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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Helps Spanish learners quickly build essential vocabulary, grammar, and conversational skills. Watch as the Fernandez family hosts an exchange student from Spain for the summer. Learn useful phrases related to geography, weather, travel, shopping, directions, and much more. Interactive DVD games and lively songs keep the whole family engaged. Designed for learners with previous exposure to Spanish.
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Matt Scudder is an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. When Scudder agrees to help a heroin trafficker hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this is not the first time these men have committed this sort of twisted crime, nor will it be the last. Blurring the lines between right and wrong, Scudder races to track the deviants through the backstreets...
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Elmo loves letters and he loves the letter 'J' so much he decides to change his name to 'Jelmo' and only do things that start with the letter J. Will he remain 'Jelmo' forever? Other fun stories such as the 'A Team' with Ryan Reynolds and Fetch the Letter 'I' focus on two more of Elmo's favorite letters. Animation and songs with Cookie Monster and Elmo and fun film segments reinforce each letter, to make Learning Letters With Elmo as easy as ABC!
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
What's your favorite animal? Does it live deep in the ocean or high in the rainforest trees? Maybe it lives right in your house! There are so many kinds of animals to explore on our planet. Let's watch and learn about amazing animals! Highlights has always been an essential part of childhood, inspiring memorable experiences for generations of families. Highlights' "Fun with a Purpose" philosophy has helped kids grow to become their best selves-curious,...
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of paranoia-inspired, war-happy generals manage to initiate an "accidential" nuclear apocalypse. Joint Chief of Staff "Buck" Turgidson and Air Force Strategic Commander Jack Ripper, order a bomber squadron to attack the USSR. This triggers a Soviet secret weapon called the 'Doomsday Machine.' The weapon is a diabolical retaliatory missile system. In an attempt to advert this catastrophe, British Captain Lionel Mandrake becomes the only person...
Language
English
Formats
Description
What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Cool music, colorful animation, and lots of humor - that's our secret formula for getting kids excited and motivated to learn about fractions and decimals. Fun songs and rhymes help students of all ages learn new terms and remember the rules about congruent parts, equivalent fractions, proper and improper fractions, mixed numerals, decimals, and more"--Container.
36) Ferdinand
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ferdinand is a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast and torn from his home, he rallies a misfit team for an epic adventure in order to return to his family"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Join in the fun with Marko, and learn how to brainstorm ideas for an assignment; find a hook to interest readers; organize sentences and ideas effectively; avoid unclear pronouns; use transitional phrases; involve readers with effective dialogue; enrich your work with similes, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification. Stories, essays, term papers, or standardized tests - whatever you write, Marko gives you proven strategies for getting remarkable...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The main English dialect hubs in the new American colonies were centered on Jamestown, New England, and Philadelphia. See how these were influenced by contact with Native American languages, Spanish, French, Dutch, and the West African languages of slaves, and learn about the five stages of development English dialects typically undergo everywhere English is spoken in the world.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Discover the island of Sicily, as you build knowledge of Italian grammar and vocabulary. Dive into a text describing Sicily's topography, history, and ancient treasures. Using the text, explore Italian nouns as they express gender and number. Then, look at indefinite articles in Italian ("a" and "an" in English) and definite articles ("the" in English), and learn a practice dialogue.
40) The book thief
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
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