Summary: It was supposed to be a simple birthday weekend in Southern California. But when sunrise arrives two hours early in the form of a haunting light from an unknown source, a group of friends watch in terror as people across the city are drawn outside and swept into massive alien ships that have blotted out the L.A. skyline. From tankers to drones and hydra-like extraterrestrials, the aliens are...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SKYSummary: Depicts the harrowing true story from World War II of the Nazis' efforts to develop an atom bomb and the Allies' desperate struggle to prevent it from happening. The series starts in Stockholm in 1933 as the German scientist Werner Heisenberg is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, and although considered unreliable by the Nazis, he is allowed into the secret Nazi nuclear energy project,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MHZ Networks Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HEABell, Kristen
Summary: A princess sets out on a journey to find another missing princess, and save the kingdom from eternal winter.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertaiment 2014
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3 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY FROCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FROCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF FrSummary: Suffering from the shortages and shady business transactions following the Nazi occupation of Denmark, the citizens of Copenhagen are still slogging through the grey zone of the post-war era; the orderly decade of the 1950s hasn't arrived yet. City gangsters and black marketeers are having the time of their lives - they can lay their hands on anything from extra ration coupons, booze and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MHz Networks Corporation 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPIAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: Presents 156 tales accompanied by the author's notes on the background of his stories.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Press 1983
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Mule: Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CLISummary: Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FAMILY LITCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LiCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD Movie Little 2013Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Audiobooks 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: The Snow Queen is the most magical and profound of all Hans Andersen’s fairy tales. It is a quest full of mystery, humour and adventure, and its uplifting theme is the power of innocence and enduring love. When Kay’s heart turns to ice and he falls under the spell of the beautiful Snow Queen, little Gerda leaves home to search for him. On her way she encounters many dangers, but she never...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Armadillo 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Pr. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Book Studio 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANDSummary: A moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating from the terrible years of the Nazi occupation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN IDAAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: dacapo 1998
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Place a hold to request this item.Plohl, Igor
Summary: "Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PLOSummary: In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational work yet from one of contemporary cinema's most controversial artists is no mere provocation. It is a visually sublime, emotionally...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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Summary: Haley has difficulty training her foal, Starlight, to come when she calls, and finally one night when Starlight escapes, Haley's hard work pays off.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2006
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Summary: "Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey--teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven--to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2014
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FAMILY FROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Frozen 2014Contents: Disc one, December 23, 1938 concert. Swingin' the blues / Count Basie, Eddie Durham, (Count Basie and his Orchestra) (3:34) -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie, (Count Basie & his Orchestra) (1:11) -- Introduction / John Hammond (0:38) -- Blues with Lips / Count Basie, (Oran "Hot Lips" Page, with Count Basie Orchestra) (3:11) -- I never knew / Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, (Kansas City Five) (3:11) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FROAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Contents: I: Tales for children -- The emperor's new clothes -- The snow queen -- The princess and the pea -- The nightingale -- The ugly duckling -- The little mermaid -- The tinderbox -- The wild swans -- Thumbelina -- The little match girl -- The steadfast tin soldier -- Ole shut-eye -- II: Tales for adults -- The red shoes -- The shadow -- The psyche -- The most astonishing thing -- The story of a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 839.81 ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: This compilation of eleven classic tales, including "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," provides readers of all ages an illustrated introduction to these timeless tales.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Minedition 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Summary: Gathers together six of the most beloved stories by a master storyteller, and brings to life the enchanting characters to create a timeless collection.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ANDAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1990