure eights on a homemade rink? These are great traditional winter activities. But have you ever looked for special effects in the winter night sky? There are so many wonderful ways to enjoy the frosty season- winter just isn't long enough!
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The Kids' Natural History Book: Making Dinos, Fossils, Mammoths, and More!
| | Natural history comes alive as creatures great and small step into every child's world!
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The Kids' Summer Handbook
| | Offering more than one hundred activities for vacations spent near the water, in the mountains, at a cottage, or camping, this is the complete summer survival book. Also included are ghost stories, singalongs, and tips on how to locate constellations.
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The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge: History & Contemporary Practice
| | This impressive study is the first in-depth look at the history & significance of the Lakota sweat lodge. This book brings together data culled from historical sources and recent fieldwork at Pine Ridge Reservation.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
| | In 1804, Lewis & Clark left the safety of a civilized world to explore unknown territory in the West at the request of President Jefferson. Their two-year expedition was an odyssey of discovery. Learn what they found and the people they met along the way.
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The Little Book of Space
| | The Little Book of Space is a perfectly portable companion for budding astronomers. Simple text and vivid illustrations introduce each of the planets, as well as other objects in our solar system. A diagram of the constellations invites readers to head outside and gaze at the stars.
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The Medicine Men: Oglala Sioux Ceremony & Healing
| | For the residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation, mainstream medical care is often replaced by a host of traditional practices: the Sun Dance, the yuwipi sing, the heyok'a ceremony, etc. The author describes those practices as he saw them in the 1960's.
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The Mystic Warriors of the Plains
| | This book details the life ways & lifestyles of the Plains Indians at the height of their culture, when they were still relatively untouched by the white man's progress.
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The Native Americans: The People of the Great Plains (Part Two) VHS
| | Rediscover American in this illuminating six-part series, as
The Native Americans tell their own compelling story against the background splendor of 5 geographic regions. Journey through the history & culture of the North American lands they call home.
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The Post Office Book: Mail and How it Moves
| | Do you ever mail a letter and wonder what happens to it after you drop it in the box? Read all about the post office and learn how letters are weighed, sorted, transported, coded, binned, boxed, and sorted once again. Find out how people and machines work together to deliver the mail.
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The Rex-Files: Sue (VHS)
| | This video tells the story of the discovery and collection of
SUE, the world's most complete T-Rex skeleton, named for her discoverer, Susan Hendrickson.
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The School House Blizzard of 1888
| | This trunk focuses on reading and research of the blizzard of 1888. Using The Childrens Blizzard and The Blizzard Voices, students will create original presentations not limited to poetry, journal entries, and visual works.
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The Sioux of the Rosebud: A History in Pictures
| | This book is an assortment of John A. Anderson photos of the Brule Sioux with captions and narrative.
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The Sioux: Life & Customs of a Warrior Society
| | This book attempts to present Sioux life as it was in the era of its greatest vigor and renown- the brief span of less than fifty years from about 1830 to 1870
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The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt
| | Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 & 1944. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk.
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The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story
| | On a moonless night in January, a tiny snowflake falls from a great gray cloud and comes to rest on the jagged peak of a mountain. By tracing the whereabouts of that water droplet throughout an entire year, Neil Waldman extols the simple beauty of one of nature's wonderful schemes- the water cycle.
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The Star People: A Lakota Story
| | Drawing upon traditional Lakota art, S.D. Nelson's illustrations bring to life a memorable new legend about the Star People.
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The Tallest Tree
| | The world's tallest trees come to life in a delightfully illustrated story that will enchant & teach children about life in the forest.
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The Time of the Buffalo
| | The magnificent beast that once roamed from Alaska to the Carolinas "in numbers numberless" is splendidly memorialized in this book, which begins with its genesis in the Ice Age & then traces its evolution and natural history.
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The Way Things Work Photography (DVD)
| | A young islander named Olive begins to experiment with light.
She stumbles on the principles involved in photography, and a visiting inventor helps her understand how light, lenses and chemicals can be used to produce a photograph.
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The Way West: Ghost Dance 1877-1893 (VHS)
| | This video chronicles the mammoth crackdown on Native American tribes that occurred in the wake of the battle of the Little Big Horn, the surrender and last days of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, and the rise of the heartbreaking Ghost Dance religion.
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The Way West: The Approach of Civilization 1865-1869 (VHS)
| | This video examines the four year period following the Civil War, when the restless, war-weary nation took up the task of conquering the West with renewed fury and speed. Railroads threatened to destroy the last buffalo ranges of Native Americans.
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The Way West: The War for the Black Hills 1870-1876 (VHS)
| | This video follows the dramatic sequence of events that led to the battle of Little Big Horn in June of 1876.
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The Wild West in American History: Soldiers
| | One of a series; this detailing the daily life of soldiers on the western frontier, with an emphasis on battles fought against western Indians.
