LeVar Burton
1) Aftermath
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 2012, the first African American president is assassinated by a white extremist - just four days after he is elected. The horrific tragedy leads to riots, financial collapse, and ultimately, a full-on civil war. In its aftermath, millions are left homeless as famine and disease spread throughout the country. But from Chicago, a mysterious voice cries out... To Leon Crane, a former NASA scientist now struggling to survive on the streets, the pleas...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"What is imagination? Most of us think of it as playing pretend or what happens when we're dreaming, but imagination takes us to worlds and galaxies beyond that. Imagination helps us travel between time, space, and reality. It gives us the power to dream up the world in our own vision and encourages us to think of not just what is, but what could be. Imagination is a superpower that unlocks endless possibilities, and all by asking one simple question:...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
It's a tactic Mica Mouse's father uses, too. He tells Mica the story of a brave little rhino who discovers that, with the help of friends and family, compassion and love, he can get through anything.
Author
Language
English
Description
Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood , he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story...
Author
Series
Earthseed books volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2025 California, an eighteen-year-old African American woman, suffering from a hereditary trait that causes her to feel others' pain as well as her own, flees northward from her small community and its desperate savages.
When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day....
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Language
English
Appears on These Lists
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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement. When the Watson family--ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron--sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don't realize that they're heading toward one of the darkest moments in America's history. The...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading rainbow! For over 30 years, this beloved children's television series has been bringing stories to life. Hosted by acclaimed actor LeVar Burton, journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Digging up dinosaurs: host LeVar Burton sets off in his jeep to explore the mystery surrounding the life and death of the dinosaur. Mummies made in Egypt: describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Heatwave, Boulder, Blades, and Chase respond to Optimus Prime's message for any active Autobots in space to arrive to Earth. They realize they are the only Rescue Bot team remaining, and they are partnered with the Burns family, a group of first response rescuers in Griffin Rock, Maine. Together, they learn teamwork and heroism alongside their human friends as they deal with various disasters.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The classic Transformers are joining the Rescue Bots team! The Rescue Bots, Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Bolder, are charged with the important task of protecting the town of Griffin Rock. Now, they are joined by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to face any threat that comes to Griffin Rock, including the Autobots2 nemesis, the Decepticons!
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Rescue Bots, Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Bolder, along with a family of first responders, must tackle all sorts of problems to keep the town of Griffin Rock safe. This task just got prehistoric, as they must battle Doc Green's pet Dinobot Trex, along with other fantastic creatures.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take a look, it's in a book. For over thirty years, this beloved children's television series has been bringing stories to life. Hosted by acclaimed actor LeVar Burton, journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Rescue Bots, Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Bolder, along with a family of first responders, must tackle all sorts of problems to keep the town of Griffin Rock safe. This task just got prehistoric, as they must battle Doc Green's pet Dinobot Trex, along with other fantastic creatures.
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the isolated planet of the Ba'kus (a seemingly simple race of people), the crew of the Enterprise has unveiled an unjust conspiracy between the Federation and the Son'a to exile the entire Ba'ku race from their planet. Ordered to leave and ignore his findings, Captain Picard must choose between obeying Starfleet orders or risking his crew, career and the Enterprise to protect the innocent and uphold his Starfleet oath.