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architecture
architecture archaeology & anthropology
Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks
Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min PBS
151 years a er Frederick Law Olmsted
(1822-1903) designed New York City’s
Central Park with Calvert Vaux, it remains
an undisputed haven of tranquility amid
one of the most unnatural places in the
world. Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks,
narrated by actress Kerry Washington,
examines the visionary urban planner
and landscape architect’s impact on the
development of America’s fi rst great city
parks. Told in large part through Olmsted’s
own words, this fi lm weaves together his Building Pharaoh’s Chariot: NOVA
poignant personal story and pioneering Grades 9-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
vision with contemporary footage of the In Building Pharaoh’s Chariot, a team of archaeologists, engineers,
las ng masterpieces he le behind. woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly
#041591DV-A14 $59.95: DVD accurate replicas of Egyp an royal chariots. They discover advanced features
including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, an -roll bars, and even a
convex shaped rear mirror.
religion
religion #041648DV-A14 $59.95: DVD
Decoding Neanderthals: NOVA
Grades 9-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
The Life of Muhammad Over 60,000 years ago, the fi rst modern humans le their African homeland and
Grades 11-Adult 2013 180 min CC PBS entered Europe. When they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully
This is the story of a man who changed built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands
the world forever. In a journey that is both of years. So what happened when the fi rst modern humans encountered the
literal and historical, retrace the footsteps Neanderthals?
of the Prophet, from his humble beginnings #041620DV-A14 $64.94: DVD
in Mecca to his struggles with accep ng his
Prophe c role; from his fl ight to Medina Iceman Murder Mystery: NOVA
to his subsequent military and poli cal
Grades 9-Adult 2011 60 min CC PBS
successes and failures--through to his death
He’s been dead for more than 5,000 years , yet Otzi the Iceman, con nues to
and his legacy.
keep many secrets. Now, a new autopsy yields fresh clues to his way of life and
#041662DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
the mysterious circumstances of his murder.
#041452DV-A14 $59.95: DVD
Divine Choice: W5
Grades 11-Adult 2013 What Makes Us Human?: NOVA scienceNOW
20 min CTV Grades 9-Adult 2012 60 min PBS
As the Cardinals gathered at the Va can Scien sts have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the quali es that dis nguish
to choose a new pope, W5’s Tom Kennedy humans from other human species. Explore those traits once thought to be
took viewers on a rare behind the scenes uniquely human to discover their evolu onary roots.
look at the ceremony and the rituals of the #041586DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
Catholic Church.
#CTV592DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
Secrets of the Dead: Bones of the Buddha
Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
Did a 19th-century Bri sh landowner really discover gold, jewels, and the
charred bones of the Lord Buddha in an underground chamber on his estate? Is
the site of this ‘discovery’ the legendary lost city of Kapilavastu, where the real
Buddha lived as Prince Siddhartha?
#041664DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
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architecture archaeology & anthropology
Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks
Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min PBS
151 years a er Frederick Law Olmsted
(1822-1903) designed New York City’s
Central Park with Calvert Vaux, it remains
an undisputed haven of tranquility amid
one of the most unnatural places in the
world. Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks,
narrated by actress Kerry Washington,
examines the visionary urban planner
and landscape architect’s impact on the
development of America’s fi rst great city
parks. Told in large part through Olmsted’s
own words, this fi lm weaves together his Building Pharaoh’s Chariot: NOVA
poignant personal story and pioneering Grades 9-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
vision with contemporary footage of the In Building Pharaoh’s Chariot, a team of archaeologists, engineers,
las ng masterpieces he le behind. woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly
#041591DV-A14 $59.95: DVD accurate replicas of Egyp an royal chariots. They discover advanced features
including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, an -roll bars, and even a
convex shaped rear mirror.
religion
religion #041648DV-A14 $59.95: DVD
Decoding Neanderthals: NOVA
Grades 9-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
The Life of Muhammad Over 60,000 years ago, the fi rst modern humans le their African homeland and
Grades 11-Adult 2013 180 min CC PBS entered Europe. When they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully
This is the story of a man who changed built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands
the world forever. In a journey that is both of years. So what happened when the fi rst modern humans encountered the
literal and historical, retrace the footsteps Neanderthals?
of the Prophet, from his humble beginnings #041620DV-A14 $64.94: DVD
in Mecca to his struggles with accep ng his
Prophe c role; from his fl ight to Medina Iceman Murder Mystery: NOVA
to his subsequent military and poli cal
Grades 9-Adult 2011 60 min CC PBS
successes and failures--through to his death
He’s been dead for more than 5,000 years , yet Otzi the Iceman, con nues to
and his legacy.
keep many secrets. Now, a new autopsy yields fresh clues to his way of life and
#041662DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
the mysterious circumstances of his murder.
#041452DV-A14 $59.95: DVD
Divine Choice: W5
Grades 11-Adult 2013 What Makes Us Human?: NOVA scienceNOW
20 min CTV Grades 9-Adult 2012 60 min PBS
As the Cardinals gathered at the Va can Scien sts have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the quali es that dis nguish
to choose a new pope, W5’s Tom Kennedy humans from other human species. Explore those traits once thought to be
took viewers on a rare behind the scenes uniquely human to discover their evolu onary roots.
look at the ceremony and the rituals of the #041586DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
Catholic Church.
#CTV592DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
Secrets of the Dead: Bones of the Buddha
Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
Did a 19th-century Bri sh landowner really discover gold, jewels, and the
charred bones of the Lord Buddha in an underground chamber on his estate? Is
the site of this ‘discovery’ the legendary lost city of Kapilavastu, where the real
Buddha lived as Prince Siddhartha?
#041664DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
22 Visit www.mcintyre.ca - FREE on-line PREVIEWS!