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The World of Native Americans
| | Celebrate and explore the diversity of Native American cultures in this superbly illustrated gift book. Complete with detailed maps, glossary, index, and a suggested reading section, this book is the perfect introduction to the fascinating and diverse cultures of the Native Americans.
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Through the Eyes of the Eagle
| | First in a four-book series developed by the CDC's Native Diabetes Wellness Program.
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Time with Bill Nye the Science Guy
| | Learn about the concept of time - and the many ways in which humans measure it - with Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill talks about the theory of relativity and demonstrates how to build a water clock.
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TimeLine American Revolution: From Colonies to Country
| | Unfold the chronology of the American Revolution. This is a unique at-a-glance guide!
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TimeLine Explorers: From Egypt to Mars
| | Unfold the chronology of the World's Greatest Explorers. This is a unique at-a-glance guide!
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TimeLine Inventions: From Rocks to Rockets
| | Unfold the chronology of the World's Greatest Inventions. This is a unique at-a-glance guide!
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TimeLine Presidents: From Independence to Now
| | Unfold the chronology of the 43 American Presidents. This is a unique at-a-glance guide!
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Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters
| | For the Plains Indian tribes, their tipis were more than just a home, but an expression of their spiritual beliefs. Through the retelling of old-timer's stories & the use of his unique art & design the author brings this book to life.
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Tools of Native Americans: A Kids Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans
| | This guide explores how the first Americans learned to survive and thrive by creating tools, culture, and a society based on their immediate environment.
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Tortoises, Turtles & Terrapins (VHS)
| | How is a tortoise different from a turtle? How is each different
from a terrapin? Find out about these toothless reptiles as you watch them in "The Tortoise and the Hare", "Snow White", "Pocahontas", and in spectacular wildlife footage.
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Trailblazers of the Wild West: Scouts of the Wild West
| | One of a series; this details the experiences ofd those men adh whomen who serves as scouts for trapping parties, mapping expeditions, pioneer wagon trains and more.
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Tree
| | Learn the amazing facts about these silent sentinels of our hectic planet, from the tiny bonsai to the giant sequoia, and how they enrich every corner of our world.
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Trout Fishing in America
| | Songs include: Are We There Yet, You Can’t Go, Dinosaur in Your Bathtub, and many more.
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United States Flag
| | Native actress Irene Bedard narartes; the program explains the origins and evolution of the American flag, the "Star Spangled Banner," and the Pledge of Allegiance. Proper care of the flag is also explained.
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Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of our Solar System (DVD-ROM)
| | Use this DVD to let your imagination guide you through the solar system, where you can choose the mysteries you want to explore. Starts off with a 23 minute video about NASA's Discovery program then you have the option to doing ten engaging activities.
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Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region
| | This book describes the uses of plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region.
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Vision Quest: Men, Women, & Sacred Sites of the Sioux Nation
| | This book is a celebration of the great Sioux Indian Nation, revealed in full-page, full-color portraits & highlighted by poignant personal testimonies. This is the story of today's Lakotas, Dakotas, & Nakotas who continue to carry their traditions.
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Visions + Voices: Native American Painting
| | The 484 paintings shown in this book, all from the collection of the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa reflect many major influences on Indian art. The text of the catalogue section comes from the actual words of artists represented in the collection.
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Voices of Leadership
| | A series of six segments which address the need for leadership in the Native community, and how people can identify it and attain it. Includes info on post-viewing class activities or writing/discussion assignments.
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Volcanoes!
| | Learn about different types of volcanoes, eruptions, and what causes eruptions.
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Wakanyeja: Children are Sacred
| | Eight junior high students from the Pine Ridge Reservation wrote this play to tell the story about fetal alcohol abuse.
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Way Cool Science: Biotrackers
| | Why are habitats important? Biotrackers answers the question by introducing viewers to the animals and plants that live in different habitats around the world. Science enthusiasts Max Orbit shows viewers what they need to know to become habitat exloreers as an official Biotracker.
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Way Cool Science: Rockfinders
| | What are rocks? How are rocks formed? These are just some
of the questions that Max Orbit explores in this fun-filled activity program. Rockfinders introduces kids to the fascinating world of rocks, minerals, and fossils.
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Way Cool Science: Space Trekkers
| | 3-2-1- Blastoff to the stars. Spacetrekkers introduces
elementary age children to our solar system. Science enthusiast Max Orbit helps viewers learn about asteroids, comets and more. Kids will discover exciting facts about planets and their moons.
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We Are Bears
| | "A mother bear takes her cubs out on their first excursion from the den; they experience myriad smells, colors, sounds, and discover their innate skills." ~Booklist
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Weather - Experience Science Module
| | What is the Temperature?; The Sun Heats Earth; Evaporation and Condensation; Dew and Frost; Clouds; Rain; Wind.
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Weather and Water - Experience Science Module
| | What is the Weather?; Humidity, Dew, and Frost; Clouds, Fog, and Rain; Earth's Water Resources; Wind Direction and Speed; Weather Maps; Air Pressure; Air Masses and Fronts; Convection Currents Cause Wind; Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes.
