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1) Cecil
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Its 1996, and fourth grader Cecil Stevens switches to a new school after his parents, Tim and Lorrie, decide to separate. He's reminded of his lisp every time he says his name and bullied by his new schoolmates, so he decides to change his name to Michael Jordan. His entire school learns an important lesson about acceptance after he and his friend Abby start a business with the corrupt principal that sells celebrity names to kids.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Madeline and her friends learn some important lessons about manners, etiquette and showing off in these two special episodes. After Pepito graduates from etiquette school with Madeline and the girls, his cousin Pablito tries to convince him that manners are uncool. When Madeline's friend Yvette brags to the other girls and begins to act superior after she is asked to pose for a famous artist, Yvette learns that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder....
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Night fright: Binky has a deep dark secret about his bedtime habits until Arthur spends the night and discovers the truth. What scared Sue Ellen?: Sue Ellen gathers her friends together to help her learn the source of the mysterious howls in the woods. The Fright stuff: At the "Scare Your Pants Off" costume party it's boys versus girls until the pranks get out of hand. The kids learn an important lesson about practical jokes from a spooky source....
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy and Cindy have to team up for a school science project. For his history report, Nick tells about the Phantom of Retroland. Then Jimmy needs some chemicals in order to finish an experiment. When Jimmy is elected the new hall monitor, he vows to bring hall monitoring into the 21st century. It's another invention mishap for Jimmy. Jimmy creates a "get out of school" patch that makes kids sick when they wear it. Jimmy develops a "Dream injector...
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Head off to school with Brother and Sister! Find out what happens when Brother is home from school sick and neglects to do his homework. Then, watch Sister learn that starting third grade is nothing to worry about, while Brother helps a new student named Ferdy Factual get settled at school.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Field trips with Ms. Frizzle are wilder than ever: into space, over to the Galapagos Islands - even a plunge into the depths of the Sun itself. And along the way, the kids we know and love bring their science investigations into the 21st century--still taking chances, making mistakes and getting messy." -- Container.
Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a variety of field trips to learn all about the world around them.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
Revving up (topic: engines): The school district's Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett, is about to condemn the Magic School Bus.
Under construction (topic: structures): Two inches tall and trapped in a bathroom, the kids must use what they've learned about structures to escape.
Gets programmed (topic: computers): Ms. Frizzle's...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
Getting energized (topic: energy): The class is ready to plug in their "double trouble wheel of wonder" at the carnval when they discover all the outlets are taken.
Gets charged (topic: electricity): The class is selling light bulbs. When they stop at Ms. Frizzle's house to sell her one, they find that her doorbell doesn't work.
A...
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Nanny enrolls Eloise in the prestigious Hawthorne Academy, but she soon finds out it isn't exactly what she was expecting. There are mean girls on the playground, very strict teachers, and so many rules. Eloise decides it is time to make school fun again, she's teaching her new friends to stand up to bullies, helping her teacher understand there are a lot of different ways to learn and having tons of adventures.
Language
English
Description
Three episodes from the television series. In The Magic school bus Gets Lost in Space the students go on a planetarium field trip and are magically transported out of the earth's atmosphere into space where they visit each of the nine planets. In The Magic School Bus Out of This World they learn about gravity and meteors as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth. In the last episode, The Magic School Bus Taking Flight they learn about the basics of aerodynamics...
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The children enjoy a day of games and races at the school picnic. No one cares if they win or lose except for Claude and Grace, who have to win every time. The fun-filled day takes an exciting turn when everyone comes out on top at the last obstacle race - everyone is a winner!
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Arthur and the square dance. Does Francine have a crush on Arthur? That's what Binky thinks, and soon even Arthur is beginning to wonder. Team trouble. Arthur, Francine, and Buster have to do a report on Ancient Rome, but can they work as a team to complete the assignment? Buster hits the books. Buster has one week to finish a whole, entire book and write about it. Since he's gotten through school without ever reading a book, will he be able to do...
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