Coleman, Miriam
Summary: "Europe might be a small region, but its land is as varied as its cities, from the Mediterranean Coast to the sprawling metropolis of London. Readers will explore the vibrant landscapes and cityscapes of Europe through breathtaking full-color photographs and fact-filled text. How have people impacted the land in Europe, and how has the land impacted the people? Fact boxes, sidebars, and maps...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940 COLWolf, Ryan
Summary: "Russia and the Eurasian Republics is a distinctive region that spans two continents, eleven time zones, and five biomes. This massive landscape is home to mountains, rivers, deserts, and even exciting cities like Moscow. Readers will learn how people have adapted to survive in harsh climates, and how they've affected the land around them. This book includes amazing maps and photographs to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 947 WOLSummary: Why do communities take hold in areas prone to flooding, volcanic eruptions, and other catastrophes? This program profiles Italian cities that have suffered from natural disasters and why habitation has continued in those places. Touring flood-plagued Florence, its Arno River dam, and a Roman-style house near Pompeii, the program presents examples of how, throughout history, environmental...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Any serious study of the modern skyscraper must acknowledge its precursor-the Gothic cathedral. This program examines the design, construction, and history of Cologne Cathedral-which, for a grand total of four years, was the tallest building in the world. Dr. Barbara Schock-Werner, the cathedral's resident chief architect, describes political and cultural conditions during Cologne's initial...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The traditional skyscraper is an environmentally unsound, energy-guzzling monster. But in 1997, celebrated British architect Norman Foster created a contradiction in terms: the world's first ecologically sensitive skyscraper. As a result, the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt changed the construction of giant corporate buildings forever. This episode features a walking tour of the building and an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: What happens when a city loses its trademark industry and the trademark architectural icon that goes with it? That was the problem facing the Swedish shipbuilding city of Malmo when the Kockums Crane was dismantled in 2002. This program illustrates the city's radical solution-a dramatic reinvention of its skyline and its socioeconomic image with the Turning Torso apartment building. Viewers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In 1991, One Canada Square, the UK's tallest skyscraper, changed the London skyline. But the Cesar Pelli-designed icon did not rise up in the heart of the British capital. As this program describes, the developers undertook a billion-dollar gamble by creating an international financial center, symbolized by this obelisk-shaped tower, in the city's East End docklands. Viewers will learn about...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Every new migrant has a different story to tell, but most of those stories are based on the desire for a better way of life. Through the experiences of several newcomers and their families, this program explores the history, causes, and impact of migration in the U.K. Viewers meet a former nurse who left West Africa to help support more than 30 family members back home, a Latvian farm worker...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Rosia Montana is a Romanian village that has existed since the days of ancient Rome. Now, as Gabriel Resources, a Canadian mining company, hopes to begin excavation there of the largest open-pit gold mine in Europe, mineral wealth and badly needed jobs compete with time-honored rural traditions and concerns about the potential for an environmental disaster. This Wide Angle report captures the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The legacy of ancient cities can inform modern urban challenges and a culture's response to them. This program explores the Greek cities of Patras, Delphi, and Athens, looking at how each one formed, grew, and changed over time. Focusing on Athens as a living, evolving metropolis rather than simply an archaeological site, the video examines the city's answers to its pollution and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Become a “temporary local” and discover the hidden treasures of Eastern Turkey with best-selling author and travel expert, Rick Steves. After a Mount Ararat sunrise, we visit Abraham’s 4,000-year-old home town, tour one of the world’s biggest dams, cheer on grease wrestlers, meet the gods atop Mount Nemrut, and dance with new friends in a village.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: We find the story of Ireland strewn along its fascinating south coast: Waterford’s much-loved crystal factory; the Kennedy family homestead; the Dunbrody famine ship; and Kinsale’s star-shaped fortresses. After learning why locals don’t kiss the Blarney Stone, European travel expert and best-selling author, Rick Steves, savors the scenic charms of the Emerald Isle-driving the Ring of Kerry.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Madrid is studded with riches from its glory days. Join European travel expert and best-selling author, Rick Steves, as we tour the lavish Royal Palace, enjoy art-packed museums, and look deep into Picasso’s greatest masterpiece. Experiencing Madrid at its fun-loving best, we’re mesmerized by flamenco dancers and munch on pigs’ ears. Then, for a dose of Spain’s dramatic history, we side-trip to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Budapest, once Vienna’s partner in ruling the Austro-Hungarian empire, feels like the capital of Eastern Europe. It’s actually two cities - busy Pest and noble Buda - straddling the Danube and laced together by mighty bridges. Explore this charming metropolis with the host, writer and producer of the popular public television series, Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick remarks how capitalism has taken...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Naples is Italy in the extreme. Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. We’ll prowl backstreet fish markets, dodge fast-moving Vespas, and dine on pizza where it was invented. We’ll climb with Rick to the top of nearby Mount Vesuvius, then wander down through the amazing ruins of Pompeii, the Roman...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Burgundy is a calm and cultivated corner of France where fine living is intimately tied to nature and traditions run strong. Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. We’ll slow down to enjoy the region’s edible, drinkable, scenic, and floatable delights. We’ll travel on a canal barge, visit a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Where Europe comes face to face with Asia, we’ll explore the fascinating, multilayered city of Istanbul. Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. We’ll lose our way in the Grand Bazaar and munch our way through the famously fragrant Spice Market. We’ll follow the fall of the ancient capital of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Come along with European travel expert, Rick Steves, to discover this storied Mediterranean island. After going fishing for anchovies off Cefalu, we land in rough-and-tumble Palermo. Marveling at the eerie skeletons in a Cappuccin crypt, airy mosaics of Monreale, enchanting ruins of Segesta, and the fiery rim of Mount Etna, we enjoy the best of Sicily.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: Discover the west coast of Ireland with the host, writer and producer of the popular public television series, Rick Steves’ Europe. Deepest Ireland is best experienced in its west coast Gaeltachts, where Gaelic is spoken and the rugged villages have changed little over the generations. After exploring the rugged and remote Aran Islands, we settle into Galway and venture into Ireland in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: London is quintessentially English…yet cosmopolitan. Come along with European travel expert, Rick Steves, as we check out the new - the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum’s Great Court, and admire the old - well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, we do some riverside beach-combing. Strolling the trendy South Bank of the Thames...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Belgium is a land of contrasts. Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. From the powerhouse headquarters of the European Union and Europe’s grandest square in big-city Brussels, we go quaint with delicate lace and back lane bike rides in small-town Bruges. We check into a medieval hospital, savor...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Experiencing the best of Portugal, join European travel expert and best-selling author, Rick Steves, as we start in Lisbon, a ramshackle mix of glorious old and fun-loving new. Salty sailors’ quarters and wistful Fado singers mix with ornate architecture to recall the glory days when Vasco da Gama and Magellan made Portugal a world power. Then we head for the south coast of your travel dreams -...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The creative spirit of Spain’s Catalunya - the land of Picasso, Gaudi, and Salvador Dali - is on a roll. Come along with the host, writer and producer of the popular public television series, Rick Steves’ Europe, as Rick gets caught up in the festivity of Barcelona, enjoying the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas, and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter. Then we’ll take a scenic side trip to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Andalucía’s Moorish heritage sparkles in the historic capitals of Granada and Cordoba. And the pride of the Reconquista and the power of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand enliven the region’s great sights. Come along with European travel expert, Rick Steves, as we taste the smooth sherry and marvel at prancing stallions, to find the passion in Andalucían culture. And we top it off with fun in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010