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Holocaust on Trial. WGBH. 2000; rel. 2001. 60min. $19.95 (pp) (1-57807-567-X). CC. 800-255-0424. 940.53. Six million Jews were exterminated by the Nazis, yet some people today, including British historian and [...]

Oliver Twist. WGBH. 2000; rel. 2001. 6 hr.3 videos, $39.95 (pp). (1-57807-625-0). CC. 800-255-9424. 823. Originally airing on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre, this stirring presentation dramatizes Dickens' classic tale of an [...]

Helen Nearing: Conscious Living/Conscious Dying. Bullfrog. 2000; rel. 2001.' 55min. $250 (1-56029-830-8). 800-543-3764. 155.9. Helen Nearing (1905-1995) and her husband, Scott (1883-1983), lived humble, non-exploitative lives, generously devoting themselves to [...]

My Friend Paul. Fanlight. 1999; rel. 2000. 56min. $225 (1-57295-298-9). 800-9374113. 362.2. In this sensitive documentary about mental illness, friendship, and rehabilitation, filmmaker Jonathan Berman reconnects with his childhood friend, [...]

Light amongst the Shadows: How to Help Those You Care for When Suicide Occurs. Paraclete. 2000. 23min. $79.95 (pp) (1-55725-263-7). 362.28. Two similarly structured videos help survivors work through feelings [...]

Journey through the Shadows: Hope for Healing after Someone You Love Has Committed Suicide. Paraclete. 2000. 35min. $79.95 (pp) (1-55725-264-5). 508-255-5705. 362.28. Two similarly structured videos help survivors work through [...]

The Saved. First Run/Icarus. 1998; rel. 2000. 90min. $375. 60min. $275. 800-876-1710. 940.53. This stirring documentary chronicles the true story of 700 Dutch Jews who survived World War II because [...]

Russia's Wonder Children. First Run/ Icarus. 2000. 98min. $440. 60min. $390. 800-876-1710. 786.2. This tribute to the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory introduces four brilliant pianists ranging in [...]

Don't Let a Computer Hurt Your Kids. Tapeworm. 2000. 12min. $9.95 (pp). 800-367-8437. 613.6. This video presents several practical solutions for preventing computer-induced muscular-skeletal disorders in young children through easy-to-follow [...]

Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Strength to Resist. Cambridge Documentary Films. 2000. 33min. $185. 617-484-3993. 305.42 Why are girls strong and resilient in early childhood but at high risk for [...]

Scholastic's Class Homepage Builder tames the Web page design tiger with several templates perfect for classroom news. Just register, choose a class username and password for your students, sign in, [...]

Without My Baby: Coping with Early Infant Loss. David Garrigus. 2000. 22min. $99.95 (pp) (1-892634-08-2). 877-821-5326. 155.9. It's difficult to comprehend the heartache and sorrow accompanying the death of a [...]

The World in Claire's Classroom. New Day. 2000.89min. High schools and pub. lib., $99. Colleges and univ., $250 (1-57448-068-5). 888-367-9154. 372.8. This documentary about multicultural education in a small mixed-age [...]

Teamwork Basics. Library Video Network. 2000. 15min. $99 (pp) (1-56641-054-1). CC. 800-441-8273. 023. This introduction to library teamwork basics begins with several library professionals discussing the role of effective management [...]

Tried & True: A Collection of Labor Techniques. InJoy. 2000. 32 min. $179.95. 618.4. Viewers looking for information on labor unions need to look elsewhere; this excellent video focuses on [...]

Misconceptions about 12 Step Programs. Gold `n' Group Productions. 2000. 18min. $39.95 (pp). 362.29 This video addresses unexpressed fears and misconceptions that may prevent substance abusers from joining a 12-step [...]

Teen Parents: Three Birth Stories. Injoy. 1999. 37min. $199.95 (1-888307-07-2). 618.4. Gr. 9-12. In this birth and parenting video, viewers follow three unmarried teen mothers during labor and delivery. Each [...]

