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13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis is a nail-biting, theme saturated two-player strategy game about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Your fate is determined by how well you deal with the inherent dilemmas of the game, and the conflict.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

45 min.

On Golden Pond

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For Norman (Henry Fonda) and Ethel Thayer (Katherine Hepburn), this summer ON GOLDEN POND is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years. Norman must find his way through his anger and fear of growing old, while Chelsea struggles to rebuild their relationship. Ethel's consistent support of her "knight in shining armour" is inspirational in its simplicity. This is a movie to ponder and always keep in your heart.

Director:

Mark Rydell

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:25

The Story of Seeds

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Copies: 6

The world's seeds are in crisis.

Of 12,000 plant species used for human food, only about 150 are being grown for sale, only eight grains are traded throughout the world, and half of our calories come from just three: rice, wheat, and maize.

This means that our food diversity is diminishing at a shocking rate. More than on in five plants on earth are threatened with extinction. Our lives depend on all kinds of seeds, but they are facing many threats: war-torn countries, damaged habitats, and climate change, to name a few.

Author:

Nancy F. Castaldo

Lexile:

1110L

Cinco de Mayo (2004)

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Each year on the 5th of May, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are held in cities throughout the United States. And yet, few people outside of Mexico are fully aware of the holiday's true significance.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

00:50

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

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From one of the most troubled and dramatic periods in American history comes a story of courage and true love that transcends the ages. Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad chronicles the dangerous flight of four determined slaves from a cotton plantation in America to the "Promised Land" in Canada. It is the story of heroic fugitives, bold conductors, and a candle in the window; the story of those who risked their lives by taking charge of their destiny, all for the chance to be free.

Director:

Don McBrearty

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:35

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

The Mexican Celebration of The Days of the Dead: Food for the Ancestors (1999)

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Each fall, Mexicans celebrate a weeklong holiday called Days of the Dead. The festival honors the memories of loved ones who have died. No celebration describes the Mexican culture as this one: sad, joyful, and satirical all at the same time. FOOD FOR THE ANCESTORS explores this fabulous festival as it is done in the culturally rich state of Puebla.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

01:00

The Mexican Celebration of The Days of the Dead: Food for the Ancestors

The Good Lie

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Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon joins an incredible ensemble cast of Sudanese actors in the film critics are calling "a deeply touching story about survival, perseverance and hope."

Director:

Philippe Falardeau

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:50

Tour du monde en 80 jours (French)

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This travel adventure novel by Jules Verne was published serially in 1872 and in book form in 1873 The lively and amusing narrative recounts the journey pursued by a sedentary London gentleman named Phileas Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, to win a wager with Fogg's fellow club members. Pursued by Fix, a private detective who believes Fogg to be a bank robber, the duo cross three continents and two oceans on trains, steamers, an elephant, and a sail-sledge.

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Cinco de Mayo (2004)

The Mexican Celebration of The Days of the Dead: Food for the Ancestors (1999)

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