2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

World World Without Without Without Walls*
Walls*
Remarkable story of a unique woman, Beryl Markham, famed aviatrix, horse trainer and author. This
video tells not only her story, but that of early 20th century Africa where she was raised.
60 min. color
World's World's Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Antarctica: Antarctica: The The Last Last Wilderness
Wilderness
Wilderness
No place on Earth is more hostile to life than Antarctica. In some parts of this frozen continent, the ice is
more than three miles thick. Yet, an abundance of fascinating creatures manage to not only survive …but
to thrive.
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World's World's World's Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Arctic Arctic Kingdom
Kingdom
The Arctic ice is revealed as a place of danger and drama where animals are stranded on frozen waters,
trapped between moving sheets of ice, and caught in the struggle to survive.
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World's World's Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Places: Borneo Coast
Journey to the tiny island of Siarau on the northern Coast of Borneo, where a tidal mangrove forest
survives. Caught between land and sea, the forest and its creatures have adapted in bizarre ways to the
daily flooding of their habitats. Experience a saltwater wilderness still untouched by man in one of the
world's last great places.
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World's World's World's Last Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Places: Everglades
Everglades
Embark on a voyage of discovery through the magnificent Everglades, one of the world's most extrordinary
swamps. In this vast green sprawl, two prehistoric creatures each rule over their separate realms:
Crocodiles glide uncontested through the mangrove swamps of Florida Bay, and alligators reign in the
fresh waters of the sawgrass prairies. This emerald tip of Florida rewards viewers with sights that can
only be seen in one of the world's last great places.
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World's World's World's Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Okavango
Okavango
In all of Africa, there is no other place like the Okavango Delta, a watery refuge in the heart of one of the
world's greatest deserts. In the midst of the dry season, floodwaters from Angola can double the delta
size to some 5,000 square miles, spreading like a giant hand across Botswana.
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World's World's Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Places: Sonoran Sonoran Desert
Desert
Far from a desolate wasteland, the Sonoran's spectacular landscape and varied climate support a
diverse community of plant and animal life. This place is a showcase for some of nature's most unusual
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World's World's World's Last Last Great Great Places: Places: Virunga
Virunga
Strange things happen in this dramatic terrain, where habitats range from snowcapped mountains to
rain forests to savanna and rare and fascinating creatures dwell. A national park was established here to
protect the territory of the fabled mountain gorilla. This land of conflict and contradiction is truly the heart
of Africa.
60 min. color cc
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