Impact: Driving Drunk, Driving High. AIMS. 2000. 24min. $195 (0-8068-0285-5). 364.1. This sobering account, hosted by an addiction counselor, introduces the potential severity of driving under the influence of drugs [...]

Japan: Its Arts. Phoenix. 2000. 24min. $99.95 (pp) (0-7919-8282-3). 709.52. Gr. 6-8. This panoramic overview surveys the history of Japanese artistic expression. Narration discusses the materials, tools, and techniques artists [...]

Breast Augmentation: Before and After. Instructional Video. 1999; rel. 2000. 38min. $34.95 (pp). 618.1 This graphic documentary presents a behind-the-scenes look at breast augmentation, a controversial elective surgery (not to [...]

Spare Parts: Growing Human Organs. Films for the Humanities and Sciences 1999; rel. 2000. 26min. $129 (0-7365-1406-6). 612. Only ten percent of those who need replacement organs receive a transplant [...]

Plant Life in Action Series. Library Video Company. 2000. 3 videos (ea. 23min.) Each, $39.95 (pp). CC. 581. Gr. 5-8. Wacky Dr. Quentin Q. Figg and inquisitive adolescent lab partners [...]

American Paradox: Slavery in the Northeast. Lucerne Media. 1999; rel. 2000. 26 min. $89 (pp). 974. Gr. 5-8. Although it is common knowledge that slaves figured prominently in the economic [...]

Perspective Series -- Health and Medicine Technology: Breast Cancer. Chip Taylor. 1999. 30 min. $99.99 (pp). 616.99. This title in an ongoing British series examines how cancer treatment, surgery, and [...]

I Am Woman. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 2000. 2 videos (each 29min.). $159 (0-7365-1369-8). 305.4. Ages 13-adult. This provocative series consists of two titles. First, Is Feminism Dead? [...]

Snow Jam. Avenue E. 2000. 33min. $15.49 (pp). (0-9677344-0-1). 813. Ages 6-10. In this whimsical look at the power of positive thinking, young children learn the importance of friendship, hard [...]

Guns in America. Knowledge Unlimited. 2000. 20min. $59.95 (pp). 363.33. Gr. 6-10. Sampled from the six-volume News Matters series, Guns in America explores gun violence in the U.S., where more [...]

The Pill. Women Make Movies. 1999; rel. 2000. 45min. $245, 778.5. Ages 15-adult. More than 100 million women take 'the pill,' an oral contraceptive with a controversial history. This stirring [...]

I Love You Like Crazy: Being a Parent with Mental Illness Education Project. 1999. 27min. $39.95 (home use). $79.95 (pp). 306.85. Adult. 'Sure I can be crazy, but most of [...]

Internet-Related Occupations (Emerging Careers Video Library). Delphi. 2000. 45min. $99.95 (pp) (1-57998-051-1). DDC: 004.67. Gr. 7-12. Cutting-edge jobs offer exciting employment opportunities. Sampled from a five-part career series, Internet-Related Occupations [...]

Algebra 1: An Overview. TMW Media Group. 1998; rel. 2000. 30min. $29.95 (pp). DDC: 512.9. Gr. 7-12 and adult. There's beauty and excitement in algebra, claims Georgetown University mathematics lecturer [...]

Food Science: Kitchen Mysteries Revealed. Learning Seed. 2000. 21min. $89 (pp). DDC: 502. Gr. 5-8. How can you tell a raw egg from a hard-boiled egg without first cracking the [...]

Diversity: The World of Ethnic Man! AGC/ United Learning. 2000. 35min. $155. DDC: 305.8. Gr. 5-12. Confused about ethnic identity because your heritage can be traced to multicultural sources? Filmmaker [...]

Breast Cancer Journey. KBDI. 1998; rel. 1999. 90min. $29.95 (pp). DDC: 616.99. Ages 16-adult. Statistics show that more than 184,000 women will develop breast cancer this year. This sensitive video [...]

