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Fox on StageLet's put on a play Fox says. Dexter plays the mummy, Carmen is the princess, and Fox is the hero, of course--but that's not what makes him a star Whether putting on a play, making a film for Grannie, or going to a magic...
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My Bike Board BookAward-winning, bestselling picture book creator Byron Barton's My Bike is a lively celebration of transportation (bicycles and unicycles and other things that go) and animals (elephants, monkeys, and lions) with a surprise ending.The Horn Book said, "This latest installment in Barton's transportation series may...
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George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural SuccessBy meticulously compiling the details of how movies have been made and financed since the medium′s inception, chronicling their performances at the box office, and offering expert commentary about the most important trends of the last one hundred years, the authors of this book...
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Sweet Little LiesAfter hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times list with her first novel, L.A. Candy, TV star Lauren Conrad continues the deliciously entertaining series about an ordinary girl leading an extraordinary life.Full of dishy details about young Hollywood that only an insider...
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Floating on Mama's Song/Flotando En La Cancion de MamaAnita's mama loves to sing. She sings such beautiful, happy songs that something magical happens: Everyone who hears her music floats high above the ground. But then Mama stops singing. Can Anita find a way to bring back happy times and magical moments for...
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Alien EncyclopediaThe ultimate alien A-Z, featuring the greatest fantasy, TV, cinema, science fiction and real life aliens of all time.Here are the facts as we know them on everyTHING and everyBODY that mankind has encountered in fact and fiction - and in those strange dark...
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That Girl Lay Lay: Chapter Book #2Lay Lay -- the latest teen music sensation and Nickelodeon's newest star -- stars in this brand-new illustrated chapter book series!It's time for the annual Woodlawn Middle School Carnival! Lay Lay and her friends are excited to participate -- it's a tradition. Each year,...
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William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet, each from an Italian family that despises the other, desperately try to be together in their rash and youthful love, with tragic results. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. Aligned to...
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So What, or How to Make Films with WordsA series of philosophical meditations on the nature of aesthetics across a wide array of filmmaking styles Images, whether filmic or not, cannot be replaced by words. Yet words can make images. This is the general thesis underlying So What, a collection of essays...
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Out of the Shadows: The Henson Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet TheaterWhat is the first name that comes to mind when you hear the word puppet? Likely, it's Jim Henson. Many books and thousands of pages have been written about Jim Henson's life and work. This will, however, be the first book to focus solely...
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When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre: Three Tragedies and Six EssaysCreators, Innovators, and Theatremakers: Defy the Smallness of the StageWith the Greatness of Your DaringWong's first book upended tragic literary theory by arguing that risk is the dramatic fulcrum of the action. It also launched an international playwriting competition (risktheatre.com). His second book expands...
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100 Plays to Save the WorldA guide to one hundred plays drawn from around the world, written by one hundred different playwrights, addressing the most urgent and important issue of our time: the climate crisis. The plays discussed in this guide span a wide variety of styles, genres, and...
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The Wiggles: First Experience Going to the ZooToday The Wiggles and Little Henry are going to the zoo!Learn all about the types of zoos, animals and zookeepers in this fun, educational storybook.This Wiggly series focusses on some of the first experiences children have and provides a friendly framework to discuss important...
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Sunset BoulevardBilly Wilder's Sunset Boulevard was a critical and commercial success on its release in 1950 and remains a classic of film noir and one of the best-known Hollywood films about Hollywood. Both its opening, with William Holden as the screenwriter Joe Gillis floating facedown...
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It's me, Billy - Black Christmas Revisited (hardback)It's Me Billy: Black Christmas Revisited is a brand-new definitive book chronicling the making of Bob Clark's seminal 1974 Christmas slasher film. which is gearing up to celebrate its 50th anniversary while still being acclaimed by critics around the world as well as loved...
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Tell Me About BeethovenYoung David has a school assignment to learn about Beethoven and his music. Fortunately, his grandfather can not only play Beethoven's music for him, but he can also tell David the story of Beethoven's life. David learns that Beethoven learned to play piano at...
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RunawaysRunaways is a collection of songs, dances, and spoken word pieces performed by children who have run away from their homes. Initially created from interviews with homeless children and those in orphanages, Liz Swados' unique piece weaves songs about personal struggle and the world...
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CindergorillaLove fairy tales? Love animals? Love laugh-out-loud storytelling? Look no further! Author: Gareth P. JonesPublisher: FarshorePublished: 07/19/2022Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 10.60h x 9.40w x 0.30dISBN: 9781405298841Audience: Ages 4-8
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Congress Radio: Usha Mehta and the Underground Radio Station of 1942This book on the Congress Radio of 1942 is a thrilling and moving account of how a daring underground operation was conceived and carried out, and of how it was busted by the colonial police. It is meticulously researched, drawing on a wide range...
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City of Cinema: Paris 1850-1907How film emerged in 19th-century Paris amid an array of social, political, artistic and technological innovations--with works by the Lumiere brothers, Mélies, Chéret and moreCity of Cinema traces film's evolution from an obscure entertainment to the most powerful art form of the 20th century....
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