Title:
Planet Earth. Deserts / producer, Huw Cordey ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; series producer, Alastair Fothergill.
ISBN:
9781602882645
Edition:
Education edition.
Publication Information:
[Silver Spring, Md.] : Discovery Education, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
General Note:
Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; teacher's materials (on CD-ROM), including teacher's guides, writing prompts, animal guide, posters.
Originally broadcast as part of the television series Planet Earth.
DVD, region 1; widescreen (16:9 anamorphic), 5.1 surround.
Summary:
Voyage to the world's harshest environments and learn how life manages to keep a precarious hold in every desert. From the frigid expanses of Mongolia to the blistering craters of California's Death Valley, the program examines the incredible physical and behavioral adaptations that allow creatures to survive unimaginable conditions governed by sand storms, droughts, flash floods, and extreme temperatures.
Subject Term:
Added Uniform Title:
Audience:
Grades 3-12.
Performer:
Narrator, Sigourney Weaver.
Production Credits:
Editor, Dave Pearce ; music composed by George Fenton.
OCLC Number:
ocn262693713
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
