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1) Pollyanna
Publisher
Walt Disney
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD)(approximately 134 min.) : sound, color, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.
Series
Publisher
Classic Media
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Animated story of an orphaned drummer boy who witnesses the the newborn baby Jesus. Having no gift to bring, the drummer boy gives the only thing he has - a song.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis, who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches. Based on the beloved children's classic book.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (70 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Betsy is an orphan adopted by a kind hotel manager who rents rooms out to down-on-their-luck entertainers. The owner of the hotel complains about the noise her showbiz tenants make and threatens to close the hotel and send Betsy back to the orphanage.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 537 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Titles included: The BFG, The Light Between Oceans, The Call of the Wild, A Wrinkle in Time and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Titles include: The BFG; The Light Between Oceans; The Call of the Wild; A Wrinkle in Time; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A roving bachelor inherits three young orphans and a wealth of problems. When the kids discover a gold nugget they must fend off the greedy townspeople, so they join forces with bumbling outlaws to stage a robbery of the gold.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Special edition; widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who's grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the 80s, proves to be Gru's most formidable nemesis to date.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
For years, Mr. Meacham has told tales of the fierce dragon deep in the woods. To his daughter, Grace, these stories are little more than tall tales, until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious ten-year-old with no family who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot.
9) Curly top
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (75 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Edward Morgan, rich trustee of an orphanage, meets and is entranced with little Elizabeth and her older sister Mary. He adopts them and they come to adore Edward. Mary falls in love with Edward, and he has the same feelings; Elizabeth plays matchmaker.
11) Heidi
Language
English
Description
A little girl enjoys her life in the Swiss Alps with her grandfather until she is taken away by a cruel aunt and sold to a wealthy man as a companion to his invalid daughter. Based on Johanna Spyri's novel. Contains both the colorized and B&W versions.
Publisher
Good Times Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Kex stows away in a lifeboat, hoping to see the world, but after being washed overboard he finds himself on an island where dinosaurs and humans coexist.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Though many years have passed, another orphan--this time a lonely American girl--makes an exciting journey to the enchanting manor where the magic began. Under the watchful eye of the keeper of the garden's key, the young orphan discovers that unlocking all the mysteries of the garden will take faith, courage and determination before life can bloom lavishly once again.
14) Station Jim
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young man working in a train station befriends a dog that can do amazing tricks. When the Queen of England is set to visit the station, an assassination attempt is put on her. Will the most unlikely of characters save the day?
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are taken in by a series of oddball relatives and others after their wealthy parents are killed in a fire. The first to take them in is the dastardly and cunning Count Olaf, who is only interested in their inheritance.
17) Pan
Author
Language
English
Description
Peter is a mischievous twelve-year old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of...
Publisher
ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a far away land of jungles and wild animals, there lived a little orphan boy who was all alone in the world. But he knew that no matter how hard life can be, it's always better if you can share it with a friend. This is the story of how he found one, an elephant named Lucky. Together they face a changing world, but always manage to triumph. After a series of humorous challenges, they discover the Academy of Art, where elephants learn to paint....
19) Despicable me 2
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (1 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
See the return of former super-villain Gru, who has retired from a life of crime to raise his three daughters. But things take an unexpected turn when he is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to track down an elusive criminal who is threatening the world. Now, with new partner Lucy Wilde by his side, Gru and the Minions set off on an unpredictable and unexpected adventure.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Escape to Witch Mountain: Two orphan children escape from a scheming millionaire and discover they have come from another planet.
Return from Witch Mountain: The entire city of Los Angeles teeters on the brink of nuclear disaster when the greedy criminals manipulate a young boy's supernatural powers for their own devious gain. But the youth's sister and a streetwise band of truants join forces in a desperate attempt to save the city from destruction....
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