Paul Scofield
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A beautiful hardcover edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. The full-color jacket features art by three time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Wiesner, and interior black-and-white illustrations by Pauline Baynes, the original illustrator of Narnia. Four adventurous siblings?Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie?step through a wardrobe door and into the...
Series
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the key stories in the Book of Genesis, including Adam and Eve in Paradise as they are tempted by the snake, the trials of Cain and Abel as Cain is driven to murder his brother, and the epic story of Noah and the Ark where Noah is commanded by God to save two of every creature from the land.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Adam and Eve in Paradise, the trials of Cain and Abel, and the beloved story of Noah and the Ark come to life in an epic yet poetic portrait of the creation of the world, painted with unforgettable imagery, words, and music. Narrated by Paul Scofield.
5) The crucible
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. When their ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls suddenly find themselves accused of witchcraft and as the hysteria in the village grows, blameless victims are torn from their homes, leading to a devastating climax.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Between the lamppost and Cair Paravel on the eastern sea lies Narnia, a mystical land where animals hold the power of speech, woodland creatures conspire with men, and dark forces, bent on conquest, gather at the world's rim to wage war against the realm's rightful king. Into this enchanted world comes a group of unlikely travelers. These ordinary boys and girls, when faced with peril, learn extraordinary lessons in courage, self-sacrifice, friendship,...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Who will inherit the riches of wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit? The only person he trusts is his companion and nurse, the young orphan Mary Graham, but she is employed on the understanding that she will not inherit a penny. He has disinherited his grandson, Young Martin, suspicious of the motives of the young man's love for Mary. With such a fortune at stake, the rest of the family closes in like sharks. The obsequious Pecksniff, with his daughters,...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.
12) Hamlet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
13) Hamlet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
14) The train
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In August 1944 the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost.
15) Henry V
Publisher
CBS/Fox Video
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
16) Henry V
Publisher
Renaissance Films PLC
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"Prince Hal" has ascended to the throne of England. He proceeds to assert his hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathers an army and embarks on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs--the bloody Battle of Agincourt--and forever change the face of Europe. King Henry V unites his people, deals justly with traitors, leads his soldiers to victory, and in the end ensures the peace by marrying the French princess...
18) Bartleby
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Updating the Melville story from 19th century Wall Street to London in the 1970s, a young accounting clerk refuses to do his work, throwing his office into chaos. His boss, unable to fire him or help him, eventually has him placed in a mental hospital.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Noel Coward is the definitive playwright of the early 20th century, contributing a robust repertoire of brilliant material. Playwright, actor, composer, and irrepressible socialite, Coward charmed high society in both London and New York during his heyday, and his work continues to charm audiences today with its urbane wit, sly humor and distinctive style.