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21) The Dust Bowl
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Not Supplied
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Menacing black blizzards killed farmers' crops and livestock, threatened the lives of their children, and forced thousands of desperate families to pick up and move elsewhere. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group USA
Pub. Date
℗2013
Language
English
Description
Charlie Bucket has a golden ticket to tour Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. No ladies in hairnets here! This factory is the ultimate candy land with singing Oompa-Loompas and a chocolate river. But along the way, the other ticket-holders meet bizarre fates. Will Charlie make it to the secret prize waiting at the tour's end?
24) Underdog
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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After an accident in the lab of the maniacal Dr. Barsinister, an ordinary beagle named Shoeshine finds he has some unimaginable powers, along with the ability to speak. Underdog vows to protect the citizens of Capitol City, and one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebred.
25) Eragon
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful...
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Love knows no bounds in this tender tribute to the depths of family love. This book extends the saying, "I'll love you till the cows come home" to the humorous extreme and is filled with warm, funny art and rhythmic, romping text. Full color.
"'I will love you till the cows come home, from a trip to Mars through skies unknown in a rocket ship made of glass and stone. I will love you till the cows come home.' Love knows no bounds in this ... lullaby,...
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Hiccup is a Viking teenager who aspires to hunt dragons, but doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. His world gets turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.
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Series
Dragon masters volume 3
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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When Drake discovers that his friend and fellow Dragon Master, Bo, is trying to steal the Dragon Stone, he wonders if the dark wizard might be behind it, and he must try to find a way to protect the stone while keeping Bo's family out of danger.
29) Despicable me
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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Gru delights in all things wicked. Surrounded by an army of tireless little yellow minions, and armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way, until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential dad.
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Series
Ivy + Bean volume 2
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls ́bathroom at their school.
31) The secret
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life -- money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the...
32) Ratatouille
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen of one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, the garbage...
34) Six bits a day
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Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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"Hewey Calloway, one of the best-loved cowboys in all of Western fiction, returns in this novel of his younger years as he and his beloved brother Walter leave the family farm in 1889 to find work in the West Texas cow country. The brothers are polar opposites. Walter pines for a sedate life as a farmer, with wife and children; Hewey is a fiddle-footed cowboy content to work at six bits--75 cents--a day on the Pecos River ranch owned by the penny-pinching...
Publisher
Renown Film Productions
Pub. Date
1951
Language
English
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Description
This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the...
37) Raising dragons
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A farmer's young daughter shares numerous adventures with the dragon that she raises from infancy.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane six embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home.
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Description
Upon being sent to live with her aunt in the small town of Doverville, 12-year-old Emma O'Conner finds herself in the middle of a 'dog-fight' with the Mayor and town dogcatcher. In order to strike down their "no-dogs" law, Emma must bring together a group of schoolmates, grown-ups and adorable dogs of all shapes and sizes.
40) Snow buddies
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
The talking puppies are back, and this time they venture to the frosty arctic and team up with new friends in an exciting dogsled race across Alaska. When the going gets tough, the daring dogs have to band together with their new friends, Talon and Shasta, and muster up the courage to face the fur-raising challenges ahead. But will the puppies have what it takes to win the race and find their way back home?