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Despicable me. [videorecording] / by Brand, Russell,1975-; Bratt, Benjamin,1963-; Carell, Steve,1963-; Coffin, Pierre.; Cosgrove, Miranda,1993-; Jeong, Ken,1969-; Renaud, Chris.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studuos Home Entertainment (Firm);
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong.Once upon a time, Gru (voice of Steve Carrell) dreamt of stealing the moon - these days he's a single adoptive father of three precocious girls. Having given up his spectacular life of crime, Gru now aims to produce a delicious new line of jams with the help of his tiny minions and his old pal Dr. Nefario (voice of Russell Brand). Feeling unfulfilled in his newfound role as a jam-maker, Dr. Nefario announces that he will be departing for more evil pastures just as Gru is approached by the Anti-Villain League to capture the mysterious culprit who just stole a top-secret research lab filled with PX 41 -- an experimental serum with the strength to transform harmless animals into ravenous monsters. The AVL is certain that the culprit is covering his tracks by posing as a small business owner at a local mall, and assign their best agent Lucy (Kristen Wiig) to aid Gru in identifying him. Meanwhile, Gru's oldest adopted daughter Margo (voice of Miranda Cosgrove) falls for rebellious teen Antonio (voice of Moises Arias), the leather-jacketed son of boisterous Mexican cantina owner Eduardo (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Now, with Gru's paternal instincts kicking into full gear just as a dastardly plot begins to unfold, the devoted new father must divide his time between saving the world from an enigmatic super-villain, and saving Miranda from total heartbreak. All the while, a suitable mother for the girls may have been standing right under Gru's pointy nose the entire time.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Families; Fathers and daughters; Good and evil; Orphans; Supervillains;
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Despicable me. [videorecording] / by Brand, Russell,1975-; Bratt, Benjamin,1963-; Carell, Steve,1963-; Coffin, Pierre.; Cosgrove, Miranda,1993-; Jeong, Ken,1969-; Renaud, Chris.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studuos Home Entertainment (Firm);
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong.Once upon a time, Gru (voice of Steve Carrell) dreamt of stealing the moon - these days he's a single adoptive father of three precocious girls. Having given up his spectacular life of crime, Gru now aims to produce a delicious new line of jams with the help of his tiny minions and his old pal Dr. Nefario (voice of Russell Brand). Feeling unfulfilled in his newfound role as a jam-maker, Dr. Nefario announces that he will be departing for more evil pastures just as Gru is approached by the Anti-Villain League to capture the mysterious culprit who just stole a top-secret research lab filled with PX 41 -- an experimental serum with the strength to transform harmless animals into ravenous monsters. The AVL is certain that the culprit is covering his tracks by posing as a small business owner at a local mall, and assign their best agent Lucy (Kristen Wiig) to aid Gru in identifying him. Meanwhile, Gru's oldest adopted daughter Margo (voice of Miranda Cosgrove) falls for rebellious teen Antonio (voice of Moises Arias), the leather-jacketed son of boisterous Mexican cantina owner Eduardo (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Now, with Gru's paternal instincts kicking into full gear just as a dastardly plot begins to unfold, the devoted new father must divide his time between saving the world from an enigmatic super-villain, and saving Miranda from total heartbreak. All the while, a suitable mother for the girls may have been standing right under Gru's pointy nose the entire time.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Families; Fathers and daughters; Good and evil; Orphans; Supervillains;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Most valuable : how Sidney Crosby became the best player in hockey's greatest era and changed the game forever / by Joyce, Gare,author.;
