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1) Noah's Ark
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Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT) winner James Earl Jones does all the voices in this brilliantly animated story of Noah's heroic mission to rescue all creatures great and small from the Great Flood. A brilliant adaptation of Peter Spier's acclaimed children's book. Score by Grammy winner Stewart Copeland of The Police.
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Mia Farrow does all the voices in this timeless story of breath-taking enchantment and fairy tale romance. To save her beloved father, a beautiful young girl agrees to become the companion of a brutish--and very unhappy--beast. But as time passes, love works a miraculous change on both their lives.
3) Pegasus
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Mia Farrow does all the voices in the complete story of the magical winged horse Pegasus. Adapted from the Greek myths, this brilliantly and classically animated feature begins with Pegasus' wondrous birth; the great battle with the multi-headed Chimaera; his appointment by Zeus as thunder bearer and his final glorious transformation into the majestic constellation that bears his name today.
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In 1940, Beatrice Sims, a spoiled English girl arrives in Santa Fe to escape the war in London. At first the twelve-year-old hates the dusty little town. But soon Beatrice makes friends with goofy Arabella, develops a crush on handsome Esteban and aids Ana, a shy Indian girl. First accused of being faceta - stuck up, Beatrice learns to change tires, ride wild ponies and helps the public health nurse, Clementine Pope, rescue a sick baby on an Indian...
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Escaping Nazi-controlled Germany in 1939, Werner struggles to create a new life in New York City. At least Werner had a goal - get a foothold in America; a place to live, a home. Then Father had promised that he and Werner's little sister would follow. This dimly burning ember of hope lit the boy's path. Along the way Werner meets a charming, mischievous fellow refugee named Anika, uses his fists with neighborhood bullies and makes a friend, Sam,...
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Having fled the dreadful blitz in London and landed in sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico, Beatrice Agatha Sims has learned to appreciate a radically different culture and landscape. Her world is rocked again with news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. First, she must contend with losing her American host, the sensible Clem - a public health nurse called to Washington to train other nurses. Then the 13-year-old girl must draw on her own experience of...
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While at the market with his father, an adopted boy is approached by a mysterious beggar who gives him a strange, seemingly cursed amulet. On their way home from the market, the father and son are attacked by evil beings who attempt to take the amulet back. All is quiet until one stormy night when the boy notices the old oak tree by the cottage has been struck by lightning, split open, and cast in a ghastly green glow. A small man standing by the...