Children's

THE ADVENTURES OF PINNOCCIO (DVD 497/VHS 22408)
1996, Color, 94 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Genevieve Bujold and Rob Schneider.
A live-action adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic 1883 novel.  The tale centers on an elderly puppet-maker and his relationship with his wood-carved creation who magically comes to life – and whose nose grows whenever he tells a lie.

AFRO-CLASSIC FOLK TALES, VOLUME 1 (32418)
1993, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR. 
Starring Sybil Desta.
Storyteller, Sybil Desta, will captivate you as she re-tells traditional folk tales.  A wonderful program that shows how our egos can get the better of us.  See Anansi, the spider, try to out smart Tiger.

ATLANTIS:  THE LOST EMPIRE (DVD 453 plus and VHS 33596/33595 plus)
2001, Color and Animated, 96 minutes, Rated PG. 
Starring the Voice of Michael J. Fox.
A young explorer named Milo Thatch joins a group of explorers in search of the last continent of Atlantis.

BABY SONGS: CHRISTMAS (13074 plus)
1991, Color, 28 minutes, Rated G.
Kids celebrate the joy of anticipation as they decorate, create a feast for Santa, craft props and perform a pageant, and frolic in the snow, to the accompaniments of happy carols and bright new songs.  Songs include “Deck the Halls,” “We’re Cooking,” “Supper for Santa,” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”

BAMBI (SV6464/6475 plus)
1989. Color and Animated, 69 minutes, Rated G.
Animated Disney classic about a young deer.

BLACK BEAUTY (20233)
1994, Color, 88 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Sean Bean, David Thewlis, and Andrew Knott.
Anna Sewell’s classic 1877 novel comes to life, told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself – who narrates the film.  Set in England, Black Beauty tells us the details surrounding his birth, his “colt-hood,” and his perception of humans, since he has various owners throughout his life.

THE BLACK STALLION (SV3984)
1979, Color, 118 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, and Teri Garr.
The story of a young boy stranded on a deserted island with the Black Stallion, a wild but very intelligent horse who becomes his best friend.

THE BORROWERS, part 1 & 2 (22935)
1994, Color, 199 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Ian Holm, Richard Lewis, Sian Phillips, Penelope Wilton, and Rebecca Callard.
This adaptation of Mary Norton’s acclaimed children’s novel details a fantastic world that kids can certainly relate to, for it consists of tiny people living amid seemingly “giant-sized” humans.

A BUG’S LIFE (28256 plus)
1997, Color and Animated, 95 minutes, Rated G.
The story is simple:  an ant colony seeks help from a flea circus and other insects in their struggle against the oppressive grasshopper bullies.

CHARLOTTE’S WEB (32590 plus)
1972, Color and Animated, 94 minutes, Rate G.
This story is about the special relationship between Wilbur the pig, Charlotte the spider, and Templeton the rat.  It is a story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time.

CHICKEN RUN (DVD 192/VHS 31672 plus)
2000, Color and Animated, 84 minutes, Rated G. 
This engaging stop-motion, claymation adventure tells the story of an American rooster who falls in love with a gorgeous hen on a British farm.  The couple decides to run away from the farm, but they must first contend with the evil farmer who is intent on keeping them under her control.

CHILD’S PLAY VIDEO FLASH CARDS:  SPELL WELL
1987, Color, 30 minutes, NR.
A back-to-basics approach to spelling, self-teaching, the modern alternative to flash cards, and recommended for grade 5 to adult.

• Part 1 (35319)
   

• Part 2 (35320)

CINDERELLA (SV7672 plus)
1959, Color and Animated, 76 minutes, Rated G.
Classic tale of a girl with a terrible stepmother and stepsisters; her fairy godmother sends her to the ball where she meets the Prince.

CLIFFORD'S SCHOLASTIC LEARNING LIBRARY
1988, Animated, 30 minutes each, Rated G.
Clifford the Big Red Dog stars in these fully animated learning adventures.

• FUN WITH NUMBERS (SV4865)

DR. SEUSS:  THE LORAX (SV5437)
1989, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, Rated G.
The Lorax is a lovable creature that speaks for the trees, trying to stop the profit-greedy Once-ler from destroying the forest.

