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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Westward expansion in the U.S. / produced by JWM Productions, Inc ; supervising producer, Lori Gibson ; series producer and director, Yana Benyumov ; series writer, Anne M. Dickerson.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Join the players in a pioneer life adventure game to follow events and famous people in history during the westward expansion of the United States. Discover how the Louisiana Purchase and the California Gold Rush encouraged exploration and settlement. Learn the role of individuals such as Daniel Boone, and the effect pioneer settlements had upon Native American populations. See how transportation innovations transformed the West.

Target Audience Note:

Grades K-4.

Series:

Pioneer life for children

Pioneer life for children.

Subjects:

Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile films.

Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile films.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile films.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Juvenile films.

United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile films.

United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile films.

West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile films.

Genre:

Children's films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Benyumov, Yana.

Gibson, Lori.

Smith, Sarah Lovelace.

JWM Productions.

Schlessinger Media.

Other Title:

Westward expansion in the United States

Notes:

Special features: discussion questions & activities; teacher's guide.

Series associate producer, Mo Smith ; editors, Kelli E. Boyd, Markus Boszk ; director of photography, James M. Felter ; additonal camera, Scott Ransom, Markus Zofflor.

Narrator, Sarah Lovelace Smith.

DVD, all regions.

Public performance.

Closed-captioned.

English and Spanish language soundtracks with English subtitles.

ISBN:

1417100516

9781417100514

Publisher Number:

V6003

Other Number:

56928364

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

241613

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD j 978.02 Westward