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Spark Meaningful
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About Today’s Issues
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Fact or fiction? More
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Food Myths
Food for thought from
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Is margarine healthier than butter? Should
you drink eight glasses of water a day?
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John Stossel shares his
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China Emerging
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ABC News Primetime
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widespread cheating among high school
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ABC News travels the world to reveal the
dangers of global warming. Through this
program, students can travel from the
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Global Warming: Rising
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What are basic human rights?
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Global Human Rights Part 1:
Global Concerns
The Cold War
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Watch the Cold War unfold and
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Global
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The Cold War Part 2:
The Cold War Escalates
The Cold War Part 5:
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Examine the destabilization of Europe after the
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Global Human Rights Part 2:
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Global Human Rights Part 3:
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reassures Americans during a Fireside Chat.
Discover how WWII’s wartime economy ended
the Depression, initiating unprecedented
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between population and financial well-being.
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The Final Frontier
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Launch into the history of the U.S.
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The Final Frontier Part 1:
The Race to the Moon
The Final Frontier Part 3:
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Witness the historic sweep of the Space Race:
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portable satellite communications system; and
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Armstrong, the first to walk on the moon; hear
both men reflect on these triumphs.
Discover how unmanned lunar probes paved the
way for astronauts landing on the moon and find
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Hubble Space Telescope.
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tourist, Dennis Tito, describe his trip aboard the
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The Civil Rights Movement Part 3:
America Arises
Go behind the scenes as Presidents Kennedy and
Johnson struggle to enact the first comprehensive
Civil Rights legislation. See how tensions between
federal and state authorities are played out
during the massive march in Alabama from Selma
to Montgomery.
The Civil Rights
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Separate but Equal
Meet the people behind landmark Civil Rights
events of the 1950s and 1960s: Rosa Parks, Linda
Brown (Brown v. Board of Education), and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn about the interracial
Montgomery Supper Club and witness the
courage of ordinary citizens who participated in
the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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The Civil Rights Movement Part 2:
Awakening a Nation
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Explore Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s pivotal role
in focusing national attention on civil rights.
Witness key demonstrations in Montgomery and
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Dream” speech, which inspired thousands in their
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The Civil Rights Movement Part 4:
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impact of Dr. King’s struggle, as expressed in
the commentary of national leaders and in the
protests that followed his assassination.
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The Civil Rights Movement Part 5:
Beyond Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hear black Americans discuss the impact of
Malcolm X on race relations. Meet Judge
Frank Johnson, who Governor Wallace called
an “integratin’, carpetbaggin’, scalawaggin’
boldfaced liar” for desegregating Alabama’s
schools, parks, libraries, and state police force.
Explore Dr. King’s wide-ranging legacy, from the
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The history of fundamentalism
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fundamentalism and terrorism and take
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bombings, and other terror threats.
Fundamentalism and
Terrorism Part 1: Perspectives
Investigate the similarities, differences, and links
between fundamentalism and terrorism. Hear
Reverend Billy Graham’s rousing evangelical
message, and examine the fundamentalist
Muslim attack on author Salman Rushdie. Learn
about years of violent insurrection in Peru led
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American hostage-taking became frequent
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Ancient and Modern Cultures
Part 2: Mayan Civilization,
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Consider graphic examples of resentment toward
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a commercial flight over Lockerbie, Scotland.
See how the concept of jihad, or “holy war,”
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Expert commentators address the
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and Egyptian civilizations, inviting
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ancient cultures on modern society.
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Part 3: Global Culture
Travel the globe to see how technology propels
the worldwide exchange of ideas, from fashion
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Discover descendents of an ancient tribe in the
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Explore the history of terrorism within the U.S.,
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and political leaders, and the nation responded
as the chilling events of September 11 unfolded.
Examine U.S. policy and action in the “war
against terrorism,” including the Bush Doctrine.
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Meet an unlikely pair of archeologists whose
backgrounds in fashion and textiles helped
shape their radically different view of Paleolithic
man. See what a 27,000-year-old knot and the
intact underwater ruins of four 2,500-year-old
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Bring students face
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Tensions between entrenched cultural values and women’s rights are illustrated by
struggles in Afghanistan and Japan. At the U.N. Conference on Women, hear activists
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Join archeologists in Guatemala as they unlock
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Ruby Bridges
Selma, Lord, Selma
Miracle at Midnight
The true story of six-year-old Ruby, one
of the first black students to integrate a
public elementary school in New Orleans.
Into her life comes Harvard psychologist
Robert Coles. Together, they overcome the
threatening crowds, earning each of them
a place in history. Winner of the 1998
Humanitas Award. Starring Lela Rochon.
See the profoundly moving early days
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., organize a
black voter registration march amidst the
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and racial violence in Selma, Alabama,
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The true story of how the citizens of
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Set in the rural South, Sounder explores
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sharecropper and his family. The young
son sets out to find his father, who was
sentenced to hard labor for a dubious
crime. Facing the harsh realities of life
in the segregated South, the boy finds
strength in his mother’s faith, his father’s
determination, and the hope represented
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Based on the Newbery Medal-winning
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Balloon Farm
When Harvey Potter arrives in the
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Even when Potter’s seeds mysteriously
flourish into a hearty crop of balloons,
his neighbors are quick to find fault with
his unconventional methods. It’s not until
the people of Waterston find themselves
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Based on the book of the same title.
