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44) The Lion King
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Platinum ed. ; Special ed. ; Widescreen version (1.66:1)
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious...
45) Black Beauty
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (88 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Faithfully based on Anne Sewell's classic novel, this beloved horse story is told by its hero, the gallant Beauty, whose joyous and heartbreaking life takes him from idyllic days on a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets, through decades of owners both kindly and harsh.
48) Venice
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Few cities in the world are as magical and majestic as Venice. The Basilica of San Marco, the Doge's Palace and the Campanile are the city's most celebrated, beautiful and impressive landmarks. But it's the simple gondola, floating quietly on ancient canals, that best captures the spirit of Venice.
52) Noah's ark
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (140 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the epic Biblical story of the Great Flood, and Noah, the man who built the Ark and led all the animals of the world, two by two, to safety in a journey full of action, adventure, and true heroism.
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the war (sometimes called "The Great Sioux Uprising") that began the thirty-year struggle for the Great Plains, a struggle that continued at the Little Big Horn and ended at Wounded Knee.
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
News coverage of the tornadoes that hit St. Peter, Le Center, Comfrey, and Lonsdale, Minnesota on March 29, 1998. Tracks the tornadoes with actual footage and details of the storm, and aftermath, with interviews of the residents of these communities.
55) Dakota exile
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary, sequel to The Dakota Conflict, traces the paths of Dakota prisoners and refugees. Through the words of Dakota elders and tribal historians it tells of the struggle to remain Dakota in the face of government efforts to destroy their language and culture.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 notebook (loose-leaf in binder), handouts (loose-leaf), 5 videocassettes (VHS), 10 demonstration cards, 1 color folded poster, 3 supplemental color pictures ; in mesh zippered tote bag
Language
English
Description
Developed by the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, this training kit supports the library personnel in presenting the Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library early literacy workshops for parents and caregivers.
60) Forgotten genius
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Percy Lavon Julian, an African-American chemist, self-made millionaire, and humanitarian.