Chris Van Allsburg
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
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Description
An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
For more than twenty-five years, the illustrations in the extraordinary Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg have intrigued and entertained readers of all ages. Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to
3) Jumanji
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Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
4) Just a dream
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1990
Description
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
6) The stranger
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c1986
Description
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the changing season.
9) Probuditi!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
2006
Description
On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, then copy him by hypnotizing Calvin's little sister, but the joke is on them when they are unable to snap her out of it.
11) Swan Lake
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
1989.
Description
A young prince and his beloved Odette struggle to protect themselves and their infant daughter from the evil Von Rothbart in this adaptation of the classic ballet.
12) Two bad ants
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1988
Description
When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety.
15) Jumanji
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Description
When Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers until he is magically transported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan tries to outwit the game's powerful forces.
17) Zathura
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Danny twists the key of an old science fiction game. The game unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny's house into orbit around a distant ringed planet. Besides Danny, his brother Walter and sister Lisa have to go along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut, and an alien spaceship enter the picture. The only way the kids can return their house to its proper space-time coordinates is to finish the game, but before they can finish,...
18) El Expreso Polar
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Publisher
Ediciones Ekaré-Banco del Libro
Pub. Date
©1988
Description
Un viaje en tren mágico en la Nochebuena lleva un muchacho al Polo Norte para recibir un regalo especial de San Nicolás.
A magical train ride on nochebuena (Christmas Eve) takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from San Nicolás.