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  • Duck for President.

    • K-2
    • 3-5

    It is our pleasure, our honor, our duty as citizens to present to you Duck for President. Here is a duck who began in a humble pond. Who worked his way to farmer. To governor. And now, perhaps, to the…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 15 minutes
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  • El Punto.

    • K-2
    • 3-5

    Spanish language: Vashti may not be able to draw, but she can at least make a dot. When she sees the dot framed above her art teacher's desk she decides that she can make a better dot. Soon Vashti is…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 7 minutes
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  • Ellington Was Not A Street

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    • K-2
    • 3-5

    In this reflective poetic tribute, the author remembers growing up when many of the great figures in African-American history gathered in her family home to talk and share ideas and even sing. Narrated…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 15 minutes
    • Usage/copying rights: 9/1/2006 to 6/30/2016
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  • Ellington Was Not a Street.

    • K-2
    • 3-5

    In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision,…  » more info

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  • Emily's First 100 Days of School.

    • K-2
    • 3-5

    With so much to do on her first day of school, Emily feels like it will take forever to reach 100, when her teacher announces they will have a party after 100 days. As the days and weeks go by, Emily…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 36 minutes
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  • Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

    • 6-8
    • 9-12
    • 13+

    More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read and written about American authors. Many of his works are still in print, some in as many as 20 languages, including A Farewell…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 87 minutes
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  • Eureka!

    • 6-8
    • 9-12
    • 13+

    Poet Sharon Bryan returns to the hometown of her grandfather's family, in Eureka, Utah, to see if being there might provide inspiration for her writing. She goes through the box of family treasures and…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 4 program(s) / 2 minutes
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  • Famous Authors

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    This film explores Poe's life focusing on his relationship with his parents, wife, and his career.  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 29 minutes
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  • Famous Authors: Edgar Allan Poe - Segment 1: Early Years.

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Edgar Allan Poe's parents, their marriage and death. John and Francis Allan become his foster parents. His relationship to his foster parents and the inspiration for his work "To Helen" are discussed.…  » more info

    • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 10 minutes
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  • Famous Authors: Edgar Allan Poe - Segment 2: College and Military.

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Poe spends one year in college and serves in the military from 1827 - 1831 where he schemes to have himself kicked out of West Point. His poems are published in New York.  » more info

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