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Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas

Actor: Toot & Puddle
ASIN : B000HRMATK
Sales Rank : 8474
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994590088
UPC : 727994590088
Release Date : December 05, 2006
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Running Time : 46

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It's almost time for Christmas at Woodcock Pocket and Puddle is ready to bake fruitcake, make paper chains, and decorate the house and tree. But Toot, wouldn't you know, is stranded in a winter storm far away. How will Puddle's best friend get back home by Christmas Eve? The answer involves a little bit of magic and some unexpected help from another holiday traveler. This adorable, beautifully animated, award-winning story from Holly Hobbie is certain to become a holiday classic for the whole family!

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Friendship, sharing, and tradition are part of what make the holidays special, so pig friends Toot and Puddle are determined to spend the Christmas holiday together, even though Toot has been invited to attend his Great-Great Aunt's 100th birthday bash in Scotland on December 22. Promising to return home to Woodcock Pocket by Christmas Eve, Toot sets off for Edinburgh leaving Puddle at home to meet their cousin Opal and prepare for Christmas. Toot thoroughly enjoys his Scottish experiences; donning an authentic Scottish kilt, caroling, visiting with this Great-Great Aunt Peggy, and helping his bagpipe-playing Uncle find good homes for a litter of puppies. Meanwhile, Puddle and Opal enjoy their time together making ornaments, baking, picking out a Christmas tree, and getting everything ready for the big holiday. When snowstorms hit in Edinburgh and Woodcock Pocket, it looks like Toot may not be able to make it home by Christmas Eve after all. Can a lucky nut, a little magic, and a mysterious traveler help? Based on the Holly Hobbie book "Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas," this animated production brings classic Holly Hobbie characters Toot and Puddle to life in an effective Christmas tale that celebrates friendship and togetherness. (Ages 3 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi

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National Geographic - Incredible Human Machine

Actor: Toot & Puddle
ASIN : B000XA5K0C
Sales Rank : 6978
Director : National Geographic
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 0
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0883929001156
UPC : 883929001156
Release Date : December 15, 2008
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Running Time : 96

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National Geographic takes you and your family on a truly fascinating journey through the wondrous inner world of The Incredible Human Machine. Year: 1975 Director: Irwin Rosten

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The human body is an amazing machine with complicated systems for sensing, adapting, reproducing, regenerating, and thinking and this 1975 scientific exploration provides an in-depth look at how the various systems of the body work. This voyage through one typical day begins with an exploration of the body's largest organ, the skin, and its amazing regenerative powers and function as both protective armor and heat regulator. The journey continues with a look at all the senses and includes both a look at how those senses are utilized in a typical day and an internal view via computer generated models and actual inside-the-body footage obtained by special mini-cameras and camera pills of how the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth work. Next the film explores the heart, blood, muscles, bones, joints, reproductive system, and brain. A multitude of specialized doctors and research scientists present contemporary developments in stem cell research, cell reproduction, and understanding the brain and perform real-life medical procedures including the implantation of extracellular matrix (or ECM) tissue to aid in joint regeneration and an intricate brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor while preserving the patient's ability to speak. The footage is graphic, intense, and fascinating. Especially enlightening is the discussion of aging in which the cell regeneration that happens constantly in the body is compared to a series of photocopies in which each generation of copies looses resolution and becomes increasingly imperfect. From its power plant to its copying, security, and reproductive systems, the human body is a complex machine that is only just beginning to be understood thanks to extensive research and scientific programs like this. --Tami Horiuchi

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National Geographic: Inside the Vietnam War

Actor: Toot & Puddle
ASIN : B0014VPFPO
Sales Rank : 11584
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994752950
UPC : 727994752950
Release Date : December 03, 2008
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Running Time : 150

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/03/2008 Rating: Nr

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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

Actor: Liev Schreiber
ASIN : B0014VPFIG
Sales Rank : 8121
Director : Sean Phillips, Sean MacLeod Phillips
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994751984
UPC : 727994751984
Release Date : December 24, 2008
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Running Time : 40

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For nearly 200 million years while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the seas teemed with some of the most awe-inspiring ocean creatures of all time. Sea Monsters, a National Geographic Giant Screen film, is an entertaining journey into prehistoric oceans. Inter-cutting between the animated story and the reenactments of fossil discoveries combine the appeal of "Indiana Jones" with the CGI that brings these prehistoric monsters to life. Perfect for the whole family.

