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1) Kitty-cam
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A kitty documents its adventures around the house with an action camera"--
2) Shark-cam
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A shark documents its adventures in the ocean with an action camera"--
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 4
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old David Greenberg's best friend makes the start of middle school even worse than he feared it could be, David becomes friends with Penny, who shares his love of television shows and posts one of their skits on YouTube, making them wildly popular--online, at least.
5) Atlantis
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Ancient Greek myths and legends are brought to life for a new generation in this thrilling fantasy drama. Ripped from his present day search for his father, Jason wakes up on the shores of a strange land. A wondrous place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired Goddesses and vast palaces - this is the lost city of Atlantis. As Jason searches for the truth about his father he embarks on an epic adventure which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa,...
6) Father Brown
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the idyllic English countryside of the 1950s, murder and foul play are afoot. Father Brown, a Catholic priest who has spent years learning of evil from the confessions of his parishioners, is on the case. A loving adaptation of the novels of GK Chesterton, Father Brown presents a long forgotten side of country life full of humour, warmth and devious goings on. The shambolic Father may seem like the last person you'd turn to in a crisis, but beneath...
Publisher
Electric Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
With magic returned to the world, the Librarians are needed now more then ever. Jacob Stone, Eezekiel Jones and Cassandra Cillian have taken on the role of full-time Librarians, and together with their guardian, Eve Baird, long-time Librarian, Flynn Carsen and their caretaker, Jenkins, they will face all the challenges that this new age of magic is bringing to the world. An ancient spell has brought some of the greatest fictional villains off the...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine has such a powerful and urgent Native American voice exploded onto the landscape of contemporary fiction. Tommy Orange's There There introduces a brilliant new author at the start of a major career. "We all came to the powwow for different reasons. The messy, dangling threads of our lives got pulled into a braid--tied to the back of everything...
9) Space: 1999
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
10) Hyperdrive
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nick Frost and Kevin Eldon appear in a series where comedy meets sci-fi, that's literally bursting with stars. It's the year 2151 and the British have launched a fleet of spaceships to explore the galaxy in the only way the British can. That means with a stiff upper lip and regular tea breaks. Their mission? To export all things British - overpriced supermarkets, housing estates and call centres - to all corners, and to protect Britain's interests...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Collects adventures with Dora and Diego, including "Wolf Pup Rescue," in which Diego, an animal rescuer, goes searching for a lost wolf pup and helps some pygmy marmosets; and "Animal Adventures," in which Dora helps Diego save a baby bird, visits the animal center, and more.
12) Upstart Crow
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
David Mitchell stars as William Shakespeare in a rip-roaring comedy tribute to the Bard. Written by Ben Elton, this fictional account of his early career follows Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Kick off your adventure into science fiction by clearly defining what science fiction is, and more importantly, what science fiction is not. Learn how science fiction is distinguished from—yet often confused with—other literary genres such as fantasy and horror. Take a look at the concept of the “monster” through horror, fantasy, and science fiction to help define the differences in the genres. Explore what is often considered the first science...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Understanding where your fiction book falls in the general categories of literature is an essential step to getting published, as there is a plethora of genre-specific publishing houses. Differentiate between the various categories of fiction writing, including defining commercial and literary fiction, and examine the various types of children’s books..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Join Professor of Philosophy David Kyle Johnson, of King’s College, on a 24-lecture exploration of the final frontiers of philosophy across several decades of science fiction in film and television. See how science fiction allows us to consider immense, vital - and sometimes controversial - ideas with a rare combination of engagement and critical distance.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Time and place are critical in most recent fiction, so today's writer must know how to evoke a setting. But, as with so many techniques in writing, setting exists along a continuum, from the richly detailed (as in Bleak House) to just a few sparse details (as in Pride and Prejudice). Find out when - and how much - to describe your story's setting.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Write what you know is a common dictum, but what happens when you run up against the limits of your knowledge? What if you want to write a story about something other than your own life? What real-life details do you have an obligation to get right? Find out how fiction writers approach the unknown.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A young girl fulfills her dreams in this video treatment of the acclaimed Pura Belpre' Award winner. -- Girls cannot be drummers. No one questioned that rule; until one dream girl. When at last her dream-bright music was heard, it was decided everybody should be free to drum and dream!
20) Stick man
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children, and he's heading on an adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
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