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Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers.
"A poignant tribute to the mild-mannered father-figure who served as moral compass to generations."--Newsday.
"...The lessons taught there were priceless."--Entertainment Weekly.
"...Shows why the late Mr. Rogers remains timely and timeless."--Rolling Stone.
4) Surf's up
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
From camping out on a wild island to investigate 'monster' wolves and rappelling in search of elusive vampire bats, to flying in to witness a face-off between bighorn sheep and mountain lions and finally, venturing into the heart of darkness to experience the unknown world of Yellowstone's grizzlies at night, Casey Anderson goes up close and personal with rare, endangered, and deadly species in the stunning natural ecosystems that they call home.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follow the ups and downs of a flock of wild urban parrots within the green niches of San Francisco. Along the way meet unforgettable characters like Picasso and Sophie, the inseparable parrot lovers, and Connor, the lovable outcast of the flock.
8) Apollo 11
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncataloged audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA₂s most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
10) Puppy party
Publisher
LongNeedle Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Using footage of puppies, teaches facts about more than 25 dog breeds.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine has such a powerful and urgent Native American voice exploded onto the landscape of contemporary fiction. Tommy Orange's There There introduces a brilliant new author at the start of a major career. "We all came to the powwow for different reasons. The messy, dangling threads of our lives got pulled into a braid--tied to the back of everything...
12) RBG
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A look at the life and work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
"What emerges is an intriguing portrait of a woman described as shy and retiring but with 'a quiet magnetism,' a work horse and a master legal strategist."--Toronto Star.
"Ginsburg emerges as a woman of remarkable intelligence and fortitude - who can get by on very little sleep."--Globe and Mail (UK).
"A watchable, informative and occasionally moving life history."--Newsday.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the woman who inspired the best selling book. This is a documentary that goes out to the island, visits the Lone Woman's campsite and cave, includes an interview with now deceased author Scott O'Dell, and visually captures the adventure that she experienced all those years ago.
Publisher
IronZeal Films
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
This documentary is an intimate look at how depression affects its victims and their families. The film explores through first-hand accounts how depression can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. One by one the topics are addressed in candid detail: symptoms; suicide; the stigma and lack of understanding; the stress in families and relationships; the loss of ability to work. The film also discussed the pros and cons...
Publisher
MHZ Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Norwegian
Description
The story behind Hitler's plan of Germany getting the atomic bomb during WWII and the heavy water sabotages in Rjukan, Norway, seen from four angles, the German side, the allied, the saboteurs and the company side.
16) Vegucated
Publisher
Kind Green Planet
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Vegucated is a feature-length documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Lured with true tales of weight lost and health regained, they begin to uncover hidden sides of animal agriculture and soon start to wonder whether solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough. Before long, they find themselves risking everything to expose an industry they supported just weeks...
17) Shred America
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Hop on board! And see what it's like to skateboard 950 miles from Chicago to New York City.
18) Balseros
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
Español
Description
The true account of seven Cuban refugees (and their families) who attempted to immigrate to America via a series of homemade rafts.
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/advocates and New York Times journalist Kristof to meet some of the most courageous individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope.
Publisher
Capitol
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Based on the first part of the Beatles' career, the period in which they toured and captured the world's acclaim. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr formed their band in 1962, stormed Europe in 1963, and in 1964 they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever, and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording...
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