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Gold Rush:
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Miracle Worker
A Wrinkle in Time
Oliver Twist
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Miracle Worker
Blind, deaf, and mute since she was
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Teacher Annie Sullivan employs patience,
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Oliver Twist
When astrophysicist
Dr. Jack Murry
disappears without
a trace, the town is
swirling with rumors
that he has run off
and abandoned his
brilliant scientist
wife and two children. Spurred on by these
rumors, the children set off with their new
friend Calvin O’Keefe on a perilous quest
through space to find their father.
90 minutes • Grades 4–12
124 minutes • Grades 4–12
Classroom Edition DVD
Classroom Edition DVD
$77.95 • DVD • #51641-008
$77.95 • DVD • #51641-017
$63.95 • VHS • #51641-007
$63.95 • VHS • #51641-016
Straight from the gritty streets of Dickens’s
Victorian England comes the classic tale
of an orphaned boy who falls in with a
troupe of pickpockets before finding his
wealthy family that he never knew existed.
Starring Richard Dreyfuss.
90 minutes • Grades 7–12
$63.95 • VHS • #51641-009
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social studies • Grades 9–12
Inspire students with
this unforgettable
portrayal of the life
of Loretta Claiborne,
a world-class athlete
and one of the most
inspirational women
of our time. Partially blind and unable to
walk or talk until the age of four, Loretta
faced ridicule and humiliation for her mild
mental retardation while growing up. The
discovery of her own running ability and
a new program called Special Olympics
changed her life.
VHS | DVD
The Loretta
Claiborne Story
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Social Studies
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VHS | DVD
The Color of Friendship
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The Color of Friendship
The Light in
the Forest
In 1977, the family of African-American
congressman Ron Dellums hosts a
South African exchange student,
prompting two teenagers—one black,
one white—to confront personal biases
and institutional racism. Inspired
by actual events, this feature-length
drama explores issues of prejudice, race
relations, civil rights, and apartheid.
Winner of an Emmy®, NAACP Image
Award, and Children’s Media Award.
$77.95 • DVD • #51458-002 Engage young
viewers with this
classic Disney
adventure based on
the book by Conrad
Richter. A young
white boy named Johnny Butler is taken
captive and raised by the Delaware Indians
in the 1700s. Released as a teenager, he
must learn to live in the unfamiliar culture
of his birth—and come to terms with white
prejudice, family issues, and his own
personal identity.
$63.95 • VHS • #51458-001
90 minutes • Grades 4–12
90 minutes • Grades 5–12
Classroom Edition DVD
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The Ernest Green Story
101 minutes • Grades 4–12
Classroom Edition DVD
$77.95 • DVD • #51492-002
$63.95 • VHS • #51492-001
Social Studies • Grades 9–12
Johnny Tremain
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Show students what conditions were
like for the Little Rock Nine, a group of
courageous black students who enrolled
in an all-white Arkansas high school.
As a senior, Ernest Green withstood
harassment and restrictive conditions
for a chance to get a better education
and uphold our Constitution.
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Anne Frank
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Johnny Tremain
The events and emotions leading up to
the American Revolution have a powerful
immediacy that will engage young viewers.
81 minutes • Grades 4–8
Classroom Edition DVD
$77.95 • DVD • #51538-002
$63.95 • VHS • #51538-001 NOW ON DVD
Classroom Edition DVD
$77.95 • DVD • #51546-002 $63.95 • VHS • #51546-001
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Anne Frank
Anne Frank gave voice to the millionplus Jewish children who died in the
Holocaust. This program, based on Melissa
Müller’s biography, brings Anne’s story
out of the “secret annex” of her famous
diary. It sheds new light on her life before
she and her family went into hiding
from the Nazis, includes their two-year
confinement, and documents her death in
a German concentration camp.
The program offers invaluable lessons not
just about the evil of intolerance and hate,
but about courage, humanity, and the
bonds of family. Starring Hannah TaylorGordon, Ben Kingsley, and Lili Taylor.
This film contains realistic depictions of
concentration camp life, including brief
nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.
180 minutes • Grades 5–12
NOW ON DVD
Classroom Edition DVD
$77.95 • 2 DVDs • #51434-002
$64.95 • 3 VHS • #51434-001 Light in the Forest
One More
Mountain
In 1846 the Reed
family set out for
California with the
rest of the ill-fated
Donner Party. Let
their story spark
student interest in a
harrowing chapter of American history.
90 minutes • Grades 4–9
NOW ON DVD
Classroom Edition DVD
$77.95 • DVD • #51572-002
$63.95 • VHS • #51572-001
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Alaskan Eskimo
Journey to an icy Arctic Eskimo village for
a firsthand look at a unique native culture.
Footage includes a reindeer hunt and a
dog-sled trek.
27 minutes • Grades 4–12
$51.00 • VHS • #52182-001
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The Legend of the
Boy and the Eagle
This Hopi legend of a boy’s love for the
tribe’s sacred eagle helps students better
understand the religion and philosophies of
a Native American culture and the conflict
between group and individual values.
21 minutes • Grades 4–9
$51.00 • VHS • #51544-001