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From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. With stunning historical detail, Wilkerson...
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PBS Video
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Every year monarch butterflies migrate across North America to a remote area of Mexico. This presentation discusses how the butterflies navigate and endure the long journey and takes you to the locations they call home.
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Cicada Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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71 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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All the branches of the animal kingdom--birds, fish, crustaceans, reptiles, mammals, insects, and even slime molds undertake great journeys across water land or air. This is a glorious celebration of the mysteries and marvels of migration.
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2011.
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19 CDs (22 hrs., 55 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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From 1915 to 1970, roughly six million African-American citizens fled the South for improved lives in northern and western America. Comparing this rarely discussed exodus to other great migrations in history while culling data from interviews and historical records, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the decades-long journey that greatly altered the cultural landscape of America.
47) Coming home
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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A plucky robin sets out on an epic journey guided only by his longing to return home in time for Christmas.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When thunderclouds begin to gather each year over Botswana's Kalahari, 20,000 zebras get itchy feet. As the first fat raindrops hit the dust, southern Africa's biggest animal migration gets underway. In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds undertake an annual epic trek across the vast landscape of the Kalahari's Makgadikgadi Pans.
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DK
Pub. Date
2023.
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175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home"--
52) Circle
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
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Follows the migration of the bar-tailed godwits from Australia and New Zealand to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
53) Earth
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009.
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1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
55) Human flow
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Amazon Studios
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis.
Series
Land before time volume 10
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Littlefoot has a vivid dream in which he imagines travelling to a place where there are many of his kind, and when he tells the story to his grandparents, they take it as a sign to set out and find this mysterious place. After days of travel they do indeed discover a new world where longneck dinosaurs are plentiful, including one they never expected to see--Bron, Littlefoot's father, who went missing before he was born. While Littlefoot is thrilled...
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
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Stork friends Malena and Klepetan look forward to the next migration from Croatia to South Africa, but when Malena is injured and cannot join the flock, their time apart brings many challenges and big feelings, pushing them to stay connected and hope fora spring reunion.
Series
Film Movement volume 2, film 4
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story, The Middle of the World is the story of a couple and their five children -- ages ranging from 6 months to 14 years old -- as they travel 3,200 km by bicycle to chase a dream. Romao, an illiterate and unemployed truck driver, and his wife Rose, leave the State of Paraiba in Brazil, and over the course of six months, travel across five states to reach Rio de Janeiro, in a quest for a job and a decent life.
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