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Weather!
| | Discover the fun of observing, measuring, & understanding weather & all the ways we interact with it. This book combines impeccable science with weird-but-true examples & great experiments that give you hands-on-knowledge of basic concepts.
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What Can You Do with a PAPER BAG?
| | What can you do with a paper bag? With a little imagination the answer is "plenty!" Using scissors, tape, & glue, it's easy to turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary hat, wig, mask, or crown.
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What Do Roots Do?
| | This simple text is accompanied by abundantly green oil-and-acrylic pictures.
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What Makes A Magnet?
| | Magnets pick things up. Things that contain iron, that is. A magnet won't pick up a leaf or a penny, but it will pick up a paper clip or a pin. Follow the step-by-step instructions about how to make a magnet, and then find out for yourself how magnets pick things up.
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Where Buffalo Roam
| | A booklet published by the Badlands Natural History Association describing habits and life of buffalo.
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Where Does Electricity Come From?
| | Colorful and descriptive book for young readers explaining the basics of electricity at work, how it is made, what power sources of the future will be like and how various electrical appliances work. Includes an illustrated glossary of useful words.
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Who Carved the Mountain?
| | This is a story of the hard-working heroes who combined their talents to create Mount Rushmore. Using historical facts and rollicking rhythm, author Jean Patrick reveals how the mountain was carved and why George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were chosen.Rich illustrations by Renee Graef make the unique history of Mount Rushmore come alive.
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Who Pooped in the Black Hills: Scat & Tracks
| | Get the scoop on poop! Sometimes the animals that live in the Black Hills are hard to find-but you can always find their poop! Come along with us to find poop(scat), footprints(tracks) & discover which animal made them. Find out WHO POOPED!
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Who Says Kids Cant FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING
| | This book offers real solutions to the two most daily used machines of our world that are causing the biggest air pollution problems. If you really love your kids and want the best for their future, then you MUST get this well written book today!
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Who Were the First North Americans?
| | This book is full of fun facts about everyday life for the Native Americans, this is the kind of book you dip into to find out about one thing…and end up reading from cover to cover!
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Wild Animals of North America
| | From coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico, our continent is home to many truly amazing creatures. Here are 30 engaging action-packed, pull-out posters that bring you into the lives & habits of the wild animals you find in your travels.
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Wildflowers, Grasses, & Other Plants of the Northern Plains & Black Hills
| | This book describes different types of grasses, ferns, & wildflowers found in the Northern Plains and the Black Hills.
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WIND : QEB Weather Watch
| | Wind! From soft summer breezes to terrifying tornadoes, this book takes a first look at wind and windy weather. Find out how the wind helps boats to sail, how birds use the wind to travel long distances, and how to make your own spinning pinwheel.
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Wind and Weather
| | Wind & Weather teaches kids about climate, clouds, snow, tornadoes, & how weather is predicted. This book is designed to be read, handled…fully experienced through spectacular art & interactive elements in the book.
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Winter Counts
| | This activity explores the methods used by the Lakota to remember the past. Three binders contain three different stories and each binder conincides with a bag with symbols. Instructions, hides for the wintercount, and a paper on the History of the Lakota Winter Count complete this kit.
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Wolakota Game (Wol lah koh tah) "All that makes us the Lakota people"
| | This is a board game designed for fun learning about pioneer life and Native American storytelling and literature. It compliments the lessons from “Excursion Into Lakota Culture” or after a classroom unit on Lakota and Pioneer history. The Wolakota game board illustrates the original winter count created by Lone Dog covering the years 1800-1871.
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Wolves
| | The howling of a wolf pack writes on the wind a poignant message of survival against all odds. Persecuted for centuries in North America, eradicated from half its former range, the wolf prevails from the frozen midwinter bleakness of Canada's high arctic to the swampy bayous of South Texas. Today, Canis lupus is a symbol of nature untamed
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Wolves
| | Color illustrations and info - including pertinent internet sites - about where wolves live, why they howl, what they eat, where pups are born and where wolves live.
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Wolves: Our Wild World Series
| | Where do wolves live? What is a pack? Why do wolves howl? How much do wolves eat? When are pups born? The author reveals the answers to these questions, and many more. You will find out what Wolves are really like.
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Wonders of the World
| | This book reconstructs some of the greatest buildings in humankind's history as they were when first built. It relates the story behind the building of each- such as the pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, & the Colossus of Rhodes.
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Words from the Sole
| | This trunk explores the people of the Black Hills and surrounding prairie. Students read about the varous cultures and groups of people that called the Black Hills and nearby prairie home. Exhibits in the Journey Museum and various texts help students to understand what it would be like to walk in their shoes and to tell their story.
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…If You Lived With the Sioux Indians
| | This book tells you what it was like to live as a Sioux Indian in North and South Dakota during the years 1800 to 1850.
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