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For the child who knows the difference between a diplodocus and an apatosaurus (or for the adult who remembers a youthful obsession with dinosaurs), National Geographic's Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure will be a delight. This 40-minute special explores the less-familiar world of the prehistoric oceans, filled with predatory Platecarpi, gentle Protostegas, and cold-eyed Xiphactini. The story follows a newborn Dolichorhynchops (a short-necked plesiosaur that looks a little like a dolphin crossed with the Loch Ness Monster) as she matures into adolescence and adulthood, surviving encounters with sharks and the fearsome Tylosaurus, who's sort of the T-Rex of the deep. Juxtaposed with these vivid CGI recreations are staged depictions of paleontological digs throughout the 20th century that unveiled the bones of these ancient deep-sea beasties. It's irrefutable: Dinosaurs are compulsively fun to learn about, and the prehistoric creatures of the ocean are no exception. --Bret Fetzer

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National Geographic: Human Footprint

Actor: Elizabeth Vargas
ASIN : B00147F8WS
Sales Rank : 3030
Director : Clive Maltby
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994752936
UPC : 727994752936
Release Date : December 15, 2008
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic
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Running Time : 90

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In a National Geographic special event, The Human Footprint reveals the extraordinary impact that each of our lives has on the world around us. In a playful, surprising and thought-provoking portrait of our time on earth, National Geographic demonstrates, in a series of remarkable visuals, what makes up an average human life today and how everything we do has impact on the world around us. In this unique journey through life, it shows all the people you will ever know, how much waste you will produce, the amount of fuel youll consume and how much youve got to pack in during your 2,475,526,000 seconds on Earth.

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Naitonal Geographic: Stress - Portrait of a Killer

Actor: Elizabeth Vargas
ASIN : B001D7T460
Sales Rank : 5846
Director : John Heminway
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994752905
UPC : 727994752905
Release Date : December 18, 2008
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Running Time : 52

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/18/2008 Run time: 50 minutes Rating: Nr

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National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World

Actor: Alec Baldwin
ASIN : B0012Q3T72
Sales Rank : 5224
Director : Ron Bowman
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : National Geographic Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994752837
UPC : 727994752837
Release Date : December 08, 2008
Publisher : National Geographic Video
Manufacturer : National Geographic Video
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Label : National Geographic Video
Running Time : 90

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In a special broadcast event, National Geographic explores the startling theory that Earths average temperature could rise six degrees Celsius by the year 2100. In this amazing and insightful documentary, National Geographic illustrates, one poignant degree at a time, the consequences of rising temperatures on Earth. Also, learn how existing technologies and remedies can help in the battle to dial back the global thermometer.

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In the 2004 eco-thriller The Day After Tomorrow, director Roland Emmerich dramatized the potential consequences of accelerated global warming. By combining stock footage with computer-generated imagery, the National Geographic special Six Degrees Could Change the World serves as a sort of nonfiction counterpoint. As NASA climate scientist James Hansen cautions, even two degrees Celsius represents a tipping point (from which there is no return). Based on Mark Lynas's Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet and narrated by Alec Baldwin, the program roams from the bushfire-ravaged suburbs of Southern Australia to the drought-stricken farmlands of Nebraska to the rapidly melting glaciers of Greenland. In the process, aerospace engineers, marine biologists, and ordinary citizens share their experiences and predictions. In the end, it's the actual events--rather than the speculative scenarios--that prove most alarming, like the 30,000 deaths that resulted from 2003's European heat wave. While a skeptic might dismiss that tragedy as a statistical anomaly, every continent bears the scars of climate change, like the deforestation of the Amazon and the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. In order to inject some levity, Six Degrees detours to look at a British grape grower who has actually benefited from his country's drier environment and the carbon footprint involved in the creation of that all-American favorite, the cheeseburger (suffice to say, it's considerable). While some of the special effects are hokey--Hansen sitting at a floating desk, for example--the preponderance of compelling data helps to compensate for such lapses. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Stills from Six Degrees Could Change the World (click for larger image)