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An engaging collection of resources that brings books to life with author interviews, book trailers, lesson plans & interactive activities, discussion guides, and more to support literacy instruction and love of reading.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and the proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's ecclectic cleintele is decidedly less-than-your-average Joes. Peter's humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym. White places a foreclosing attorney inside the Average Joe's establishment to finalize his takeover of the gym, but attorney Kate is won over by Peter's boyish charm and joins the Average...
42) The notebook
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun meet one evening at a carnival, beginning a courtship that blossoms into intimacy. They are quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. When Allie doesn't hear from Noah for several years, she meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah's home. Their reunion rekindles a passionate romance, and...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom's doorstep. Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history...
44) Nanny McPhee
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly, but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
Language
English
Description
An original musical screenplay brings to life the story of P.T. Barnum and his creation of "the greatest show on Earth". Rising from nothing, P.T. sets out to make a better life for his family. His creativity and drive take him on an fantastic journey beyond what he or anyone else could have imagined. In the end he creates a magical experience that will be enjoyed and celebrated by generations to come.
47) Over the hedge
Language
English
Description
A scheming raccoon tricks a family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food by invading the new suburban sprawl that arrived while they were hibernating.
48) Along came Polly
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor, is not one to ever take chances in any aspect of his life. But when his new bride Lisa leaves him for French scuba instructor Claude on their honeymoon, he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly, whom he remembers from the seventh grade. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces...
50) Hatari!
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John Wayne heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa who capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions.
51) The shaggy dog
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deputy District Attorney Dave Douglas takes his job very seriously -- so seriously, that his wife and family hardly ever see him. A case involving an animal laboratory finds Dave once again taking an extended leave of absence from his frustrated family. His luck takes a turn for the worst after he is inadvertently infected by a top-secret genetic-mutation serum that transforms the two-legged lawyer into a four-legged sheepdog. Though his current situation...
52) A star is born
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. This is the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and reforms his heartless and money-grubbing ways after being visited on Christmas Eve by four ghosts. Anniversary edition.
54) Titanic
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Rose find one another on the maiden voyage of the unsinkable "Titanic" but when the liner collides with an iceberg their passionate love affair becomes a race for survival.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Buddy travels to Rexville on the Dinosaur Train and meets Delores Tyrannosaurus and her daughter Annie. When he sees that he shares all the same features, Buddy learns that he is a Tyrannosaurus rex! Additional fun adventures are also included, plus a dinosaur reference guide for parents, Dr. Scott's segments, and more. .
Language
English
Description
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
57) The musketeer
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young man comes of age and decides to avenge the brutal murder of his parents. In a world threatened by war, and finding he has impressive combat skills, he finds the opportunity he is looking for in the elite fighting force of the infamous Musketeers. After years of disgrace, he reunites the group and brings them back to their previous glory. Along his journey, he helps the Queen of France and finds love.
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Belle, an animal-loving 12-year-old, becomes withdrawn after her mother's death in an automobile accident. Rebelling against her father, she is sent to live at the horse ranch of her gruff maternal grandfather. With the help of the animals, Belle's work on the the farm transforms the entire family.
59) The fugitive
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing his wife is determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuers to the one-armed man who actually committed the crime.
60) The meg
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A deep-sea submersible filled with an international research crew lies disabled at the bottom of the Pacific after having been attacked by a massive shark previously thought to be extinct. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer to save the crew and the ocean itself from this unstoppable threat that is a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.
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