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List Price: $12.95Amazon.com's Price: $12.30 You Save: $0.65 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780789421432
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0789421437
Label: DK VIDEO
Manufacturer: DK VIDEO
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: DK VIDEO
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: September 01, 1997
Running Time: 30 minutes
Sales Rank: 4335
Studio: DK VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
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Islands have long been places of mystery and adventure. From pirates hiding buried treasure to the giant stone heads of Easter Island, islands are rich with history and have captured our imagination for centuries. Native American mythology tells of a raven dropping pebbles into the sea to create islands. Eyewitness: Island takes a look at islands being birthed from volcanoes, living islands made of coral, and even bustling, urban islands like Hong Kong, Singapore, and Manhattan.
Islands have also provided an insular habitat in which new species have adapted and evolved. The Tasmanian devil, the Komodo dragon, and the leaping lemur of Madagascar are just a few examples of the extraordinary life forms that live exclusively on islands. In this video you will learn how the first life forms come to populate a new island, and why there are no snakes on Ireland. Another fascinating and informative video from the Eyewitness series (especially relevant since 1 out of every 10 people lives on an island). --Michelle Riggen
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Another Excellent Show...
I'm a big fan of the Eyewitness video series. Eyewitness - Island is no exception. It covers the origins of islands from the primeval rock in which they originate to the ancient and glorious rocky coastlines one sees today. Did you know that Greenland is the world's largest island? It's true. Australia is not considered an island, but is, actually, a continent. Learn these interesting facts & more in this series.
I particularly liked the discussion of Easter Island, and how the evolution ... Read More
Rating: - Succinct and beautiful
Narrated by Martin Sheen, this video is great! It takes you from Hawaii, to Alcatraz, to Manhattan, to the Galapagos, to the biggest island in the world: Greenland. It explores the evolution of islands, and the creation myths that some cultures have about their formation. We learn that one in every ten people live on an island. Affects of evolution are also discussed. Gaugin's works, inspired by the beauty of Polynesia, are mentioned briefly. We are even introduced to the unusual "Tropic Bird," with courtship ... Read More
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