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Educational Toys

Microcosmos - A feature documentary about a day in the life of the bug universe

The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language - Over 26,000 New Zealanders are familiar with New Zealand Sign Language and sign language is increasingly used by mainstream New Zealand. This resource serves as the essential guide to the language for the deaf as well as for students, parents, and teachers.

A Child's World - A Child's World charts the key developments and achievements that mark the way on the fascinating journey to becoming a fully-fledged independent person. It's all about how all children's minds work and the universal way in which emotional and intellectual processes develop between the ages of two and twelve. A facinating Parenting Tool. Episodes Mind Games, The Facts of Life, The Independent Thinker

Beyond Imagination - Travel back in time to experience history as it happened in this fascinating collection of dramatised documentaries. Beyond imagination combines the latest archaelogical discoveries with location shooting, and state-of-the-art computer effects to reveal the untold stories of these great monuments in history. Features the Pyramids, Colosseum and Pompeii

Blue Planet Special Edition (4 discs) - This is the definitive natural history of the world's oceans, from popular shores and teeming shallows to the mysterious depths

Great Wildlife Moments With David Attenborough - Over the years, BBC wildlife documentaries have featured the most incredible footage, illustrating just how ingenious, beautiful, frightening - and even how funny the natural world can be. Now, the most amazing and dramatic moments of these programmes have been collected on one DVD

Universe - Universe joins cosmologists on the threshold of new discoveries that could unlock the mysteries of our origin and point towards our destiny. A total of four episodes are included: The Big Bang, Stars, Planets and Alien Life

Wild Weather - Intrepid journalist and adventurer Donal MacInyre takes us on an epic journey to experience the world's wildest weather. From the fastest winds to the hottest desert, from the Arctic ice sheets to the biggest rain machine on the planet

Living Planet Box Set (4 Disc) - David Attenborough presents his epic portrait of the earth�s environments and how plants and animals have adapted to their physical surroundings. Filmed on five continents, The Living Planet begins with the discovery of how huge forces formed the earth, how continents move and how the planet has become so varied. The next ten episodes then concentrate on different environments of the Earth: the frozen Poles, the northern forests, jungle, grasslands, deserts, the sky, rivers and lakes, tidal shores, islands, and oceans. The final episode then ties in the human angle - looking at how humans have changed the Earth�s habitats, destroying but creating new ones. It also investigates what the future may hold for the whole community on our amazing living planet

Civilisation - DIGIPAK 4 DISCS. In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date. The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and present an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considered to be the crucial phases of its development. Civilisation: A Personal View by Lord Clark would be more than two years in the making, with filming in over 100 locations across 13 countries. The lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was first transmitted in the UK in 1969. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, Clarke's compelling narrative is accompanied by breathtaking colour photography of Europe's greatest landmarks. This 'history of ideas as illustrated by art and music' remains the benchmark for the numerous programmes it inspired. Includes a specially written 36 page illustrated booklet of viewing notes to accompany this DVD

State of The Planet - Everywhere you turn there is confusion about the current state of our planet; rainforest destruction � with talk of rainforest destruction, global warming, extinction of species, rising sea-levels, drought and meteoric collisions. To coincide with the new millennium, David Attenborough brings his matter-of-fact clarity to the subject, investigating the latest scientific research to explain the situation in simple terms for the first time

Himalaya With Michael Palin (3 Disc) - Michael Palin takes on the abode of snow and begins an extraordinary 2000-mile journey across this mighty and majestic region of Asia. Encountering extremes of wealth and poverty, altitude and freezing cold, Palin once again brings his unique wit, charm and wisdom to each episode. Along the way he encounters, amongst many others, the Dalai Lama, the Bhutanese Royal Family and the once feared headhunting tribe of the Konyak. Whilst on his travels he passes through Afghanistan, across India to the feared Death Zone near the base of Mount Everest and then onto the Bhutanese capital before arriving in the Bay of Bengal

