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Sunny days : the children's television revolution that changed America / by Kamp, David,author.; Questlove,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In 1970, in soundstage on Manhattan's Upper West Side, a group of men and women of various ages and races met to finish the first season of a children's TV program. They had identified a social problem: poor children were entering kindergarten without the learning skills of their middle-class counterparts. They hoped, too, that they had identified a solution: to use television to better prepare these disadvantaged kids for school. No one knew then, but this children's TV program would go on to start a cultural revolution. It was called Sesame Street. Sesame Street was part of a larger movement that saw media professionals and thought leaders leveraging their influence to help children learn. A year and a half earlier, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiered. Fast on its heels came Schoolhouse Rock!, a video series dreamed up by Madison Avenue admen to teach kids times tables, civics, and grammatical rules, and Free to Be ... You and Me, the TV star Marlo Thomas's audacious multi-pronged campaign (it was first a record album, and then a book and a television special) to instill the concept of gender equality in young minds. There was more: programs such as The Electric Company, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, ZOOM, and others followed, and captivated young viewers. In Sunny Days, bestselling author David Kamp takes readers behind the scenes to show how these programs made it on air. He draws on hundreds of hours of interviews from the creators and participants of these programs-among them Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett, Newton Minow, Sonia Manzano, Loretta Long, Bob McGrath, Marlo Thomas, and Rita Moreno-as well as archival research. Kamp explains how these like-minded individuals found their way into television, not as fame- or money-hungry would-be auteurs and stars, but as people who wanted to use TV to help children. This is both a fun and fascinating story, and a masterful work of cultural history. Sunny Days captures a period in children's television where enlightened progressivism prevailed, and shows how this period changed the lives of millions. Nothing had ever happened like this before, Kamp forcefully and eloquently argues, and nothing has ever happened like it since"--
Subjects: Children's television programs; Television programs;
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Squid And Octopus: Friends For Always. by Lesnick, Charlotte,film director.; Falcone, Annie,actor.; Penguin Random House (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Annie FalconeOriginally produced by Penguin Random House in 2021.An award-winning author presents a delightful picture book about friendship under the sea. The four tales in this charming picture book show funny moments in the life of best friends Squid and Octopus. Yes, they argue sometimes (about things as silly as whether they should wear mittens or socks to keep their tentacles warm!), but they are always able to cheer each other up in glum times (such as when Squid wakes from the dream of being a superhero and feels disappointed to be plain old Squid again).They are a very lucky pair. And as the fortune cookie in the last story says, true friends are friends for always. Written and illustrated by Tao Nyeu.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;
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Pop star puppy [videorecording] / by Cook, Tyler,actor.; Johnson, Scott,actor.; Kim, Pyung,screenwriter.; Sandrew, Tony,actor.; Van Slee, Andrew,film director,screenwriter,actor,producer.; 4Digital Media (Firm),publisher.;
Tyler Cook, Andrew Van Slee, Scott Johnson, Tony Sandrew, Howard Dell, Carmen Thomas, Louie Anderson.When twelve year old Austin Brown's family moves to Fort Langley, Austin has a hard time fitting inches So before his dad deploys to Afghanistan, he buys Austin a puppy named Dino to keep him company while he is away. It's not long before Austin discovers that Dino has a very special talent; he can sing! When Austin hears that auditions for "America's next pop icon" are coming to Fort Langley, he enters Dino. Captivating American households and dominating the competition.G.DVD ; Dolby Digital stereo 2.0 ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Children's films.; Christmas; Feature films.; Friendship; Human-animal relationships; Puppies; Video recordings for children.;
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Your name [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Kamiki, Ryūnosuke,1993-voice actor.; Kamishiraishi, Mone,voice actor.; Narita, Ryo,voice actor.; Shimazaki, Nobunaga,voice actor.; Shinkai, Makoto,film director,screenwriter.; FUNimation Productions, Ltd,publisher.;
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa, Kanon Tani.Mitsuha and Taki are two total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he's never been to. What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Role reversal; Strangers;
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Golden shoes [videorecording] / by DeLuise, David,1971-actor.; Fox, Vivica A.,1964-actor.; Koza, Christian,actor.; Meyer, Dina,1968-actor.; Rhys-Davies, John,actor.; Roberts, Eric,1956-actor.; Williams, Montel.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Music by Brham Wenger; edited by Eric L. Beason; cinematography by Bryan Greenberg.Dina Meyer, Christian Koza, David Deluise, John Rhys-Davies, Eric Roberts, Montel Williams, Vivica A. Fox.Ever since he was a young boy, eight-year-old Christian Larou has dreamed of becoming a great soccer player of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo. With his father MIA at war and his mother critical in the hospital, and consoling himself with dreams of playing in the youth soccer league, Christian is about to face the biggest challenges of his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Boys; Children's films.; Feature films.; Soccer players; Soccer; Video recordings for children.;
