Walden Media
Series
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Description
Lucy Pevensie, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mr. Magorium owns the most amazing store in the world, where all the toys literally come to life. When the boss decides to retire, the shop throws a tantrum, and all its wonders begin to cease. Now Mr. Magorium's reluctant manager, skeptical accountant, and most loyal customer must work together to save the emporium by finding a little magic within themselves.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Lucy and Edmund Pensive, along with their cousin Eustace, are swallowed into a painting and transported back to Narnia, they join King Caspian and a noble mouse named Reepicheep aboard the magnificent ship The Dawn Treader. The courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands, confront mystical creatures, and reunite with the Great Lion Aslan and a mission that will determine the fate of Narnia itself!
4) Bandslam
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three high school friends, each with different talents, form a band and take on the competition at a music festival. Ultra-popular Charlotte is determined to face-off against her ex at the country's biggest music competition. She just needs a band. Newcomer Will knows more about musicians than anyone. He just needs a friend. And rebel guitar player Sa5m has a wicked voice but needs someone to believe in her. Together, this unlikely trio will take...
5) Hoot
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the best-selling children's novel by Carl Hiaasen comes this larger-than-life story of three kids who answer the call of the wild by protecting a family of endangered miniature owls. But when a housing development threatens the fragile species, the threesome must learn to think big, break some rules and take a stand.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Lucy Pevensie, her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister Susan are sent to the country for safer keeping during the initial bombing raids of WW II, they decide to play hide-and-seek in the strange house of the mysterious professor.During the game Lucy discovers a mysterious wardrobe and discovers an entirely different world. The place is called Narnia, and it's been locked in winter for over 100 years by someone known as "The...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war...
8) Nim's Island
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen and is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This friendship helps Jesse cope with a tragedy that makes him...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Science professor Trevor Anderson's radical theories have tarnished his reputation. While backpacking across Iceland with his nephew Sean, the two find a cave that leads them deep down into the bowels of the planet. They go on a quest to find out what has happened to Trevor's missing brother, also a scientist. Trevor, Sean and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. There, they discover a bizarre...
12) City of Ember
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the City's massive power generator begins to fail, the streetlamps fade - along with the hopes of the townspeople. Now it will be up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient builders to find the way out of Ember before their world is plunged into complete darkness.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus.
14) Holes
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character". An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley and he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the desert.
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Description
When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet: babysitters. Unable to locate the children₂s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs, and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids, much...
16) Everest
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Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On his first day at a new school, eleven-year-old Billy goes up against the school bully in a challenge that ends up with a total gross-out date...to eat 10 worms in one day. As the pressure mounts, Billy must summon all his strength to meet the dare, all the while keeping his weak stomach from betraying him and his big mouth from getting him in even more trouble.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 149 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The four Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - return to Narnia, only to discover that hundreds of years have passed since they ruled there. Now, crowning himself king, the evil General Miraz has taken charge. The children enlist the help of a heroic mouse called Reepicheep. They set out to find the exiled Prince Caspian, determined to see him rightfully named king.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Science professor Trevor Anderson's radical theories have tarnished his reputation. While backpacking across Iceland with his nephew Sean, the two find a cave that leads them deep down into the bowels of the planet. They go on a quest to find out what has happened to Trevor's missing brother, also a scientist. Trevor, Sean and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. There, they discover a bizarre...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.