video recordings for children

An introduction to money that explains the concept of value, names the American money denominations, and presents a trip to a mint.

Looks at how the foods, traditions, and beliefs of different peoples have influenced life in the United States, and discusses the celebrations of Cinco De Mayo, Chinese New Year, and Kwanzaa.

Compare and contrast the way people are different and alike--from body shapes to likes and dislikes and even mental and artistic differences. Also shows that while many differences exist, people are also very much alike.

Explains that people need to wear clothing to retain body heat and protect against the sun, discusses how cloth is made in mills and how it was made in the past, shows how clothes have changed throughout history, and explores different kinds of clothes for special purposes.

Examines the many types of resources that naturally occur on Earth including soil, oil, minerals, sand, trees, sunlight, and wind.

Annie and the Funsters provide information about good dental hygiene, the importance of nutrition to healthy teeth, problems that can occur, and what happens during a visit to the dentist.

Answers questions children ask about farms, explaining what they are and why they are important, describing a day in the life of a farmer, and showing how farms have changed over time; and visits a dairy, an orchard, a vineyard, and vegetable, nut, poultry, and fish farms.

Presents the preamble to the U.S. Constitution accompanied by illustrations of a group of friends on a camping trip, their adventures demonstrating the rights and responsibilities of all Americans.

A scruffy twelve-year-old fleeing authorities crashes into Thomas Edison's lab. Recognizing himself in the boy, Edison takes him in. Soon, the lad becomes a sorcerer's apprentice to the Wizard of Menlo Park as they pursue Edison's dream of motion pictures.

Toward the end of his career, Albert Einstein befriends a twelve-year-old African-American girl, Lannie, whose youth and earnestness renew his spirit. In return, Albert gives Lannie a priceless gift: awareness of her potential.