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The Lockdown Drill teaches students the importance of listening to their teacher and their school resource officer during school drills. Using fun characters and engaging rhymes, The Lockdown Drill explains safe emergency practices to young children in a non-threatening manner. In her work as an elementary-school resource officer, Becky Coyle learned firsthand how misinformation can affect student performance during emergency procedures and was inspired...
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As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. This poetic, nonfiction story about this little-known piece of African American...
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Princess Penelope lives in a beautiful palace with a closet full of beautiful dresses. But being a princess is much much more than beauty. In fact, every morning Princess Penelope runs right past her frilly dresses to choose from her beloved collection of pants! What she wears each day depends on what job she has to do. Will she command the royal air force sporting her sequined flight suit? Will she find her zen in her yoga pants and favorite tee?...
25) Pot O' Gold
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Jimmy Stewart plays Jimmy Haskell, a failed music-store owner who gets involved with a scrappy band of Irish musicians much to the dismay of his Uncle C.J. (Charles Winninger), an avowed music-hater who had hoped Jimmy would work in his health-food store. Bandleader Horace Heidt stars as himself while Paulette Goddard, fresh from her appearance in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, stars as Molly, Jimmy's love interest. This rollicking comedy was...
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Big House Reborn volume 6
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In the final episode of the series, the team work tirelessly to complete the restoration project on time ahead of the official reopening of Mount Stewart by Prince Charles.
27) A Southern Fix
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The facts are startling- approximately 3 to 4 million companion animals are euthanized each year throughout the United States with a dramatically disproportionate number of these occurring in the South. That boils down to over 9,000 animals every day, 399 every hour and over six animals per minute. That's too many. But what is the solution? The filmmakers interviewed advocates like Pam Grier, Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Karen Talbot of Animal Aid...
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In the time before the light and life came to the land, the world was dark and unformed. Raven, who lived during this time of creation, was bored and complained constantly to his brother Eagle. But then, something amazing happened. In that land before time, Raven (Dr. Evan Adams) and Eagle (Ian Reid) are joined by the mysterious Frog (Carmen Moore), and, together, the three of them discover the secret that will release light and life into the world...
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Big House Reborn volume 5
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The decorating team arrive at Mount Stewart to repaint the iconic Central Hall while project curator Frances Bailey investigates the beautiful stained glass windows of the onsite chapel, which contain glass dating back to the 1400s.
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An everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic children's book favorites! Like Goldilocks, Isabella searches for a book that is juuust right. Should she host a silly tea party in Wonderland with the Mad Hatter? Take a Technicolor trip through Oz with the Cowardly Lion? Or have a swashbuckling good time with the Lost Boys? Join Isabella as she imagines herself in the starring role of these beloved stories...
31) Tornadoes!
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Tornadoes are funnel-shaped clouds that can cause massive destruction on the ground. Their winds can swirl faster than 260 miles per hour! In addition to factual information, youngsters will learn about how such extreme weather affects the lives of people in areas where these atmospheric storms are common. Using her acclaimed combination of clear wording and detailed illustrations, Gibbons explains how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying...
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Paul and Nick cook for friends of the Scots' Charitable Society, the oldest charity in America, set up to help fund the education of Scots in America. They are charmed by an ex-pat who teaches Scottish dancing, and they discover a local butcher who finds it hard to think of the words 'Scots' and 'charitable' in the same sentence!
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Paul and Nick cook for some descendants of the Reverend McGregor, the Ulster-Scot who led five ships to New Hampshire in 1714. In the same graveyard where Rev McGregor is buried, Paul discovers a gravestone with his own father's name on it, and wonders if there could be a connection.
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At nine years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie made wide scientific contributions...
35) The Bat
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Vincent Price stars in this thriller about a downtrodden country estate that becomes the site of a horrific murder. Prolific writer-director Crane Wilbur (He Walked by Night, Crime Wave) helms this feature with a cast that includes Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon, and, in her last film role, Darla Hood of the Our Gang comedies. But which of them is the mysterious killer known as The Bat? You'll find out soon enough. But beware - the scream you hear...
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Marty Goes to Hollywood follows the journey of two friends who start a campaign to take their friend to the Hollywood premiere of a movie he stars in. It follows the adventure of three kilt wearing guys naively attempting to take on the might of the American film industry. What happens when you make a pact to refuse to take no for an answer? Marty Goes to Hollywood is a heartwarming film made on no budget about a guy in a film with a big budget....
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Although Raven (Dr. Evan Adams), Eagle (Ian Reid), and Frog (Carmen Moore) have helped to teach the First People how to survive in the new world, Gwai is having a hard time keeping up with the others when it comes to gathering and hunting food. Frog tells Gwai to ask for help from the Sea-Wolf, but, when one end of the fishing bargain is not upheld, a lesson is learned that is far more valuable than any hunting advice. The Sea-Wolf is part of the...
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Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than a chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as a lantern. You're an object-an object to be sold. Inspired by the actual will of a plantation owner that listed the worth of each and every one of his workers, Ashley Bryan uses original documents from slave auctions and plantation estates to create moving and powerful poetry and illustrations that contrast the monetary...
40) Sugar!
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Leslie (Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley), a housewife and 50-plus-year-old piano teacher, decides to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a rock 'n roll singer - much to the chagrin of her husband (SAG Award Winner Robert Clohessy), who is running for political office, and her daughter (Leah Barker), who is about to embark for college.