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2) The BFG
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
3) Life of Pi
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the last survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly) are on a mission. Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, the young trio grows up finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking, and woo-woo-wooing their way into trouble. Now years later, with the orphanage forced to close its doors, the Three Stooges embark on a wacky mission to save it. Hilarious mischief and mayhem ensue.
6) The turning
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
7) Mama
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
8) Heidi
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005, c2006
Language
English
Description
When orphaned Heidi is sent away to the mountains to live with her grumpy grandfather, she gets a frosty welcome. Soon, with the help of her animal friends, the two grow to love each other.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Cloud Strife struggles with his past, and decides to live a solitary life, in a peaceful town with orphans. Then one ordinary day, Cloud receives a phone call for a job asking protection from a mysterious man named Kadaj.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Escape to Witch Mountain: Two orphan children escape from a scheming millionaire and discover they have come from another planet.
Return from Witch Mountain: The entire city of Los Angeles teeters on the brink of nuclear disaster when the greedy criminals manipulate a young boy's supernatural powers for their own devious gain. But the youth's sister and a streetwise band of truants join forces in a desperate attempt to save the city from destruction....
11) Pan
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Peter is a mischievous twelve-year old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak--but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life, those qualities do not exactly fly. Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland, where he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him...
12) The quiet
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When a deaf girl moves in with her godparents and their daughter, she finds out that not everything is as it seems, and secrets can be heard even when you can't.
14) Life of Pi
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Wake Island : "Based on the incredible true story of a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land and sea assault."
To hell and back : Based on the autobiography written by Audie Murphy.
Battle Hymn : "As a WWII fighter pilot Colonel Dean Hess (Hudson) accidentally bombed a German orphanage, killing thirty-seven children. After entering the ministry to atone for the tragedy, Hess eventually rejoins the Air Force...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns 'The Bare Necessities' of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear. Meet Bagheera, the wise old panther, and crazy King Louie, the orangutan. But watch out for the cunning tiger Shere Khan and Kaa, the sneakiest snake in the jungle! It is an extraordinary adventure and a heartwarming tale that celebrates the true meaning...
17) �Angel mec�anico
Author
Series
Publisher
Destino
Pub. Date
2011, �2010
Language
Español
Description
Tessa Gray est�a dispuesta a encontrar a su hermano. Para ello, se dirige a Londres, donde ser�a raptada por una organizaci�on secreta llamada el Club Pandemonium, y rescatada por los Cazadores de Sombras. Pronto, Tessa ver�a su coraz�on dividido entre Jem, cuya fr�agil belleza oculta un oscuro secreto, y Will, cuya hiriente iron�ia y cambios de humor constantes la mantienen a distancia, mientras los tres intentan salvar ... el mundo....
Author
Series
Publisher
Destino
Pub. Date
2013, c2014
Language
Español
Description
Tessa Gray deber�ia sentirse feliz ... �Acaso no se sienten as�i todas las novias? Prometida a Jem, sigue recordando las palabras de Will declar�andole su amor. Pero los planes de Mortmain, que necesita a la chica para acabar con los Cazadores de Sombras, cambiar�an el destino de Tessa ... Si la �unica manera de salvar el mundo fuera destruyendo a quien m�as ama, �lo har�ia? -- p. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Español
Description
Hu�erfano, relojero y ladr�on, el muchacho Hugo vive entre los muros de una estaci�on parisina de ferrocarriles. Si quiere sobrevivir, nadie debe saber de su existencia. Sin embargo, un d�ia tiene un descuido y es descubierto por una exc�entrica chica, amante de los libros, y por un viejo y amargado juguetero. Y ya nada ser�a como antes.
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train...
