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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Jurassic Park. MCA, 2001. (127 minutes) (I+)
A theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA becomes dangerous
for visitors when the creatures break out and attack.
King Kong. Universal, 2005. (188 minutes) (I+)
A filmmaker leads a movie cast and crew to Skull Island where they meet a giant ape
named Kong.
Kipper: Imagine That. Grand Slam Children’s Films, 2002. (60 minutes) (T+)
Kipper imagines many different things, including what it would be like to be a pirate.
Las Aventuras de Spot. Gessler Pub. Co, 1991. (35 minutes) (I-P)
This Spanish version of The Adventures of Spot contains seven of Eric Hill’s stories about
the loveable pup.
Let’s Pretend with Barney. Lyons Group, 1996. (60 minutes) (P+)
Imaginations come to life when Barney pretends to go under the sea.
More Barney Songs / Más canciones de Barney. Lyons Partnership, 1999. (55 minutes)
(P-I)
Barney, the popular purple dinosaur, cleans out his closets and finds various things that
remind him of songs. Dubbed in Spanish.
My Life With the Wave. GPN, 1998. (30 minutes) (P-I)
Focusing on the book by Catherine Cowan, this episode of “Reading Rainbow” also
looks at the beauty and energy of water.
My Little Island. GPN, 1987. (30 minutes) (P-I)
This episode of “Reading Rainbow” features the book by Frane Lessac about a young
boy who takes his best friend on a visit to the small Caribbean island of Montserrat.
National Geographic Really Wild Animals: Deep Sea Dive. National Geographic, 1994.
(45 minutes) (I+)
In volume three of the popular series, Spin, an animated globe, takes viewers on a tour of
the world’s oceans from surface to floor.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Disney, 2003. (143 minutes)
(I+)
A rollicking adventure in which Captain Jack Sparrow's nemesis, Captain Barbossa,
steals his ship, the Black Pearl, attacks the town of Port Royal, and kidnaps the
governor's beautiful daughter.
Planting A Rainbow. Weston Woods, 2005. (6 minutes.) (T-P)
Lois Ehlert’s vibrant artwork brings to life the excitement of planning, planting, and
picking colorful flowers.
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