Kim Todd
2) Chrysalis
Author
Language
English
Description
Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.
An artist turned naturalist, Merian was born just 16 years after Galileo proclaimed that the Earth orbited the sun. But at the age of 50, she sailed from Europe to South America on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis-an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.
When she returned, she produced a book that secured her reputation, only to...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An isolated sanatorium deep in the West Virginia wilderness is deserted after an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals escape and take revenge on their captors. Decades later, a group of college students seek refuge in the now-abandoned hospital after a blizzard derails their plans for a weekend winter break. But when the students encounter the medical ward's most frightening former patients, their only choice is to fight back, or die trying!
Publisher
Monarch Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the bear that the character WInnie the pooh is based on, the film follows Canadian veterinarian/soldier Lt. Harry Colebourn and Winnipeg the bear as they travel to England to fight in World War I.
Publisher
Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the day before his wedding, Jacob Hansen walks away, leaving Maddy, his bride-to-be, his father, his brother, Dan, and the family farm he was to inherit. Twenty years later, Jake returns to find Dan and Maddy married and running the farm with the help of their children and his father. Jacob's father is overjoyed at the return of his son, but feelings of bitterness arise between the brothers. While battling a mysterious blight that threatens to...
