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1) Sports pages
Series
Reading rainbow volume 65
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
LeVar Burton reads Sport pages by Arnold Adoff, a book of poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports. LeVar shares his enthusiasm for athletics when he takes viewers from sport to sport--including soccer, basketball, ice skating, swimming and gymnastics. Reviewed books are Miss Nelson has a field day by Harry Allard and James Marshall; Making the team by Nancy Carlson; Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An experiential introduction to Shakespeare award-winning poet Mandy Kahn and the process behind her immersive, performative, peace-building poems. Filmmaker Courtney Sell carefully documents both the personal and interactive aspects of Kahn's work, which speaks for itself, culminating in a public performance at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Themes include meditation, nature, and unity. A perfect blend of new-age gratitude and intentions, playfulness,...
4) Possession
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Roland is an academic researcher who discovers some important letters written by a famous Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash. Ash was presumed to have been totally devoted to his wife, but Roland finds letters written to another unnamed woman, and soon determines that the intended recipient was another, less well-known poet, Christabel LaMotte. Roland contacts Maud, an expert on LaMotte's life and work. Despite her skepticism, the two begin to investigate,...
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Where the wild things are: Max is sent to bed without any dinner. He sails off to a world inhabited by weird creatures. The nutshell kids: Poems set to music. Dance through the alphabet, good manners, numbers and the months of the year. In the night kitchen: Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. Who's in the kitchen?
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Scottish clans: Delves into the origins and backgrounds of key individual Scottish Clan names. Scottish verse: A selection of classic Scottish poetry and verse, set to beautiful and evocative landscapes, featuring Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott. Biographies: Provides a short biography of Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns.
8) Summertime
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fox vs. Franken: In an absurd convergence of circumstances, Fox News filed a lawsuit against liberal imp Al Franken (they objected to his parody of their slogan "fair and balanced") in order to coddle star pundit Bill O'Reilly. The real joke is how badly Fox's efforts to muscle Franken backfired, putting them in the middle of a story so crazy, it reads like something Franken could have invented for one of his own books.
Poetic license: Explores...
10) John Donne
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of Donne from his extraordinary life as a lawyer, lover, sailor, father, preacher and poet. Manuscripts and paintings are combined with readings from many of Donne's most famous writings, including "The Flea," "Elegy XX," etc.
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