Brett, Jan 1949-

Summary: Carlos goes into the cloud forest to look for animals, but he manages to miss seeing them even though they have an adventure with his umbrella.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: SCHOLASTIC 2004

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Summary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010

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Summary: In the early 1930's, before Hollywood began enforcing a self-imposed Production Code, many films allowed for extraordinary frankness including nudity, adultery and prostitution. In this restored and remastered three-movie collection, three daring young actresses are featured in racy, riveting star vehicles.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FOR

Summary: The fly: Experimental scientist Andre Delambre attempts to transfer matter through space, using himself as the test subject. But things go horrifically wrong when a common housefly buzzes into the machine, resulting in two grotesque man-fly hybrids. Now, with the head of a fly and a wing in place of one of his arms, Andre desperately hopes that he, his wife Helene and his brother Francois can...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007

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Summary: Roland is an academic researcher who discovers some important letters written by a famous Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash. Ash was presumed to have been totally devoted to his wife, but Roland finds letters written to another unnamed woman, and soon determines that the intended recipient was another, less well-known poet, Christabel LaMotte. Roland contacts Maud, an expert on LaMotte's life...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2003

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's Sons 2002

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Noah's granddaughter assists him in bringing the animals two-by-two onto the ark and helps them adjust to their new cramped quarters during the next forty days of rain.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2003

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears. On board pages.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2012

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Carlos goes into the cloud forest to look for animals, but he manages to miss seeing them even though they have an adventure with his umbrella.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2004

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Brett, Jan

Summary: In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little dassies (also called rock hyraxes) build their houses in the Namib Desert of Southern Africa, hoping for protection from the eagle that lives atop a nearby mountain.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2010

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when the mule pulling their bandwagon refuses to move. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise that saves the day.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's Sons 1991

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Kip the Cave Boy and Paleowolf each face hunger and danger on a journey in Paleolithic times and, when they decide to join forces and help one another, Paleowolf becomes the first dog.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992

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Brett, Jan

Summary: When the spectacular, sparkling explosions at a popular tourist sight slow down, Hedgie the hedgehog is the only one capable of flying to tiny planet Mikkop to see what is wrong.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2006

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Set in wintry Russia, this classic Christmas fantasy features young Marie experiencing the magic of toys and animals and the Snow Princess coming to life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021

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Brett, Jan

Summary: After hearing about winter from his friends, Hedgie the hedgehog tries to stay awake to experience its wonders.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2018

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Brett, Jan

Summary: A retelling of a folktale about how a pair of magical slippers always find their way back to the tiger whose mother made them for him.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019

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Brett, Jan

Summary: Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2007

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Brett, Jan

Summary: A boy from Finnmark and his ice bear help scare away some hungry trolls so that Kyri and her father can enjoy their Christmas Eve meal.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam"s Sons 2002

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Summary: Set in 1940 London, the story is an ode to how women played a major role in boosting national morale during the Blitz of London in the second World War.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY THE

Brett, Jan

Summary: "A rabbit named Little Snow is celebrating his first Christmas, and after all the forest animals tell him about the animals' Santa, he is excited to wake up on Christmas morning to find his own surprise"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014

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