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Elephant / a BBC Scienceworld production for BBC Worldwide Americas, Dorling Kindersley Vision in association with Oregon Public Broadcasting ; director, Jan Pester ; writer, Brian Meehl.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian Series: Eyewitness DVD seriesPublication details: [New York, NY?] : DK Vision : BBC Worldwide Americas, 2011.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in; 1 videodisc (approximately 62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9780756682712
  • 0756682711
Other title:
  • Eyewitness. Elephant
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Series producer, Martin Mortimore ; music, Guy Dagul ; executive producers, Simon Jollands and Eve Krzyanowski.
Narrator: Martin Sheen.Summary: Elephant traces the impressive history of the greatest mammal to walk the Earth. Through war, pageantry, agriculture, and exploration, the elephant has developed a unique relationship with humankind -- and has become one of the most cherished, yet endangered, animals in the world.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's DVD Children's DVD Dr. James Carlson Library Children's DVD 599.67 E39 Available 33111008657344
Children's DVD Children's DVD Main Library Children's DVD 599.67 E39 Available 33111008657351
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Elephants have been everything in our cultures from deities to political party symbols to children's book heroes. In this captivating DVD, our fascincation with these animals is explored, with beautiful footage of elephants in their natural habitats combined with close ups filmed in the Eyewitness studio.

DVD, NTSC, aspect ratio: 4:3, all regions; Dolby Digital.

Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian (subtitle choices not listed on container).

DVD release of program originally produced in 1994.

Narrator: Martin Sheen.

Series producer, Martin Mortimore ; music, Guy Dagul ; executive producers, Simon Jollands and Eve Krzyanowski.

Elephant traces the impressive history of the greatest mammal to walk the Earth. Through war, pageantry, agriculture, and exploration, the elephant has developed a unique relationship with humankind -- and has become one of the most cherished, yet endangered, animals in the world.

Special features: The making of Eyewitness / writer & producer, Bill Butt ; narrator, Martin Sheen ; graphics director, Alisa Robbins ; music, Guy Michelmore ; off-line editor, Colette Hodges ; on-line editor, Sharon Stiles ; director/cameraman, Mike Kamei ; executive producers, Simon Jollands and Eve Krzyanowski (app. 25 min. ; c1994 ; Dorling Kindersley Ltd and BBC Lionheart Television) Discover more about DK Eyewitness (2 min. ; DK Publishing ; 2011)

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