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Extensive resource on literary reviews and criticism on short stories, poetry, Shakespeare, 19th - 20th Century and contemporary literature, and biographies of authors.
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Publisher
Two little hands Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Teaches American Sign Language signs. Combines signing children and infants, animation and music, and an adult to model each sign. Teaches babies to sign before they can speak. Introduces the signs for the alphabet and includes more than 50 signs for words corresponding to different letters.
Publisher
Aubin Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A Touch of Greatness is a feature-length documentary film focusing on the extraordinary work of Albert Cullum, an elementary school teacher for over twenty years and a pioneer in American education. Championing an unorthodox educational philosophy, Cullum regularly taught his elementary school children literary masterpieces, most notably the works of Shakespeare, Sophocles and Shaw. Combining interviews with Cullum and his former students with stunning...
48) Smoke signals
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Victor and Thomas, two young Native Americans of opposite temperaments, travel from Idaho to Phoenix after the death of Victor's long absent father.
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
American artist Winslow Homer, discouraged by the Civil War, retires to the serenity of a remote farm where he meets two teenagers who are equally disturbed by the conflict, and together they learn to move on with their lives.
50) Fiesta!
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Elmo and everyone else at Sesame Street hold a fiesta and learn Spanish while having fun and singing songs.
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and more outlets than McDonald's. Meet America's librarians. The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film, and storytelling, it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. Interviews...
54) Muse of fire
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"A documentary on the National Endowment for the Arts project Operation homecoming: writing the wartime experience."--Container.
55) The people speak
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A look at social change throughout history, as seen through the music, poetry, speeches, and manifestos of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past - and present - including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, along with unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks. Celebrates the extraordinary possibilities for creating social...
Series
Publisher
100% Educational Videos
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The students will learn how the Pueblo peoples, the Hopi, Navajo, Pima, and Apache thrived in the barren Southwest. They will learn about their daily lives, see how corn was cultivated and communities were built. They will learn about adobes, pueblos, and hogans and the customs of these People of the Southwest.
59) Voices & visions
Publisher
[Annenberg Media]
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009]
Language
English
Description
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections.The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Two months of performances at the Hollywood nightclub Luna Park result in this dynamic collection of spoken word highlights. Here's the best of Henry's shows for your enjoyment, a dizzying trip with one of pop culture's most amazing talents.
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