DR. SEUSS ON THE LOOSE: THE SNEETCHES, THE ZAX, GREEN EGGS AND HAM (SV5439)
1983, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
Dr. Seuss on the Loose is a triple treat.  Pull out the welcome mat for three Dr. Seuss classics.

DUMBO (SV381 plus)
1973, Color and Animated, 63 minutes, Rated G.
The poignant animated classic about Dumbo, a baby elephant born with oversized ears.  .

FAERIE TALE THEATRE
Superb productions, with all-star casts, that bring to life a variety of classic stories and fairy tales.

• RUMPELSTILTSKIN (SV2924)
  1982, Color, 40 minutes, Rated G. 
  Starring Ned Beatty, Shelley Duvall, and Herve Villechaiz

FANTASIA (SV10834 plus)
1991, Color and Animated, 120 minutes, Rated G.
Walt Disney's most celebrated and acclaimed film.  This blend of magnificent music and classic animation is an exhilarating sight and sound experience.

FLIPPER (SV7860)
1963, Color, 91 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Chuck Connors and Luke Halpin.
The film that first brought world awareness of the amazing human-like intelligence of dolphins.

HEIDI (SV17182 plus)
1993, Color, 165 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Jason Robards, Noley Thornton, and Jane Seymour.
From the grand tradition of Disney entertainment comes the classic story of Heidi, the lovable orphan who enriches the life of everyone she meets.

HISTORY ROCK (SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK) (SV7807)
1987, Color, 32 minutes, Rated G.
Cloris Leachman and a group of young friends share a lively half hour of catchy songs and sketches that make learning about history fun and easy.

IT’S TIME FOR COUNTING (25013)
1997, Color, 50 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Barney.
The jovial purple dinosaur and friends learn about numbers while helping Stella the Storyteller find the missing numbers from her clock.

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (22294 plus)
1996, Color and Animated, 79 minutes, Rated PG. 
Starring Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, and Pete Postlewaite.
Dahl’s classic children’s story gets ambitious treatment by Disney.  This film combines live action with stunning stop-motion animation as it tells the story of a child’s fantastic adventure.

THE JUNGLE BOOK (9398/13482/24470 plus)
1967, Color and Animated, 78 minutes, Rated G.
This endearing feature is based on Rudyard Kipling’s children’s story about a boy named Mowgli raised by wolves in the wilderness of India.  A Walt Disney classic.

THE LAND BEFORE TIME (SV6315 plus)
1988, Color and Animated, 69 minutes, Rated G.
Go on a magical journey that begins long ago when dinosaurs roamed a land threatened by earthquakes and volcanoes.

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS SERIES

• BLOWS ITS TOP:  VOLCANOES – AN EXPLOSIVE ADVENTURE (SV34426)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• THE BUSASAURUS:  BONE UP ON PREHISTORIC ANIMALS (34596)
  1997, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• BUTTERFLIES:  A FLURRY OF EXCITING WINGED ACTIVITY (SV34428)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• FLEXES ITS MUSCLES:  LETS PUT EVERY BODY TO WORK (34470)
  1997, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• FOR LUNCH (34473)
  1995, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
     

• GETS EATEN:  FOOD CHAINS (SV34435)
  1995, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• GETS PLANTED:  HELPING A TINY SPROUT GROW (34479)
  2001, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• GETTING ENERGIZED:  USING NEW ENTERGY SOURCES (SV34427)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• GOES TO SEED:  GROWING PLACES WITH PLANTS (SV34433)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• GOING BATTY:  MEET ANIMALS WITH AN INTERESTING NIGHTLIFE (34484)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• IN A BEEHIVE:  THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES (34474)
  1999, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• INSIDE RALPHIE (34483)
  1995, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• KICKS UP A STORM:  HOW TO BECOME WEATHER-WISE (34478)
  1999, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• OUT OF THIS WORLD:  A CRASH COURSE IN ASTEROIDS AND METEORS (SV34432)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
    

• SPINS A WEB:  THE SPECIAL WAYS OF SPIDERS (SV34429)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• TAKING FLIGHT:  ALL ABOARD FOR SOME PLANE FACTS (SV34434)
  1996, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

• UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  THE POWER OF BUILDING (34477)
  2000, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, NR.
   

MULTIPLICATION ROCK (SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK) (SV7805)
1987, Color, 32 minutes, Rated G.
Cloris Leachman and a group of young friends share a lively half hour of catchy songs and sketches that make learning about multiplication fun and easy.