"Sidney Crosby is arguably the best player ever to put on skates. You could argue that Bobby was better, or Wayne, or Gordie. But it would be hard to argue that any of those guys changed the game as much as Sid. No defenceman came along in Bobby's wake to play like him. There will never be another 99. But in Crosby's case, the entire league was re-made in his image. The game can be divided into two eras: before and after Sidney Crosby arrived in 2005, breaking Mario Lemieux's rookie scoring record. Says NHL star Matt Duchene, who entered the league in 2008, just three years after Crosby: "Just in the time that I was going from peewee and bantam to junior, there was a whole other game before and after. You didn't have a choice really-- you had to adapt and adopt the way he did things or get left way behind." In an effort to keep up with Sid, the game changed. It's faster now, more skilled. There are more highlight-reel goals, and fewer fights. And in many ways, Crosby has thrived. Three Stanley Cups. Two Olympic gold medals. A World Cup. And enough individual trophies to fill a truck. But then, if Crosby hadn't changed the league, he might expect a longer career. Today, Sidney Crosby is the first generational superstar whose every shift could be his last. He invented a faster game, and the faster game has taken its toll on its creator. Crosby has suffered several concussions, and missed most of an entire season with symptoms. He plays the game fearlessly, but he also plays it without a bodyguard. The irony is that he created a league that made it harder for him to thrive. And the tragedy may be that he has created a league that will bring his career to an end in one fell swoop, in front of millions. Telling the story of a generational talent and the way he has revolutionized the game, Gare Joyce will also bring into focus crucial questions about the way the game is played today, assessing fighting and concussions in the light of the way these issues impinge on arguably the greatest player ever to skate." --Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Crosby, Sidney, 1987-; Hockey players;
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The duel : Diefenbaker, Pearson and the making of modern Canada / by Ibbitson, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of Canada's foremost authors and journalists offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today's Canada. John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated by history. Although he wrestled with personal demons, his governments launched major reforms in public health care, law reform and immigration. On his watch, First Nations on reserve obtained the right to vote and the federal government began to open up the North. He established Canada as a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took the first steps in making Canada a leader in the fight against nuclear proliferation. And Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights laid the groundwork for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He set in motion many of the achievements credited to his successor, Lester B. Pearson. Pearson, in turn, gave coherence to Diefenbaker's piecemeal reforms. He also pushed Parliament to adopt a new, and now much-loved, Canadian flag against Diefenbaker's fierce opposition. Pearson understood that if Canada were to be taken seriously as a nation, it must develop a stronger sense of self. Pearson was superbly prepared for the role of prime minister: decades of experience at External Affairs, respected by leaders from Washington to Delhi to Beijing, the only Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Peace. Diefenbaker was the better politician, though. If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circles. Diefenbaker was one of the great orators of Canadian political life; Pearson spoke with a slight lisp. Diefenbaker was the first to get his name in the papers, as a crusading attorney: Diefenbaker for the Defence, champion of the little man. But he struggled as a politician, losing five elections before making it into the House of Commons, and becoming as estranged from the party elites as he was from the Liberals, until his ascension to the Progressive Conservative leadership in 1956 through a freakish political accident. As a young university professor, Pearson caught the attention of the powerful men who were shaping Canada's first true department of foreign affairs, rising to prominence as the helpful fixer, the man both sides trusted, the embodiment of a new country that had earned its place through war in the counsels of the great powers: ambassador, undersecretary, minister, peacemaker. Everyone knew he was destined to be prime minister. But in 1957, destiny took a detour. Then they faced each other, Diefenbaker v Pearson, across the House of Commons, leaders of their parties, each determined to wrest and hold power, in a decade-long contest that would shake and shape the country. Here is a tale of two men, children of Victoria, who led Canada into the atomic age: each the product of his past, each more like the other than either would ever admit, fighting each other relentlessly while together forging the Canada we live in today. To understand our times, we must first understand theirs"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979.; Pearson, Lester B.; Prime ministers;
