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- On book banning / by Wells, Ira,1981-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A lively, accessible survey of literary censorship through the ages. The freedom to read is under attack. There are, today, more efforts to ban books from libraries than ever before. The supposed "dangers" posed by books including The Handmaid's Tale, Gender Queer, Huckleberry Finn, and the works of Dr. Seuss ... leading children down a path of sexual deviance, or harming them with racist language or non-inclusive narratives ... fuel the puritanical zeal of De Santis Republicans and progressive educators alike. On Book Banning argues that today's culture warriors proceed from a misunderstanding of literature as instrumental to the pursuit of their ideological agendas. In treating libraries as sites of contagion and exposure, censors are warping our children's relationship with literature and teaching them that the solution to opposing viewpoints is cancellation or outright expurgation. On Book Banning provides a lively, accessible survey of literary censorship through the ages ... from the destruction of libraries in ancient Rome, to the Catholic Church's attempts to tamp down religious dissent and scientific innovation, to state-sponsored efforts to suppress LGBTQ literature in the 1980s and beyond. Throughout, Ira Wells demonstrates how today's book bans stem from the ineradicable human impulse toward social control. In a whistle-stop tour of landmark legal cases, literary controversies, and philosophical arguments, we discover that the freedom to read and publish is the aberration in human history, and that censorship and restriction have been the rule. At a moment in which our democratic institutions are buckling under the stress of polarization, On Book Banning is both rallying cry and guide to resistance for those who reject the conflation of art and propaganda, for whom books remain sacred vessels of our shared humanity, and who will always insist upon reading for ourselves."--- Subjects: Censorship.;
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- The lost spells / by Macfarlane, Robert,1976-author.; Morris, Jackie,illustrator.;
"Since its publication in 2017, The Lost Words has enchanted readers with its poetry and illustrations of the natural world. Now, The Lost Spells, a book kindred in spirit and tone, continues to re-wild the lives of children and adults. The Lost Spells evokes the wonder of everyday nature, conjuring up red foxes, birch trees, jackdaws, and more in poems and illustrations that flow between the pages and into readers' minds. Robert Macfarlane's spell-poems and Jackie Morris's watercolour illustrations are musical and magical: these are summoning spells, words of recollection, charms of protection. To read The Lost Spells is to see anew the natural world within our grasp and to be reminded of what happens when we allow it to slip away."--- Subjects: Poetry.; Nature in art.; Nature;
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- The sword in the stone [videorecording] / by Alden, Norm,1924-2012.; Cabot, Sebastian.; Matthews, Junius.; Napier, Alan,1903-1988.; Peet, Bill.; Reitherman, Richard.; Reitherman, Robert.; Reitherman, Wolfgang,1909-1985.; Sorensen, Rickie,1946-1994.; Swenson, Karl,1908-1978.; Tyler, Ginny.; Wentworth, Martha,1889-1974.; White, T. H.(Terence Hanbury),1906-1964.Sword in the stone.Videorecording.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Productions.;
Editor, Donald Halliday ; music, George Bruns ; art director, Ken Anderson.Voices: Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorensen, Junius Matthew, Ginny Tyler, Martha Wentworth, Norman Alden, Alan Napier, Richard Reitherman, Robert Reitherman.The English king dies leaving no heir. In the churchyard of a cathedral in London, a sword appears imbedded in a stone. It is inscribed with a prophecy. Although many try, no one can budge the sword from the stone. Deep in the dark woods, Merlin the Magician begins to teach 11-year-old Arthur, who lives in the castle of Sir Ector where he's an apprentice squire to Sir Kay. Arthur learns the basic truths of life, but he also runs into the evil Madam Mim, who tries to destroy him. A great tournament is held in London to pick a new king. Arthur, attending as Kay's squire, forgets Kay's sword, and runs back to the inn to get it, but the inn is locked. Arthur, seeing the sword in the stone, innocently, and easily, pulls it out. When the knights marvel at the wondrous sword and question where he got it, Arthur has to prove himself all over again by pulling the sword from the stone.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.- Subjects: Arthur, King; White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Merlin (Legendary character); Swords; Tournaments, Medieval; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2013., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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- Trollhunters, tales of Arcadia. [videorecording] / by Grammer, Kelsey,1955-voice actor.; Medrano, Lexi,voice actor.; Saxton, Charlie,voice actor.; Toro, Guillermo del,1964-creator.; Yelchin, Anton,voice actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Kelsey Grammer, Anton Yelchin, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Fred Tatasciore.When ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. stumbles upon a mystical amulet on his way to school one morning, he inadvertently discovers an extraordinary secret civilization of mighty trolls beneath his small town of Arcadia. Suddenly destined to play a crucial role in an ancient battle of good and evil, Jim is determined to save the world, right after gym class. A must-see original series for the entire family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Heroes; Monsters; Teenage boys;
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- Paws of fury. [videorecording] / by Andrews, Michael(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Bailey, Chris,1962-film director.; Bergman, Andrew,screenwriter.; Brooks, Mel,1926-voice actor,screenwriter.; Cera, Michael,voice actor.; Gervais, Ricky,voice actor.; Hopper, Nate,screenwriter.; Hounsou, Djimon,1964-actor.; Iglesias, Gabriel,1976-voice actor.; Jackson, Samuel L.,actor.; Koetsier, Mark,film director.; Mandvi, Aasif,1966-voice actor.; McCreary, Bear,composer (expression); Minkoff, Rob,film director,film producer.; Stone, Ed,screenwriter.; Takei, George,1937-voice actor.; Yeoh, Michelle,1963-actor.; Align Entertainment Group,production company.; Nickelodeon Movies,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Music by Bear McCreary ; edited by Michael Andrews, ACE.Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, and Samuel L. Jackson.A down-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant trainer, the underdog must assume the role of fearsome samurai and team up with the felines to save the day. The only problem is--they all hate dogs.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Martial arts films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cats; Dogs; Samurai; Villages;
