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1) Mulan
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a retired army general is too old to respond to an order to help quell a rebel uprising, his main concern is the shame it will bring on his family. His young daughter, Mulan, is aware of her father's concern, and disguises herself as a male and enlists in the army.
Publisher
Warner Brothers Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (370 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In The NeverEnding story, the Nothing threatens to destroy Fantasia and its Child-Empress and a young warrior sets out to save them. In The Witches, a nine-year-old boy and his grandmother confront a witch who is planning to turn all of England's children into mice. In The Secret garden, a young orphan named Mary is sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle. She discovers a secret garden which was abandoned after...
3) Little women
Author
Lexile measure
1300L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832?1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters?Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March?detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Little Women was an immediate commercial and...
Author
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune. Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. "Treasure Island" has enthralled readers for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are pieces of folklore for as long as children read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. Illustrations.
Author
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Join Ebenezer Scrooge--a cold-hearted, lonely old man--one Christmas eve as he is visited by the Ghost of Jacob Marley, his sole friend and former business partner. The troubled phantom has come to tell Scrooge that in order for him to avoid Marley's horrible fate, Scrooge must heed the warnings of Three Spirits who will haunt him that very night.
6) Mary Poppins
Author
Series
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Two English children's new nanny arrives on the East Wind, slides up the bannister, carries an empty carpet bag with all kinds of things in it, and introduces Jane and Michael to some delightful people and experiences.
7) Dracula
Author
Lexile measure
HL 1060L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee and friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering and destruction. Can the devil really have arrived on England's shores? And what is it that he hungers for so desperately?"-NoveList.
Author
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
Written in the form of an autobiography, it tells the story of David Copperfield, growing to maturity in the affairs of the world and affairs of the heart--his success as an artist arising out of his sufferings and out of the lessons he derived from life.
A classic tale of an orphan growing up in the 1800's of England. Intimately rooted in the author's own biography and written as a first-person narrative, "David Copperfield" charts a young man's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Friends and pranking partners Miles and Niles face a tough challenge when their favorite goat and nemesis, Principal Barkin, is replaced by his stern, no-nonsense father, Former Principal Barkin, who turns the school into boot camp"--
Author
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a quest to discover his inner self, celebrated physician Dr Henry Jekyll, uncovers a monster. At first he attempts to conceal this but gradually Hyde becomes stronger and stronger, dominating Jekyll and ultimately destroying them both. --
12) King Lear
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
13) A secret kept
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's been thirty years since Antonie's and Melanie's mother died. But when a visit to the sea at Noirmoutier Island triggers painful memories of their haunting childhood--and Melanie lies in the hospital recovering from a near fatal accident--Antoine must confront his past and also his troubled relationships with his own children.
Author
Language
English
Description
An American classic first published in 1985 by William Morrow and adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules is among John Irving's most beloved novels. Set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch-saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud's, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch's favorite orphan,...
15) Perfect
Author
Language
English
Description
A spellbinding novel that will resonate with readers of Mark Haddon, Louise Erdrich, and John Irving, Perfect tells the story of a young boy who is thrown into the murky, difficult realities of the adult world with far-reaching consequences.
Byron Hemmings wakes to a morning that looks like any other: his school uniform draped over his wooden desk chair, his sister arguing over the breakfast cereal, the click of his mother’s...
Byron Hemmings wakes to a morning that looks like any other: his school uniform draped over his wooden desk chair, his sister arguing over the breakfast cereal, the click of his mother’s...
Author
Publisher
Health Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The Rabbit in the stocking isn't as expensive as the other toys: he's covered in velveteen. On Christmas Day, the Boy enjoys his new toy but then quickly forgets and neglects him. Shunned and unsure, the Velveteen Rabbit questions his worth. Should he even becalled a real toy? An answer comes from his friend, the Skin Horse: "Real isn't how you are made. . . .It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just
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Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Action! With this entertaining nonfiction book, readers are taken behind the scenes to find out what is needed to make a film. From the director to the actor, the director of photography to the costume designer, children will be fascinated to learn about the various aspects of motion pictures. With its vivid images, informational text, and impressive facts, this nonfiction title will have readers engaged through the entire book as they discover amazing...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
A middle-grade novel based on the live-action Disney movie starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda—includes full-color film stills!
“A cover is not the book. So open it up and take a look.”—Mary Poppins
In Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns—an all-new sequel with a fresh sensibility that celebrates the spirit of the original—the world’s favorite...
“A cover is not the book. So open it up and take a look.”—Mary Poppins
In Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns—an all-new sequel with a fresh sensibility that celebrates the spirit of the original—the world’s favorite...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time, two brothers wished to preserve their German folklore in a collection of tales that they believed had been handed down for generations. When they began in 1812 they had just 86 stories that rather harshly reflected the difficult life of the European peasantry. Subsequent editions would grow to hold over 200 tales. As time passed, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, with all of its royalty, magical creatures, and brave adventures,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new tale to tell based on the live-action Disney movie starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda—includes full-color film stills!
Parents and children can share the wonder of Mary Poppins with this charming storybook. In Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns—an all new sequel with a fresh sensibility that celebrates the spirit of the original—the world’s favorite flying nanny is back to help the next generation...
Parents and children can share the wonder of Mary Poppins with this charming storybook. In Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns—an all new sequel with a fresh sensibility that celebrates the spirit of the original—the world’s favorite flying nanny is back to help the next generation...