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Woman at war [videorecording] / by Benedikt Erlingsson,1969-producer,screenwriter,film director.; Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir,actor.; Jóhann Sigurðarson,1956-actor.; Jörundur Ragnarsson,actor.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Jörundur Ragnarsson.When a determined environmental activist waging a war against the local aluminum industry receives news that her application to adopt a child from Ukraine has been approved, she faces the problem of reconciling her eco-terrorist activities with her dream of becoming a mother.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Motion pictures, Icelandic.; Foreign films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Adoption; Ecoterrorism; Environmentalism;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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La nouvelle famille de Miles / by Brannen, Sarah S.; Burdett, Forrest.; Martel, Christian.;
Subjects: Picture books.; Livres d'images.; Adoption; Adoption; Gay parents; Siblings; Frères et sœurs; Families; Familles; French language materials.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Endless Summer Syndrome. by Daneshmand, Kaveh,film director.; Milano, Frédérika,actor.; Deger, Gem,actor.; Capelli, Mathéo,actor.; Colon, Sophie,actor.; Altered Innocence (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Frédérika Milano, Gem Deger, Mathéo Capelli, Sophie ColonOriginally produced by Altered Innocence in 2023.A lazy late-summer weekend is disrupted by a shocking allegation when Delphine gets an anonymous call from her husband's colleague about an alleged affair with one of their adopted children. Before leaping to conclusions, she decides to quietly observe her family for a shred of evidence; anything to subside her fear and erase doubt. After the truth presents itself in an unexpected, shocking manner, Delphine choses to look past the blame for a permanent solution. This boundary pushing debut feature by Kaveh Daneshmand paints an intimate portrait of an upper-class French family with sly black humor and sensuality aplenty.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.; Motion pictures--France.; Adoption.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Debooooouuuut, mamaaaannn ooours! / by Higgins, Ryan T.;
Subjects: Picture books.; Michel (Personnage fictif : Higgins); Adoptés; Adoptees; Livres; Books; Parents et enfants; Parent and child; Sommeil; Sleep; Humeur (Psychologie); Maladresse; Clumsiness; Ours; Bears; Animals; Animaux; French language materials.; Livres d'images pour enfants.;
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Ma petite boule d'amour / by Dubé, Jasmine.; Trudel, Jean-Luc,1959-;
Grand album au cours duquel on narre comment un vieil ours mal léché, vivant seul dans sa tanière depuis que sa compagne l'a quitté, répond un jour à l'appel d'un ourson abandonné entendu en rêve. Accompagné par une mouche prénommée Tsé-Tsé qui le guide jusqu'à l'ourson, le gros ours atteint finalement cette vallée asséchée vue en rêve pour y découvrir et adopter le frêle animal qu'il réanime grâce à la Grande Ourse. La constellation lui fournit ainsi par magie le lait de la Voie lactée, les framboises célestes et l'aide d'une bonne étoile filante. Le chant et les caresses du grizzly font le reste et l'ourson entre alors dans la vie de l'ours devenu père d'une petite boule d'amour. --SDM.LSC
Subjects: Ours; Nuit; Rêves; Père et enfant; Adoption; Bears; Night; Dreams; Adoption;
© c2013., Éditions de la Bagnole,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Balto : un roman / by Moore, Carole,1963-; Lavoie, Camille,1967-;
Pour se sentir mieux dans sa peau et susciter l'admiration autour de lui, Julien aimerait bien être premier de classe. Mais la tâche se révèle ardue pour celui qui est incapable de demeurer attentif plus que quelques minutes d'affilée. Lorsqu'il apprend la venue d'un bébé dans sa famille, il voit déjà son cadet devenir meilleur que lui dans tous les domaines et retenir toute l'attention de ses parents. Or, ce que le garçon ne sait pas encore, c'est que le bébé en question est un chiot très énergique et qu'il lui faudra beaucoup de patience et de dévouement pour faire du dénommé Balto son meilleur ami pour la vie. [SDM]LSC
Subjects: Enfants hyperactifs; Inquiétude; Parents et enfants; Chiens; Chiens; Animaux; Estime de soi; Hyperactive children.; Worry; Parent and child; Dog adoption; Dogs; Animal welfare; Self-esteem;
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