Place Value and Ordering (Puzzle Maths Series). New Dimension Media. 1999. 15min. $59 (pp) (1-56353-567-X). DDC: 513. Gr. 2-5. When puppets Jake and Jess engage in a friendly math competition [...]

Families of Brazil (Families of the World). Vide-O-Go/That's Infotainment! 1999; rel. 2000. 29min. $29.95 (pp). DDC: 981.06. Grades 4-8. Portraying the social and cultural rhythms of everyday life from two [...]

Basic Math--The Complete Course: Adding & Subtracting Decimals/Addition & Subtraction/Introduction to Fractions. TMW Media Group. 1998; rel. 1999. 3 videos (each 30min.). Each, $29.95 (pp). DDC: 513.2. Grades 4-8. Sampled [...]

Bill Nye the Science Guy, Sampler V. Disney Educational. 1997; rel. 1999. 5 videos (ea. 52 min.) Each, $49.95 (pp). CC. DDC: 500. Grades 4-8. Viewers develop a healthy respect [...]

Modern Library and Research Skills: Library Skills--Discovering New Worlds/ Internet and Electronic Research Skills. SVE & Churchill Media. 1999. 2 videos (each 20-24min.). $149.95. DDC: 025.04. Grades K-6. This fabulous [...]

PageMaker's Toolkit, Version 1.0. Tom Snyder. 1999. Win/Mac. $79.95. DDC:912 Gr. 4-8. A marvelous selection of design tools enables users to create a variety of maps. Current and historical offerings [...]

George Washington: First of Men. Sandpail. 1999. Win/Mac. $29.95 (0-87328-180-2). DDC: 973.4. Gr. 5-10 Brief video dips precede each section of this CD-ROM's life and times of George Washington (youth, [...]

The Cruncher 2.0. Knowledge Adventure. 1999. Win/Mac. $80. DDC: 005369 Gr. 3-6. Designed to teach young users about spreadsheets and how and when to use one, this inventive program features [...]

Everglades Journey 2.0. (School Edition). T.I. Multimedia. 1999. Win/Mac. $49.95. DDC: 917.5939. Ages 7-12. Simulated field trips like these are great for budget- trapped classrooms unable to provide the real [...]

Girl to Woman. SVE/Churchill. 1999. Win/ Mac. $89.95. DDC: 612.6 Gr. 6-9. These self-paced explorations introduce youngsters to the physical changes their bodies undergo during puberty. They cover external bodily [...]

Yellowstone Journey. (School Edition). T.I. Multimedia. 1999. Win/Mac. $49.95, DDC: 917.8752. Ages 7-12. Simulated field trips like these are great for budget-trapped classrooms unable to provide the real thing. A [...]

Type to Learn, Jr. Sunburst. 1999. Win/ Mac. $99.95. DDC: 652.3. Ages 4-7. Beginning readers can build vocabulary while learning keyboarding with this voice-enriched CD-ROM. It's an electronic primer that [...]

Scholastic Reading Counts! Scholastic. 1999. Win/Mac. $369. DDC: 428.4. Gr. K-12. Built around a 'library' of more than 13,000 books across a wide range of reading and interest levels, this [...]

Boy to Man. SVE/Churchill. 1999. Win/Mac. $89.95. DDC: 612.6. Gr. 6-9. These self-paced explorations introduce youngsters to the physical changes their bodies undergo during puberty. They cover external bodily changes [...]

The Vietnam Era. (The American Journey) 1999. Primary Source Media. Win/Mac. $149. DDC: 959.704. Gr. 8-12. Delivering a wealth of primary source material for research and teaching, this title explores [...]

Science Court Explorations: Pendulums. Tom Snyder Productions. 1999. Win/Mac. $79.95. DDC: 531. Gr. 5-9. This extremely well designed title combines engaging hands-on experiments, lessons that reinforce the scientific method, video [...]