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Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Follow the lives of two boys, both 11 and living in Kenya, yet with very different lives. Prince lives with his family in Nairobi where he attends school and goes to restaurants with his family. John lives on a farm in southern Kenya, where he helps his family grow coffee and corn, and visit the wildlife refuge where his cousin is a guide.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Megan explores Buddhist temples, world heritage sites, and bargains at the city's best flea market. She then learns the art of Zen meditation and visits the Gion distract, home to many of Kyoto's few hundred remaining Geisha. She then travels to bustling Osaka, and Iga-Ueno then continuing by train through the Japanese Alps and by ferry to the remote Sado Island. Finally, in Himeji, she witnesses a dramatic fighting festival.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Kids learn all about the origins of St. Patrick's Day, and how it's a time to celebrate the customs and culture of Ireland! Who was St. Patrick? When and how is St. Patrick's Day celebrated? What are some of the legends and symbols associated with St. Patrick's Day? The answers to all of these questions are covered in a fun, kid-friendly style with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
John Ford's The Quiet Man celebrates one of Hollywood's most romantic and enduring epics. The first American feature to be filmed in Ireland's picturesque countryside, Ford richly imbued this masterpiece with his love of Ireland and its people. Sean Thornton is an American boxer who swears off fighting after he accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. Returning to the Irish town of his youth, he finds happiness when he falls in love with the fiery...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
American Betty Mahmoody goes with her daughter and her Iranian-born husband to his native Iran for a vacation. Soon Betty discovers her husband doesn't intend to ever return to America. He will let her go, but her daughter must stay. As a stranger in a foreign police state, Betty has no money, no friends, no rights, and makes a desperate, heroic bid to escape with her child.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Hindi
Description
Jai and Naina may have chosen their respective partners, but it doesn't take long before they realise they have made the wrong choice. A friend's extended Punjabi wedding makes it even easier for the sparks to fly between the two and bring them close to each other while their partners are busy with their worldly affairs.
13) Notting Hill
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The world's most famous movie star falls in love with a small-time bookstore owner.
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Zamora, 13, lives in the country, has chores in the morning, and attends school in the afternoon. She shows us how the homes in her village are built around a common courtyard to help protect them from the elements. Twelve-year-old Madina lives in Kabul. After school and the midday meal she shares with her family, Madina helps with household chores like vacuuming and ironing, then enjoys an afternoon snowball fight.
16) Japanland
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Take an action-packed and entertaining journey into the side of Japan that few outsiders get to see. Follow Karin Muller as she delves deep into the world of the geisha, mountain cults, samurai, taiko, swordmaking, sumo, and much more!" -- Container.
18) Switzerland
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Join Brianna Barnes as she explores the pristine beauty, rich history, and fascinating people of Switzerland.
20) Emma
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Emma brings to life Jane Austen's novel about a woman who makes it her goal to 'fix' the lives of all her friends while ignoring her own problems.
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