Katherine Paterson
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Two folktales from Asia. In Tale of the Mandarin ducks: a compassionate couple risk everything to reunite a pair of ducks. In The stonecutter: a lowly Japanese stonecutter dreams of power
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen and is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This friendship helps Jesse cope with a tragedy that makes him...