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Tomes & Talismans

Tomes & Talismans

1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Kids Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Tomes & Talismans is a 1986 educational television series produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, consisting of thirteen 20-minute episodes presented as a dramatic serial story. Each episode defines, illustrates, and reviews specific library research concepts.

Tomes & Talismans is a 1986 educational television series produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, consisting of thirteen 20-minute episodes presented as a dramatic serial story. Each episode defines, illustrates, and reviews specific library research concepts.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Tomes Entombed

Lesson: Overview of a library As humanity prepares its final evacuation to the White Crystal Solar System, librarian Ms

EP 2

Fact or Fiction

Lesson: Categories of books; Fiction, Nonfiction, and Biography A century after humanity’s evacuation, the Users stud

EP 3

Under Cover

Lesson: Sections of a book; Cover, Title page, Copyright page, Table of Contents, Foreword, Preface, Index, Glossary, an

EP 4

In the Cards

Lesson: Finding a certain book through the card catalog based on Title, Subject, or Author of the book Outside the User

EP 5

The System

Lesson: Grouping books based on the Dewey Decimal system Colonel Holon encounters the Universal Being, who gives him a

EP 6

Information Quick

Lesson: Finding information through the Encyclopedia As Colonel Holon evades a pursuing Wiper patrol he encounters hors

EP 7

Hidden Meaning

Lesson: Learning the meaning of a word though the Dictionary and Thesaurus The User children continue to use the librar

EP 8

Preference for Reference

Lesson: Looking up a specific subject through Reference books Using more-specialized references to further decipher the

EP 9

Direction Unknown

Lesson: Finding locations through Maps and Almanacs The User children and Ms. Bookhart continue to guide Colonel Holon

EP 10

SOS: Skim or Scan

Lesson: Speed reading by skimming and scanning a book After escaping a patrol, a reunited Abakas and Colonel Holon make

EP 11

Guide to Light

Lesson: Finding recent information through Periodicals; Magazines and Newspapers When the User children, Colonel Holon,

EP 12

Show and Tell

Lesson: Audiovisual information: Films and Videotapes The User children, Colonel Holon, and Ms. Bookhart prepare two pl

EP 13

Final Report

Lesson: Finalizing everything researched When the projections successfully scare the Wipers away and the User base is f

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