PETER PAN (37191)
2000, Color and Animated, 77 minutes, Rated G.
Join mischievous Peter Pan, the young boy who refuses to grow up, his hot-tempered pixie pal, Tinker Bell and the Darling children as they soar away to the mysterious Never-Never land where childhood lasts forever.  Based on J.M. Barrie’s 1904 book.

RICHARD SCARRY'S BEST ABC VIDEO EVER (13665)
1989, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, Rated G.
Cartoon animals present the alphabet in 26 charming stories emphasizing familiar words beginning with each letter.

RICHARD SCARRY'S BEST COUNTING VIDEO EVER (SV7809)
1989, Color and Animated, 30 minutes, Rated G.
Cartoon animals sing and find funny things to count.

RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI (SV3785)
1975, Color and Animated, 30 minutes.
In this Rudyard Kipling classic, a British family adopts Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a mongoose.  Protecting his family, Rikki battles two hideous cobra snakes that want to kill the humans in order to safely hatch their eggs.

THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (VHS 31739 plus)
2000, Color and Animated, 89 minutes, Rated PG.
Two genial swindlers working as stable hands stowaway with Cortez, the legendary Spanish conquistador, as he searches for El Dorado, the Lost City of Gold.

RUDYARD KIPLING'S CLASSIC STORIES (SV4932)
1986, Color and Animated, 25 minutes, NR.
This collection will activate a child's most precious gift—curiosity!  Academy Award-winning animation by Nick Bosustow brings to life three tales: “How the First Letter Was Written”, “How the Whale Got His Throat”, and “How the Elephant Got His Trunk.” 

SCIENCE ROCK (SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK) (SV7808)
1987, Color, 32 minutes, Rated G.
Cloris Leachman and a group of young friends share a lively half-hour of catchy songs and sketches that make learning about science fun and easy.

THE SWORD IN THE STONE (30076)
1963, Color and Animated, 79 minutes, Rated G.
A wondrous golden sword embedded in a large stone offers a tempting challenge to the strongest and bravest men in the kingdom.  Remove the sword and become the next King of England. 

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (SV2513)
1985, Color and Animated, 25 minutes, Rated G. 
Narrated by Meryl Streep with music by George Winston and illustrated by David Jorgensen.
Margery Williams's wonderful story about a toy rabbit, first published in 1922, will live forever as great children's literature.

HISTORY & U.S. CAPITALS
These programs are filled with history, historic graphics, maps and photos.  State Facts:  dates they entered the union, flags, flowers, birds and beautiful landscapes and so much more.  You will travel to each state capital and city, from the smallest to the tallest, you will be amazed at the enormous structures we call home in each state.

• Vol. 1 – South Eastern United States (35321)
  1998, Color, 35 minutes, NR.
  Includes:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
   

• Vol. 2 – North Eastern United States (35322)
  1998, Color, 35 minutes, NR.
  Includes:  Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
   

• Vol. 3 – Central United States (35323)
  1998, Color, 35 minutes, NR.
  Includes:  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
   

• Vol. 4 – South Western United States (35324)
  1998, Color, 35 minutes, NR.
  Includes:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
   

• Vol. 5 - North Western United States (35325)
  1998, Color, 35 minutes, NR.
  Includes:  Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.

WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (VHS 22308)
1971, Color, 100 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Michael Bollner.
A poor kid wins a tour of a chocolate factory, led by the eccentric owner.  Weird things happen – kids turn purple, Oompa-loompas sing songs.

THE WIZARD OF OZ (29245 plus)
1939, Color, 102 minutes, Rated G. 
Starring Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, and Bert Lahr.
A musical based on the classic children’s book by L. Frank Baum.

THE WUBBULOUS WORLD OF DR. SEUSS

VOL.  2 – CAT IN THE HAT BUILDS A DOOR-A-MATIC PLUS THE CAT IN THE HAT’S ART HOUSE (27818)
1998, Color and Animated, 48 minutes, Rated G.
In the first episode after the Cat in the Hat’s one of a kind invention doesn’t work, a trip to the Wubbulous World proves nothing is impossible. In episode two, it’s a picture perfect day at the Cat in the Hat’s house and everyone is creating art.