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481) Rewriting Roman history in the Middle Ages: the 'Historia Romana' and the Manuscript Bamberg, Hist.3
Author
Series
Mittellateinische Studien und Texte volume Bd. 36
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
482) Butterfly
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Español
Description
A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
483) The King and I
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but challenges the country's traditions during her work.
485) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
487) La ladrona de libros
Author
Publisher
Lumen
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
Español
Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
488) Meet the Spartans
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13 warriors to defend their homeland against the invading Persians, whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and Paris Hilton.
Author
Publisher
Idea and Design Works
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Experimenta la fascinante y poderosa historia del movimiento de derechos civiles de los nativos americanos y su lucha por la identidad contada a través de la carrera de los pioneros del rock and roll de la costa oeste de Redbone. Ya has escuchado la exitosa canción "Come and Get Your Love" en la película Guardianes de la Galaxia, pero la historia de la banda detrás de la canción es de gran importancia cultural, política y social. Los...
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
3, 2, 1, Lift-off! This six-part series chronicles the inside story of NASA's most epic endeavors. In "Ordinary Supermen" NASA and America's first astronauts, the Mercury Seven, are on a journey into the unknown. "Friends and Rivals" recounts the story of the nine astronauts on the Gemini mission, which rehearsed procedures important to future launches. "Landing the Eagle" details the Apollo program, the Apollo 1 disaster, the flights of Apollo 8,...
492) Nįa morena suęa
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Nací en Ohio, pero las historias de Carolina del Sur corrían ya, como ríos, por mis venas. Hablan de crecer en distintos hogares, de una época que arrastra todavía los residuos de las leyes Jim Crow y del movimiento de los derechos civiles como respuesta.
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s,...
494) Quo vadis
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway....
495) Cromwell
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
17th century Britain was a hotbed of revolution, treachery and court intrigue. Oliver Cromwell, the fiery ambitious commoner took on the monarchy and changed the course of Western civilization. He and King Charles I fought for absolute rule.
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
La historia de México estállena de mujeres temerarias que lucharon con todas sus fuerzas por alcanzar sus sueños: cientĩ́ficas, deportistas, académicas y artistas que, yendo en contra de quienes les decían que era imposible, derrumbaron muros y abrieron paso.-