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- The fox and the hound [videorecording] ; The fox and the hound 2 / by Bailey, Pearl.; Berman, Ted,1919-2001.; Bobo, Jonah.; Fahn, Harrison.; Kammerud, Jim.; Mannix, Daniel P.(Daniel Pratt),1911-1997.Fox and the hound.Videorecording.; McEntire, Reba.; Rich, Richard.; Rooney, Mickey.; Russell, Kurt.; Stevens, Art.; Swayze, Patrick.; Buena Vista Home Video (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.; Walt Disney Productions.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
The fox and the hound (ca. 83 min.) -- The fox and the hound II (ca. 69 min.).The fox and the hound / Walt Disney Productions ; directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman, Richard Rich ; musical score composed and conducted by Buddy Baker ; orchestration, Walter Sheets -- The fox and the hound II / Walt Disney Pictures ; directed by Jim Kammerud ; produced by Ferrell Barron ; screenplay by Rich Burns and Roger S.H. Schulman ; score composed and conducted by Joel McNeely.Voices (The fox and the hound II): Jonah Bobo, Harrison Fahn, Reba McEntire, Patrick Swayze, Jeff Foxworthy, Vicki Lawrence, Stephen Root.Voices (The fox and the hound): Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell.The fox and the hound II: In this sequel to the Disney classic, Cooper the hound and Todd the fox share adventures as they learn how to handle conflict and remain friends despite their differences.The fox and the hound: As infants, a fox and a hound become friends before they even know that they are supposed to be enemies.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation, 1.66:1 aspect ratio (The fox and the hound) ; widescreen presentation 1.78:1 aspect ratio (The fox and the hound II).- Subjects: Mannix, Daniel P. (Daniel Pratt), 1911-1997.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Dogs; Feature films.; Foxes; Foxhounds; Friendship; Video recordings for children.;
- © c2011., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video,
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- Knights and castles / by Matthews, Rupert.;
"Knights and Castles is a beautifully designed reader all about incredible medieval fortresses and the people who lived in them. Children will love to find out about why castles were built, some of the coolest castles, and medieval people's lives in and around them both in peace and wartime."--- Subjects: Readers (Publications); Knights and knighthood; Castles; Military art and science; Civilization, Medieval;
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- The fearless storyteller / by Silva, Cassie.; Zurita, Ana.;
When a young girl's father is scared of the unicorns in her book, she hides it to protect him. At the next bedtime, she selects a book about giraffes, which are much less scary. Right? Wrong! After her dad helps her overcome a fear of her own, he reveals that he is scared of the words in her books, not the animals. Together the father and daughter use positive visualizations to overcome their fears. Based on Cassie Silva's own experience growing up with an ESL (English as a second language) parent, this story is a love letter to all the ESL and illiterate parents and grandparents who get asked to read children bedtime stories.- Subjects: Picture books.; Fathers and daughters; Storytelling;
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- G-Force [videorecording (DVD)] / by Arnett, Will.; Bruckheimer, Jerry.; Buscemi, Steve,1958-; Cage, Nicolas,1965-; Cruz, Penélope.; Favreau, Jon.; Galifianakis, Zach.; James, David P. I.; Morgan, Tracy,1968-; Nighy, Bill,1949-; Rabin, Trevor.; Rockwell, Sam.; Wibberley, Cormac.; Wibberley, Marianne.; Yeatman, Hoyt.; Jerry Bruckheimer Films.; Walt Disney Pictures.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Bojan Bazelli ; editors, Jason Hellmann, Mark Goldblatt ; music, Trevor Rabin.Voices: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan.Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis.Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, a covert government program of trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Darwin is the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster is an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro. Joining the group is Mooch, the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert and star-nosed mole Speckles is the computer and information specialist. The team takes on a mission for the U.S. government to stop the evil billionaire Leonard Saber who plans to destroy the world with household appliances. Before they can accomplish their mission, the government shuts them down and they are sentenced to a pet shop. There, they encounter a myriad of other members of the animal kingdom, including the lazy Hurley and hamster Bucky. They will escape the cage to defeat the villain, stop his threat, and save the world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1, enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Espionage; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Guinea pigs; Household appliances; Pet shops; Spies; Video recordings for children.;
- © c2009., Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment,
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- The Montessori child : a parent's guide to raising capable children with creative minds and compassionate hearts / by Davies, Simone,author.; Uzodike, Junnifa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, The Montessori Child guides parents in using the principals of Montessori to raise their school-aged children in ways that assist their development and foster a respectful relationship between parent and child and world. When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it's amazing what they can achieve. The newest book in the bestselling Montessori series is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to raising your school-aged child (from 3-12 years old, with a bonus chapter for the teen years) in the Montessori way. Educators Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike provide an in-depth, practical guide to incorporating Montessori principles into readers' everyday lives, with advice on everything from setting up your home in ways that encourage curiosity and independence to supporting your child's social and moral development with a balance of limit-setting and age-appropriate freedoms. The book includes dozens of hands-on activities to help foster your child's love of numbers and literacy, art and science, and ones that encourage community-building, social awareness, and connection with the natural world. The Montessori Child offers a powerful alternative for parents who feel that family life has gotten too complicated by showing parents how to make more intentional choices for your family, how to better understand the needs of your children, and support them as they develop their unique potential"--- Subjects: Home and school.; Montessori method of education.; Parenting.;
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