Fiction Video
These are also available in print at MERIT. In video, they are all narrated by their authors.
A Mama for Owen, by Marion Dane Bauer; illustrated by John Butler.
Nutmeg Media, 2008
Summary: Based on real events that occurred in Kenya when a baby hippo was left orphaned after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Owen's loss of his mother is treated carefully, and when he finds his new mother, a turtle named McZee, the story has a happy ending.
PreK-12 PZ3 .B3262 Mam 2008v
Bats at the Beach, written and illustrated by Brian Lies.
Nutmeg Media, 2008
Summary: A group of bats take a trip to the beach during a full moon at midnight and have fun wading in the water, playing in the sand, sharing picnics, and much more!
PreK-12 PZ3 .L6227 Bat 2008v
A Box Full of Kittens, story by Sonia Manzano ; illustrations by Matt Phelan.
Nutmeg Media, 2008
Summary: Ruthie admires Superman on TV and wants to be a superhero too. She hopes she'll have the chance when her Aunt Juanita is ready to go to the hospital to have a baby. Ruthie spends all day doing errands for her aunt and doesn't hear the call for help.
PreK-12 PZ3 .M3258 Bo 2008v
Non-Fiction Video
In Whose Honor?, written and produced by Jay Rosenstein.
New Day Films, 1997
Summary: Discussion of Chief Illiniwek as the University of Illinois mascot, and the effect the mascot has on Native American peoples. Graduate student Charlene Teters shares the impact of the Chief on her family. Interviewees include members of the Board of Regents, students, alumni, current and former "Chiefs" and members of the community.
PreK-12 E 98 .E85 I52 1997
A History of American Indian Achievement, written by Mark Reeder and Shirlee Silversmith.
Ambrose Video Publishing, 2008
Summary: This eight-part series documents the history of American Indian achievement, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of American Indians that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States.
PreK-12 E 77 .H57 2008
Arctic Dinosaurs: Warm-Blooded Creatures of the Cretaceous?
Nova/WGBH, 2009
Summary: Join a team of researchers as they combine engineering with fossil digging to come up with dinosaur bones in Alaska's North Slope, and using the help of CGI uncover a world never before seen.
PreK-12 QE 861.9 .A68 A73 2009
Hotspots, written and directed by Michael Tobias.
PBS Home Video, 2008
Summary: Examines hotspots, areas of the world with the largest number of unique species at risk of going extinct.
PreK-12 QH 75 .H674 2008
Rosa, produced and directed by Melissa Reilly and Paul R. Gagne.
Weston Woods, 2007
Summary: The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance, when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Alabama, setting in motion all the events of the Civil Rights Movements.
PreK-12 F 334 .M753 P38427 2007v
Families of Puerto Rico
Master Communications, 2005
Summary: Follows a day in the lives of two young children and their families in Puerto Rico.
PreK-12 HQ 586 .F36 2005
Aprendamos inglés (Let's Learn English)
Rock 'N Learn, Inc., 2007
Summary: Learn how to speak English in no time using catchy songs, useful vocabulary words, and conversational phrases.
PreK-12 PE 1129.S8 A67 2007
Core Geology, written by Ron Meyer.
Ambrose Video Pub., 2007
Summary: The building blocks of this most contemporary science are laid out in a logical order, including the meaning of the fossil record.
PreK-12 QE 11 .C674 2007
Life Science: The Basics.
Discovery Education, 2005
Summary: From mammals and reptiles to ecology and nutrition, these videos introduce young students to a wide variety of life science topics with segments drawn from Discovery Channel School's award-winning series. Topics covered include: ecology introduction, temperate rain forests, polar ice, plants, butterflies, mammals introduction, reptiles introduction, frogs and toads, invertebrates introduction, molds, human biology introduction, nutrition.
PreK-12 QH 309.2 .L478 2005
Physical science: The Basics.
Discovery Education, 2005
Summary: From electricity and magnetism to light and sound, introduce young students to a wide variety of physical science topics.
PreK-12 Q 163 .P49 2005
Fiction Audio
These are also available in print at MERIT. In audio, many are narrated by their authors.
The Graveyard Book, written and read by Neil Gaiman.
Harper Children's Audio, 2008
Summary: Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
PreK-12 PZ3 .G198 Gra 2008s
Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen.
Penguin Audio, 2008.
Summary: When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.
PreK-12 PZ3 .D455 Loc 2008s
The Possibilities of Sainthood, byDonna Freitas.
Brilliance Audio, 2008
Summary: For years, Antonia Lucia Labella has written to the Vatican every month with a proposal for a new saint. Oh, and she always offers up herself for the post. But shhhhh! That's just one of two secrets. She also prays, fervently and regularly, to land her first kiss. The object of her affection? The tall, dark, and devilishly handsome Andy Rotellini.
PreK-12 PZ3 .F8844 Pos 2008s
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady, by L.A. Meyer.
Listen & Live Audio, Inc., 2008
Summary: In 1803, after being exposed as a girl and forced to leave her ship, Jacky Faber finds herself attending school in Boston, where, instead of learning to be a lady, she battles her snobbish classmates, roams the city in search of adventure, and learns to ride a horse.
PreK-12 PZ3 .M57172 Bl 2008s
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