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Publisher
Aurora Experience
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Using the most advanced technology available, Aurora Experience has succeeded in capturing breath-taking footage of the northern lights as they glide majestically across the clear arctic skies against a background of moonlit landscapes. Included are images from the famous auroral display of October 2003. Here is the magic of the aurora as never seen previously, combined with interesting scientific anecdotes and various associated legends, folklore...
2) Oloyou
Author
Publisher
[Distributed by] Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In a Yoruba myth, when Oloyou the cat falls into a deep void and lands in the sea kingdom ruled by Okun Aro, he is sad and alone until he meets Aro's mermaid daughter, but their love cannot be and soon the two are banished to the heavens.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this book - the companion volume to The Girl From Chimel - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum returns to the world of her childhood.
The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories her grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations...
5) Candyman
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook handed killer. In present day, an artist begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Publisher
LuchaGore Production
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Eight Mexican directors unite to bring tales of the most brutally shocking Mexican traditions and legends to life.
Ocho directores mexicanos se unen para traer cuentos de las tradiciones y leyendas mexicanas más brutalmente impactante a la vida.
Series
Language
Español
Description
Like any adult, children experience losses of many kinds, such as the death of a loved one, parental divorce, or serious illness. These losses translate into mourning that children must face, although many times adults do not know how to support them. For this reason, it is important to understand that children must live through their losses, but that they also need the help of an adult to be able to overcome them in a healthy way and, at the same...
Author
Publisher
Unruly, an Enchanted Lion Book
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this gloriously unruly feminist fable, The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It explores the power of art-making, the tedium of the domestic, and the dangers of heteronormativity, all within beautiful pictures and tender words. I was enchanted by the pairing of graphic illustration and tight prose on every page. It is luminous and evocative from start to finish." -Alisson Woods, author of Being Lolita Folklorist Ana Cristina Herreros and...
9) Brave
Series
Publisher
[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen. It is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This friendship helps Jesse cope with a tragedy that makes him...
Publisher
Distribuido por Cine, Video y TV, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
[2010?]
Language
日本語
Description
The forest habitat of the mischievous, shapeshifting Tanuki (raccoon dogs) is being threatened by urban development. Using their powers of transformation and persuasion, the raccoon tribes band together to fight back against the human encroachment, stop the construction and preserve their home.
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