Kanopy (Firm)
1) The Bear
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A young bear cub (Douce) is left alone, unable to feed or defend itself, when its mother is killed in a rock slide. The cub eventually attempts to bond with a male grizzly (Bart), who initially ignores him. When the grizzly is pursued by hunters and injured, the young cub comes to his aid and wins the grizzly's affection. However, when one of the hunters captures the cub, the grizzly must confront the armed hunters. The tale is told from the cub's...
2) Earth Yay!
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When Earth gets a bit lonely, it decides to visit its friends in the solar system. They’re all talented in their own, special ways: Mercury is crazy fast, racing around the sun four times faster than Earth. Uranus is super cool, with sweet shades and temperatures that can reach -371° Fahrenheit. Jupiter is not only big, but it's also light on its feet when it dances. So, what makes Earth special? It’s not the biggest, or fastest, or coldest....
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Little Samantha had a BIG dream: to be an Olympian! She loved gymnastics, the way the athletes moved on the floor, the vault, the uneven bars and the balance beam. With the support of her parents, Samantha worked hard and dreamed BIG! To be an Olympian Samantha would have to be the very best, or so she thought. When adversity struck again and again, Samantha had to learn the true meaning of being an Olympian and being her best self.
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One Halloween, a little witch decides she'd finally like to see what this special night is about. As soon as she makes a new friend, she discovers how much fun trick-or-treating with humans can be. Playfully narrated by Elle Fanning, with music by David Mansfield. Directed by Virginia Wilkos.
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Arnie Looks like an average doughnut, made by one of the best bakeries in town. When Mr. Bing buys him and brings him home to his breakfast table, however, Arnie realizes his carefree days are about to endunless he persuades Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be more than just a snack. Hilariously narrated by Michael McKean, with additional voices by Diana Canova, David de Vries and a cast of dozens! Music by Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds. Co-produced...
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In the time-honored tradition of political commentary, author Judith St. George and Caldecott Medal winner/illustrator David Small celebrate the public and private lives of forty-two Presidents with humor and flair. Imparting much information and many laughs, this rip-roaring look at the men who have all wanted to be President deserves a place on every library and classroom shelf. Narrated with wit and wisdom by Stockard Channing, with music by...
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In a world increasingly dominated by humans, three teams of determined conservationists go to extraordinary lengths to save three threatened species in the American heartland. Stunningly photographed in the Grand Canyon and on the American prairie, The Nature Makers follows biologists who've deployed helicopters, giant bulldozers and a host of human tools in order to defend nature.
On the Platte River in Nebraska, Brice Krohn leads a team of biologists...
13) Chrysanthemum
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A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her. Narrated by Meryl Streep.
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Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too. Narrated by Michael Clarke Duncan.
16) Max's Christmas
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Irrespressible Max wants to stay up late on Christmas so he can see Santa Claus.
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To save her family from a farmer’s plow, Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mouse, has a plan to move her house! However, Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home, and for that she must face a wicked rat, fend off a vicious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it will change her life forever! Starring the voices of Dom DeLuise, John Carradine and Peter Strauss, “THE SECRET...
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With the failure of President Hoover’s policies at the end of 1929, marked by the stock market crash on October 24, 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, the decade that began with the dream of endless progress and prosperity came to an end with millions unemployed. American industrial workers who had lost their jobs lined up in the streets for a bowl of soup and hunk of bread. Depression, new technology and foreclosure by the banks drove more...
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You can collect the entire library of Scholastic Storybook Treasures and read along on screen with your favorite classic childrens stories, brought vividly to life on DVD. Stories include: A House for Hermit Crab; Peanut Butter and Jellyfish; The Great White Man-Eating Shark; and Burt Dow: Deep Water-Man.