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Films and videos bring parts of the natural world to your attention that you might not have the opportunity to personally witness. Filmmakers tell the stories of wonder, beauty, power and majesty with their art, and we want to recognize the filmmakers' works here. If you have favorite films or videos you'd like to have included in this list, please email me at carolyn@backyardnature.com.

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• Winged Migration - Documentary about Birds and Earth Winged Migration, documentary about bird migrations across the globe.
  
• The Naturalist ~ Kent Bonar Kent Bonar, who has been called the "John Muir of the Ozarks," is one of America's great naturalists. Living without modern amenities in the tradition of Thoreau, Leopold and Muir, Bonar has spent his life observing and recording the natural history of the Missouri and Arkansas Ozarks.
  
• American Values: American Wilderness, Narrated by Christopher Reeve Stories of Americans' passionate love of wild places through the narration of the late Christopher Reeve.
  
• David Suzuki speaks out "Suzuki Speaks" is an educational video about the essence of Earth + Air + Fire + Water = Life from the renowned scientist and visionary Dr. David Suzuki,
  
• The Busy Little Engine -- Ages 3-6 Looking like a young child's board book come-to-life, "The Busy Little Engine" DVD combines animation with live action to tell the story of a wooden toy train who pretends to be a real train.
  
• Roving Mars -- IMAX movie IMAX movie "Roving Mars" will feature footage of two rovers that rolled around Mars for two years
  
• The Ant Bully The film is based on a book by John Nickle, which tells the tale of a young boy who floods an ant colony with his water-gun, and is magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. Before returning to half-pint stature, he comes to appreciate the selfless nature of the ants and learns a valuable lesson about tolerance and empathy.
  
• The Electronic Campfire - Podcasting and Social Media Podcasting on YouTube.com is now a nature story telling community for Urban Nature.
  
• Fieldnotes: Jim Karnik's Visions of California Fieldnotes: Jim Karnik's impressions of California nature
  
• Earthwave Society - Nature Documentaries Earthwave Society - Nature Documentaries on alligators, paddlefish, sturgeon, zebra mussels, the piping plover, terns, crayfish
  
• March of the Penguins - Nature Documentary about Emperor Penguins March of the Penguins - Nature Documentary about Emperor Penguins
  
• An Inconvenient Truth An Inconvienient Truth is a documentary about global warming. The trailer shows shocking 30 year portraits of glaciers...the movie will be eye-opening and moving, I'm sure.
  
• Explore Tami's World in 'Backyard Nature Safari' DVD Carolyn Allen presents "Backyard Nature Safari", gentle real world DVD adventure for ages 3 and up. Kids will learn and be motivated to go outdoors and explore the wilderness in their own backyards!
  
• GoinGGreen, Every Home an Eco-Home GoinGGreen Every Home an Ecohome is a 30 minute DVD about sustainability, xeriscaping, composting, solar power and organic gardening
  
• Jim Knox Hosts New Children's Wildlife Show JIM KNOX’S WILD ZOOFARI, an original, live-action children’s wildlife conservation series filmed at zoos and aquariums across the country.
  
• Arthur and the Invisibles Arthur is a charming boy who travels a miniature adventure in nature's nooks and crannies. Can inspire your own backyard adventures!
  
• Happy Feet Happy Feet is an animated penguin musical -- with dancing, singing, humor, delightful characters and a wonderland of magical color.
  
• "Living with Ed" - NEW! Green humor with Ed Begley Jr. and Rachelle Carson Green living with humor and a very green thumb! HGTV new series...preview it January 1
  
• GoingGreen -- great PBS show coming your way! GOINGGREEN – Every Home an Eco-Home will premiere on PBS stations across the country starting now and during the next few weeks – in time for Earth Day.
  
• Monsters of the Ancient World of Marine Reptiles -- Imax Nature Film Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure by National Geographic at the California Science Center 3D IMAX Theatre
  
• Thunder on the Farm - A Seasonal Treasure Chest of Rural Nature (DVD) This DVD goes into your "quiet day" or "Grandparents treasure chest" to stimulate storytelling adventures!
  
• Scarecrows and Pumpkins Aren't Just for Halloween Simple pleasures of farms and harvest time bring children to the site of their food fest... with a bit of music, of course!