Microcosmos - A feature documentary about a day in the life of the bug universe
The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language - Over 26,000 New Zealanders are familiar with New Zealand Sign Language and sign language is increasingly used by mainstream New Zealand. This resource serves as the essential guide to the language for the deaf as well as for students, parents, and teachers.
A Child's World - A Child's World charts the key developments and achievements that mark the way on the fascinating journey to becoming a fully-fledged independent person. It's all about how all children's minds work and the universal way in which emotional and intellectual processes develop between the ages of two and twelve. A facinating Parenting Tool. Episodes Mind Games, The Facts of Life, The Independent Thinker
Beyond Imagination - Travel back in time to experience history as it happened in this fascinating collection of dramatised documentaries. Beyond imagination combines the latest archaelogical discoveries with location shooting, and state-of-the-art computer effects to reveal the untold stories of these great monuments in history. Features the Pyramids, Colosseum and Pompeii
Blue Planet Special Edition (4 discs) - This is the definitive natural history of the world's oceans, from popular shores and teeming shallows to the mysterious depths
Great Wildlife Moments With David Attenborough - Over the years, BBC wildlife documentaries have featured the most incredible footage, illustrating just how ingenious, beautiful, frightening - and even how funny the natural world can be. Now, the most amazing and dramatic moments of these programmes have been collected on one DVD
Universe - Universe joins cosmologists on the threshold of new discoveries that could unlock the mysteries of our origin and point towards our destiny. A total of four episodes are included: The Big Bang, Stars, Planets and Alien Life
Wild Weather - Intrepid journalist and adventurer Donal MacInyre takes us on an epic journey to experience the world's wildest weather. From the fastest winds to the hottest desert, from the Arctic ice sheets to the biggest rain machine on the planet
Living Planet Box Set (4 Disc) - David Attenborough presents his epic portrait of the earth�s environments and how plants and animals have adapted to their physical surroundings. Filmed on five continents, The Living Planet begins with the discovery of how huge forces formed the earth, how continents move and how the planet has become so varied. The next ten episodes then concentrate on different environments of the Earth: the frozen Poles, the northern forests, jungle, grasslands, deserts, the sky, rivers and lakes, tidal shores, islands, and oceans. The final episode then ties in the human angle - looking at how humans have changed the Earth�s habitats, destroying but creating new ones. It also investigates what the future may hold for the whole community on our amazing living planet
Civilisation - DIGIPAK 4 DISCS. In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date. The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and present an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considered to be the crucial phases of its development. Civilisation: A Personal View by Lord Clark would be more than two years in the making, with filming in over 100 locations across 13 countries. The lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was first transmitted in the UK in 1969. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, Clarke's compelling narrative is accompanied by breathtaking colour photography of Europe's greatest landmarks. This 'history of ideas as illustrated by art and music' remains the benchmark for the numerous programmes it inspired. Includes a specially written 36 page illustrated booklet of viewing notes to accompany this DVD
State of The Planet - Everywhere you turn there is confusion about the current state of our planet; rainforest destruction � with talk of rainforest destruction, global warming, extinction of species, rising sea-levels, drought and meteoric collisions. To coincide with the new millennium, David Attenborough brings his matter-of-fact clarity to the subject, investigating the latest scientific research to explain the situation in simple terms for the first time
Himalaya With Michael Palin (3 Disc) - Michael Palin takes on the abode of snow and begins an extraordinary 2000-mile journey across this mighty and majestic region of Asia. Encountering extremes of wealth and poverty, altitude and freezing cold, Palin once again brings his unique wit, charm and wisdom to each episode. Along the way he encounters, amongst many others, the Dalai Lama, the Bhutanese Royal Family and the once feared headhunting tribe of the Konyak. Whilst on his travels he passes through Afghanistan, across India to the feared Death Zone near the base of Mount Everest and then onto the Bhutanese capital before arriving in the Bay of Bengal