Discovery Channel (Firm)
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Born in a Cincinnati zoo, two Bengal tiger cubs - Ron and Julie - have spent the last three years being taught by humans how to hunt and live in the wild. If successfully integrated, they will become the protypes for a bold plan to save the world's population of wild tigers.
Pub. Date
c2005
Formats
Description
Take a close look at some of the wildest bikes ever built. Close-up photos take you bike-side to check out the awesome details on 13 radical rides from Discovery Channel's American Chopper series. See how Paul Sr., Paulie, Mikey, and the other guys in the shop take an idea to the limit on their spectacular choppers, and find out what they really think about each other.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Each season, as the ever-thinning Arctic ice recedes, polar bears face a daunting challenge; Grizzly bears in British Columbia must use ingenuity and fancy footwork to collect their catch; The annual rains of the Serengeti draw in the greatest concentration of large animals on Earth; Each year, billions of sardines flood South Africa's east coast creating an action-packed feeding frenzy; Thousands of animals make the long trek toward the life saving...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Provides a dinosaur's-eye view of survival in this violent primordial world. White Tip's journey: Follow the desperate trials of a velociraptor cut off from her pack in the desert. Pod's travels: A pyroraptor is swept away in a tidal wave and washes ashore on an island populated by much smaller dinosaurs.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
The famed Egyptian beauty, Queen Nefertiti, was the royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, a mother of six who helped lead a religious revolution that changed Egypt forever. Yet after her death, her enemies destroyed all evidence of Nefertiti's life. Now, a Discovery Channel Quest expedition led by Dr. Joann Fletcher hopes to find out if Queen Nefertiti's mummy has been found in a secret chamber deep in the Valley of the Kings. Includes x-rays to reveal...
11) Life
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Collects footage, narrated by Oprah Winfrey, of a wide variety of plants and animals from around the world, covering their adaptability and survival tactics.
12) South America
Series
Description
This book provides an overview of a continent whose rich culture has so far survived the impact of tourism better than most places in the world. Tips on travel, excursions, accommodation and restaurants are given along with easy to decipher maps.
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Tells the story of the Titanic, discussing its construction, appointments, and passengers; describes the reasons the supposedly unsinkable ocean liner sank; and provides photographs and information about the scientific expeditions to the wreck site and the objects that have been recovered from the ship and debris field.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Delivering almost six hours of scientific exploration, the collection covers planets, weather, energy, magnetism, orbits, comets, and other elements that make up this space that people call home. These eight episodes will help viewers understand the intricacies of the wonders of the world, as well as what each can teach them about their own lives.