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3) Duma (DVD)
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English
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The powerful tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and a courageous young boy named Xan. Xan faces the true test of love when he must cross the wilds of Southern Africa to return his best friend to his rightful home.
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English
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Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
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English
Description
A charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square. They are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York City and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.
10) Arce
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Español
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"Cuando Arce era un bebe diminuto, sus papas, en su honor, plantaron un arbol: un arce. Arce y su arbol han crecido juntos, y si bien un arbol no es siempre el companero ideal, eso carece de importancia cuando ella tiene ganas de explayarse y gritar, lo cual es frecuente. Mas tarde, Arce pasa a ser la hermana mayor y descubre que los bebes tambien tienen sus momentos ruidosos. Pero, por fortuna, Arce y su amado arbol saben bien lo que el bebe necesita."...
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English
Description
Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson are a pair of fathers who attempt to keep their summer camp running even though they are under heavy economic strain. To whip together a group of kids who have problems following orders and to help improve their financial situation, Hinton brings in his military trained father, even though he and his father have been on the outs. Soon the campers, and the fathers, are involved in a series of adventures that will make...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Dora is getting a new family member, which means that she is going to become a big sister.
Un bebe va a formar parte de la familia de Dora. Entonces Dora sera una hermana mayor. Ella y Boots tienen que hallar la manera de llegar a su casa lo mas pronto posible.
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English
Description
Foster children Andi and Bruce have been placed with a flaky couple who care more for their aspiring rock careers than their charges. Their mischievous tendencies repeatedly get them into trouble. After a close call with the local pound, the kids end up searching for Friday, their secretly adopted dog, in an abandoned old hotel where they find several other stray dogs seeking shelter. They, along with three other local kids, begin caring for the strays....
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English
Description
Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given...
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Series
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Español
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"Enterese como elegir la mejor escuela para sus chicos. Aprenda paso por paso como funciona el sistema educativo en los Estados Unidos. Aprenda como involucrarse en el proceso de aprendizaje de sus hijos. Sepa cuales son sus derechos y responsabilidades como padre o madre."-- Cover.
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Español
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"En esta tercera historia de la gallina Cocorina, se aborda el tema del acoso escolar. Nuestra protagonista, tan despistada como siempre, pero no menos chispeante e ingeniosa, resolvera el conflicto con la ayuda de un caldero magico que simboliza la mejor de las actitudes en estos casos: la dialogante. Actitud que, adem�as, ha de servir de modelo a nuestros hijos el d�ia de ma�nana, fomentando as�i el respeto, la convivencia y la aceptaci�on...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
Español
Description
Evan and his younger sister, Jessie, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn one hundred dollars.
Evan y su hermana menor, Jessie, reaccionan de manera muy diferente a la noticia de que van a estar en la misma clase de cuarto grado y como el final del verano se acerca, ellos luchan hacia...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime.
"Lola se convierte en una hermana mayor en su m�as reciente cuento a fovor de los libros y la lectura. Lo mismo a la hora de cambiar pa�nales, que a la hora del ba�no, que a la hora de la siesta, Lola sabe exactamente cu�al es el mejor libro para leerle al peque�no Leo."--Dust jacket.
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