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 Inquirers:

  •  BKC E Curious George and the dinosaur. Curious George visits a museum with children from a school class and causes much excitement by climbing up onto a dinosaur skeleton.
  • BKC E Curious George. The curiosity of a newly-captured monkey gets him into continuous trouble, but he is saved by his friend, the man in the yellow hat.
  • DVD 002 How a book is made. Takes viewers through each step in the creation of a children's book, visiting writers, illustrators, editors, and printers, showing how they do their jobs, and demonstrating the important role each plays in the process.
  • DVD 621.8 Tell me why: How things work . Video encyclopedia on 2 topics: [1] Answers questions about how things work such as dams, refrigerators, engines, windmills, oil derricks, etc. [2] Learn about atoms, conductors, voltage, AC/DC, lightning, etc., also, safety inside the home.
  • DVD 808.02 Evaluating sources. Teaches students how to evaluate the quality of the information that they find. Covers how to determine the author's credentials, credibility, whether information is accurate and relevant to the focus of the question, and up to date.
  • DVD 812 Discover Spot. Spot the ever-curious, always adorable puppy embarks on a fun-and-song-filled journey of discovery.
  • DVD 812 Spring fever. A curious six-year-old named Stanley and his pet goldfish explore the animal world for clues about life. They learn important lessons about all the animals and insects that come out in the springtime.
  • DVD 812 Strega Nona-- and more . Caldecott Award-winning adaptations of folk tales from around the world. Based on the book by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is a retelling of an Italian folk tale about an old witch, a magic cooking pot and a curious young boy. An animated presentation of the book by Simms Taback, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat tells the story of a man who makes something out of nothing. Narrated by Rob Reiner, the story is based on a Yiddish folk song. Based on the book by Marcia Brown, Stone Soup tells the story of a battle of wits between three clever soldiers and the selfish residents of a French village. In The Tale of Mandarin ducks, a pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
  • VID 507 Science as inquiry for children.
  • VID 507 Science as inquiry in action. Through examples, shows the important role scienctific evidence plays in scientific inquiry.
  • VID 621.8 Tell me why : How things work. A video encyclopedia answering questions about telescopes, television, seismographs, dams, refrigerators, engines, windmills, oil derricks, etc.
  • VID 812 Quench your curiosity, tickle your funny bone. Why we need reading (or The piemaker of Ignoramia) -- Why we need doctors (based on the book "No measles, no mumps for me" by Paul Showers -- Why we tell the truth (or No more squareburgers in Straightalk) Animated tales to instruct children in some questions: we tell the truth, we need reading, we need doctors.
  • VID 812 Something wicked this way comes. Green Town, Illinois is visited by a mysterious Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifiying things begin to happen when two small boys become too curious about things.
  • VID 938 The Minds of men. A detailed look at the life and teachings of Socrates and his pupil Plato, and at the world of the two founding fathers of history --Herodotus and Thucydides. Their work exemplifies the vital curiosity of the Greeks about the wellspring of human behavior, the nature of man, and his place in the world around him. Christopher Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with art works, scenes from modern Greece, shots of ancient ruins and dramatized scenes and monologues. (Grades 9-12)