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Adjectives, Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases - Tells how space commandos from the planet Zorf use their new-found knowledge about English sentences along with recently purchased adjectives and adverbs to warn Zorfians of an impending attack by the Nordians.

Common Nouns, Proper Nouns and Pronouns - Tells how Fizzler Industries on the planet Farrgon decides to take advantage of a sale on words and write books in English to sell all over the galaxy.

Subject and Predicate - Tells how Ralph, a robot programmed for grammar, teaches space commandos from the planet Zorf about English sentences, nouns and verbs, and subject and predicates.

Verbstar - Presents puppet characters who find the clues to conjugating plural form verbs, learn when and how to use auxiliary verbs, find the answer to the riddle of the 'ed' and 'ing' endings, and tackle the irregular verbs.

Paragraph Park - Presents a dramatization of two puppets, Pat and Pam, who decide to enter a picture and paragraph show at the park. Introduces the basic concepts of a paragraph.

Sentence City - Features Rollo, the talking dog, who learns to write sentences. Examines the four kinds of sentences. Introduces the basic concepts of a correct and complete sentence.

Word World - Dramatizes a TV show with two puppet characters who learn about name words and action words: nouns and verbs. Covers determining which is which and using nouns and verbs in sentences.

The Adventures of Egbert the Easter Egg - Exposes children to a story that encourages them to become frequent readers. Uses pantomime, drama, poetry and songs to present one of a series of stories that range in theme from moral dilemmas to pure adventure and holiday programs. Includes both modern and ancient tales.

The Adventures of Frontier Fremont - Relates the story of a 1930s adventurer who is dissatisfied with his life as a farmer, surveyor and tinsmith, and sets out to become a mountain man. Shows how he learns the ways of the wild and makes friends with the animals. Stars Dan Haggerty.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Presents the story of a young man's trip down the Mississippi River in search of adventure and freedom. Based on the novel THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain.

Aerobic Exercising - Discusses aerobic exercising, pointing out that any exercise that increases the body's intake of oxygen is aerobic. Emphasizes the need for sensible preparation for any fitness program, as well as attention to safety.

Afghan Nomads: The Maldar - Depicts how Afghan nomads and townspeople interact with a mixture of faith and distrust that has kept the two groups separate yet interdependent for centuries.

An Afghan Village - Documents life in the Afgan villiage of Aq Kupruk. Depicts prayer rituals, trading at the baazar, working together in the fields, and the people's enjoyment of sports and recreation.

Afghan Women - Provides interviews with Afghan women whose comments delineate both the satisfying and the confining aspects of a woman's role in a rural Afghan community.

Africa Before the Europeans 100 - 1500 - Examines the many great civilizations and empires which rose and fell in Africa. The gradual spread of the Bantu people from their homeland in the Cameroons displaced the hunting people of the south, making agriculture and animal herding the main pursuit of the rural people.

Africa Prior to the Age of Discovery - Looks at the geography of Africa's major regions, its modern cities, nomadic tribes, factories and villages. Studies the upper Nile cultures, the kingdoms of western Africa, the societies of eastern Africa, the importance of oral tradition and the effects of the beginning of the slave trade. Part three of the Historically speaking series.

African Animals - Hoof and Horn - Portrays the ecological relationship that exists among many species of animals on the plains of East Africa. Surveys several types of grazing animals noting each species' specialized adaptations for protection and food gathering that enables so many different kinds of animals to inhabit the same area.

African Animals - Predators and Pachyderms - Features lions and leopards, rhinoceroses and elephants and their role in the cycle of life.

After All, You're the Supervisor! - Presents an interview with a newly-appointed supervisor. Describes the skills of fulfilling 17 essential elements in order to be a good supervisor.

After Assessment - Presents a program for kindergarten children with learning disabilities. Emphasizes gross and fine motor and visual - perceptual - motor skills. Includes number - concept games and pre - reading activities.