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Naughty Dennis Mitchell, a mischievous five-year-old rascal, is dedicated to making his forbearing next-door neighbor George Wilson's life miserable, even though he really doesn't mean it. But now that school is out for the summer, he has all the time in the world to channel his overbearingly excessive energy to his beloved pensioner who only wants to be left alone with his garden. Meanwhile, a tattered thief visits the town. Undoubtedly, Dennis only...
2) Free Willy
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A story about the friendship that develops between a 12-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family, and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
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Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
Pub. Date
[1997]
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English
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It's summer of 1968, and Marty, Mark and Marshall Stouffer have a wild idea. Fascinated by the nature that surrounds them, they decide to hit the road with the 16mm camera to capture America's vanishing wildlife in its unspoiled natural habitat. Now these intrepid travelers will learn to trust and depend on each other as they record their life-endangering odyssey and collect images never before seen of majestic, powerful animals in their natural...
Pub. Date
1998.
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English
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When Richie accidentally wrecks a sleigh full of presents for needy children, he wishes he'd never been born. He gets more than he bargained for when Professor Keenbean's Wishing Machine actually makes his wish come true. Now he's caught in the middle of an upside-down world where nothing's the way he remembers it, and no one remembers him either.
10) Black Beauty
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
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Faithfully based on Anne Sewell's classic novel, this beloved horse story is told by its hero, the gallant Beauty, whose joyous and heartbreaking life takes him from idyllic days on a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets, through decades of owners both kindly and harsh.
12) The Wizard of Oz
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When a neighbor tries to have her dog Toto put to sleep, Dorothy takes Toto and runs away. A tornado appears and carries her to the magical land of Oz. Wishing to return home, she begins to travel to the city of Oz where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the all-mighty Wizard of Oz will help them, but they have to get...
13) National Velvet
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
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English
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Everyone at the North Pole is merrily preparing for Santa's yearly sleigh ride. Everyone, that is, except Santa. Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, he decides to take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two companion elves set out to see where all the season's cheer has disappeared to. With the help of a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts-- and put Santa back in action.
15) Black Beauty
Pub. Date
2001.
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English
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The adventures of a horse as he is passed through the hands of many masters prior to returning to his original young master and a happy retirement.
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English
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The world's favorite modern Stone Age family meets the first family of the future. Thanks to Elroy's malfunctioning time machine, the Flintstones and the Rubbles are zapped into the space age, while the Jetsons find themselves trapped with the dinosaurs in the stone age.
17) Osmosis Jones
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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He's a new strain and he's one cell of a guy. He's Osmosis Jones. In the "real" world, Frank ingests a villainous virus named Thrax. Now, deep inside the animated inner realm of the "City of Frank", its up to maverick white blood cell cop, Jones, and his reluctant sidekick, cold-capsule Drix to thwart Thrax's epidemic of evil.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When Richie accidentally wrecks a sleigh full of presents for needy children, he wishes he'd never been born. He gets more than he bargained for when Professor Keenbean's Wishing Machine actually makes his wish come true. Now he's caught in the middle of an upside-down world where nothing's the way he remembers it, and no one remembers him either.
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