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Spirit Bear : honouring memories, planting dreams : based on a true story / by Blackstock, Cindy.; Strong, Amanda,1984-;
Spirit Bear learns about residential schools and their impact on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, as well as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and its 94 calls to action, and the paper hearts planted after the report's release to honour the children who went to residential schools.LSC
Subjects: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples; Indians, Treatment of;
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Birds like us [videorecording] / by Broadbent, Jim,voice actor.; Cuhara, Adnan,film producer.; Hetreed, Olivia,screenwriter.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-voice actor.; Šabanovic, Faruk,film director,screenwriter.; Vikander, Alicia,1988-voice actor.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Alicia Vikander, Jeremy Irons, Jim Broadbent.Trapped in a village ruled by the meddling Kondor, Huppu the bird dreams of having the freedom to hatch her own egg. Suddenly, she, Kondor, and their friends are blasted to a distant land, and they must trust in a wise, eccentric bat to guide them on a strange, dazzling odyssey back to the tree they call home.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Birds; Eggs;
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The last lifeboat / by Gaynor, Hazel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. 1940, Kent: Alice King is not brave or daring-she's happiest finding adventure through the safe pages of books. But times of war demand courage, and as the threat of German invasion looms, a plane crash near her home awakens a strength in Alice she'd long forgotten. Determined to do her part, she finds a role perfectly suited to her experience as a schoolteacher-to help evacuate Britain's children overseas. 1940, London: Lily Nichols once dreamed of using her mathematical talents for more than tabulating the cost of groceries, but life, and love, charted her a different course. With two lively children and a loving husband, Lily's humble home is her world, until war tears everything asunder. With her husband gone and bombs raining down, Lily is faced with an impossible choice: keep her son and daughter close, knowing she may not be able to protect them, or enroll them in a risky evacuation scheme, where safety awaits so very far away. When a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the S. S. Carlisle carrying a ship of children to Canada, a single lifeboat is left adrift in the storm-tossed Atlantic. Alice and Lily, strangers to each other-one on land, the other at sea-will quickly become one another's very best hope as their lives are fatefully entwined"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Evacuation of civilians; Mother and child; Survival at sea; Women teachers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Abigail and Alexa save the wedding : a novel / by Dolan, Lian,author.;
Penelope and Chase make a lovely couple. She's a bubbly Southern California girl with killer work ethic. Chase is smart and charming and has political aspirations. They're planning a spectacular California wedding, wrapped in peonies and thousands of little white lights, soaked in custom cocktails and romantic hashtags. Everyone's excited about Penny and Chase's wedding--------except their mothers. The Mother of the Bride, suave Greek-born Alexa Diamandis, doesn't understand why any woman would get married. Ever! Raised in Athens and now perfectly situated in sun-splashed Montecito, California, she raised Penny as single mother by choice, supported by Lord Simon Fox, her old college friend who just happens to be an English aristocrat, and a wealthy circle of lady friends who call themselves the Merry Widows. The Mother of the Groom, Abigail Blakeman, is a garden club stalwart firmly planted in coastal Connecticut. She thinks the whole enterprise would be so much easier if the wedding was at their golf club. Especially because the Blakeman's fortunes have taken a turn for the worse--not that you would ever know it by looking at Abigail. Keeping up appearances is exhausting, but it is everything. But when a sudden twist of fate calls them into action, these two very different women are forced to take over the wedding planning. Despite their differences, Alexa and Abigail charge in to save the day. How far will two moms go to make their children's dream wedding a reality?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Couples; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Mothers; Weddings; Women;
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Ponyo [videorecording (DVD)] / by Alpert, Steve.; Blanchett, Cate,1969-; Cyrus, Noah.; Damon, Matt.; Doi, Hiroki.; Fey, Tina,1970-; Hisaishi, Joe.; Jonas, Frankie.; Kennedy, Kathleen,1954-; Knutsson, Kurt.; Leachman, Cloris.; Marshall, Frank.; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-; Nara, Yuria.; Neeson, Liam.; Suzuki, Toshio,1948 Aug. 19-; Tokoro, Jōji,1955-; Tomlin, Lily.; Yamaguchi, Tomoko.; Asahi Inryou (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Dentsū.; Dizunî (Firm); Hakuhōdō DY Media Pātonāzu.; Mitsubishi Shouji (Firm); Nihon Terebi.; Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha.; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.; Walt Disney Pictures.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Atsushi Okui ; editors, Hayao Miyazaki, Takeshi Seyama ; music, Joe Hisaishi.English language voices: Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Kurt Knutsson, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin.Japanese language voices: Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Jôji Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi.A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround.
Subjects: Animated films.; Boys; Children's films.; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Friendship; Goddesses; Goldfish; Human-animal relationships; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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