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Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you'll meet the courageous...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit, Production Group, Inc, WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Hallet, Judith Dwan, 1941-, Macaulay, David
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [South Burlington, VT?] : WGBH Boston Video, Ã2004.
Series:Building big.
Subjects:
Dams > Design and construction > Juvenile films.
Dams > Juvenile films.
Floods > Pennsylvania > Johnstown (Cambria County) > Juvenile films.
Aswan Dam (Egypt) > Juvenile films.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) > Juvenile films.
South Fork Dam (Pa.) > Juvenile films.
Nonfiction television programs > Juvenile.
Educational television programs > Juvenile.
Documentary television programs > Juvenile.
Historical television programs > Juvenile.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
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Summary:Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you'll meet the courageous and ambitious builders, relive the deadly disasters, and discover the little-known personal triumphs and tragedies behind the greatest dams ever built.
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 2000 as an episode of the public television mini-series, Building big.
Special features: printable materials for educators and parents; access to the Building big Web site.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (64 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, letterboxed; Dolby digital.
System requirements for DVD-ROM features: computer with DVD-ROM drive, Adobe Reader and Internet access.
Production Credits:Edited by Sam Green.
ISBN:1593752091
9781593752095
1593751982
9781593751982
Author Notes:David Macaulay was born on December 2, 1946 in Lancashire, England, but moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey when he was 11. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Before becoming an author and illustrator, he worked as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and instructor of interior design at RISD from 1969 to 1973.

His first book, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, was published in 1973. His other books include City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Mosque, The Way Things Work, Rome Antics, Shortcut,and How Machines Work. He has received numerous awards including a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1991 for Black and White and the Washington Children's Book Guild Award for a Body of Non-Fiction Work in 1977. He won the Royal Society young people¿s book prize for the best science books for children for his book How Machines Work.

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