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Holistic Guidance - Eyewitness - Planets

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List Price: $12.95
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Manufacturer: DK VIDEO Starring: Kay Stewart, Saundra Edwards, Howard McLeod, Joel Lawrence, Kaye Elhardt
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape Dewey Decimal Number: 520 EAN: 9780789421487 Format: Color ISBN: 0789421488 Label: DK VIDEO Manufacturer: DK VIDEO Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: DK VIDEO Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: 1997-09-01 Running Time: 30 Studio: DK VIDEO Theatrical Release Date: 1960-02-26
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The final frontier. Since we first walked the Earth we have gazed in wonder at the night skies and searched for our place in the Universe. Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Video: Planets takes us from the sun to the outermost limits of our solar system demystifying the nine rocky and gaseous masses we know as planets. The moon landing in 1969 along with five subsequent trips are the only extra-terrestrial landings that man has made, and while the lack of an atmosphere on the moon assures that our footsteps will remain on the surface indefinitely, that does not quell our appetite to know what lies beyond. Actual satellite footage is combined with the series' trademark three-dimensional graphics and the latest in computer animation to take viewers on a journey that begins at 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit -- on the surface of the sun. Using an imaginary space shuttle as our guide, stops are made on each of the nine planets detailing their discovery, composition, atmosphere, orbit, weather conditions, and their ability to support life. From our oldest beliefs (the sky is a blanket filled with pinholes to let the lights of Heaven shine through), no discovery is overlooked as were are toured through the most recent advances: the Hubbell Telescope, the newest moons, and the discovery of a meteorite from the surface of Mars that contained fossils of bacteria. More than any other, we have looked to the red planet for the hope of other life in our solar system. You will learn if life existed there millions of years ago, ever did, or still does. Students will be captivated by the journey and held in awe as to what lies beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Astronomy is one of the world's oldest sciences, and this exciting addition to the Eyewitness Video series is sure to inspire the next Copernicus or Galileo currently in our classrooms.
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