How much is a million? / produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd., a production of GPN/Nebraska ETV Network and WNED-TV Buffalo ; produced & written by Jill Gluckson ; executive producers, Twila C. Liggett, Tony Buttino, LeVar Burton ; directed by Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs, Barry Shapiro.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Lincoln, NE : Distributed by GPN Educational Media, ©2003. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Burton, LeVar. |
| Other author/creator | Schwartz, David M. |
| Other author/creator | Wiseman, Ed. |
| Other author/creator | Jacobs, Tony. |
| Other author/creator | Shapiro, Barry. |
| Other author/creator | Lancit Media Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Great Plains National Instructional Television Library. |
| Other author/creator | WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| Other author/creator | Great Plains National (Firm) |
| Series | Reading rainbow ; 120 Reading rainbow ; 120. ^A686094 |
| Contents | How much is a million? -- Really big numbers -- How crayons are made -- Football estimation -- Book reviews. |
| Abstract | A mathematical magician helps readers conceptualize a million, a billion, and a trillion. Other segments include: Really big numbers: LeVar explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques ; How crayons are made: a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory shows how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs ; Football estimation: a visit to Giants Stadium shows how vendors and stadium employees use estimation to prepare for game day. |
| General note | Based on the book: How much is a million? / text by David M. Schwartz ; illustrations by Steven Kellogg : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books ; William Morrow & Company, c1985. |
| General note | DVD release of the 1996 production. |
| General note | Includes short reviews by children of the following books: One hundred hungry ants by Elinor J. Pinczes ; Only one by Marc Harshman ; How many stars in the sky? by Lenny Hort. |
| Credits | Associate producers: Kathy Kinsner, Marc Perry ; book art adapted & filmed by Take Ten, Inc., Dolezal Animation ; opening animation by Ovation Films, Inc. |
| Performer | Hosted by LeVar Burton ; book read by Nick Sullivan. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Public Performance Video. |
| Other title | Reading rainbow (Television program) |
| Publisher number | 126.120D GPN |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PZ10.3.C1685 H6 2003 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |