2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

Jackie Jackie Robinson
Robinson
He was a gifted athlete whose greatest feat came not on a playing field, but in smashing the color barrier
that had denied so many others a chance to compete. This biography takes Jackie from his collegiate
career to his dramatic entrance into Major-League Baseball in 1947 that changed professional sports
and the country forever.
50 min. color
Jackie Jackie Torrence: Torrence: Two Two Two White White Horses
Horses
Eerie sound effects, flashing eyes , and a magical voice will captivate the viewer as Jackie Torrence spins
this tale of love, loyalty, death and reunion. From the child's perception, we experience the loss of her
mother, her father's grief, and the strange behavior of two white horses unwilling to "cross the bridge" to
the cemetary. What the horses instinctively knew adds to the suspense of this story for children eight
years and older.
30 min. color pp
Jackson Jackson Junior Junior High High School
School
Junior high students study the effects of alcohol.
30 min. color
Jacob Jacob Have Have I I Loved
Loved
Sixteen year old Louise Bradshaw dreams of the time when she can leave her isolated Chesapeake Bay
fishing community and escape the shadow of her beautiful, confident, and talented twin sister, Caroline.
It takes a special friendship and the birth of a new set of twins on the island to help Louise move beyond
jealousy and frustration to discover her own talents and goals.
57 min. color pp
Jacob Jacob the the the Liar
Liar
In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish café owner Jakob Heym accidentally overhears
a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military successes against German forces. To combat
the overwhelming depression and suicide that pervades the ghetto, Jakob invents ficticious news
bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These lies keep hope and humor alive among the
ghetto inhabitants. The Germans, however, learn of the mythical radio and begin a search for the
resistance hero who dares operate it.
120 min. color cc
Jacob's Jacob's Challenge
Challenge
Isaac fathered twin sons, Esau and Jacob. Esau is hard working but irresponsible, while Jacob is
intelligent and sensitive. When Jacob receives his father's blessing which was intended for Esau, Esau
vows to kill his brother.
52 min. color
Jacqueline Jacqueline Kennedy Kennedy Onassis
Onassis
Part fairy tale, part Shakespearian tragedy, too rich in intrigue and irony for any work of fiction, here is the
story of the sheltered girl who became the world's most talked about and admired woman.
50 min. color
James James & & the the Giant Giant Peach
Peach
When James spills a pouch of magic crocodile tongues in his yard, a giant peach grows as huge as a
house. Climbing inside, James is instantly transported into an enchanted world filled with human-like
insects, a peach-eating shark and underwater pirates.
79 min. color cc
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