Children & Young Adult
ROMANCE, SEX AND MARRIAGEChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Human Sexuality
Examines sexual attitudes of high school youngsters in different environments, from
suburb to inner city, including frank discussion of virginity, birth control, physical
appearance, emotional involvement, sexual abuse, masturbation, acceptance and self-
confidence.
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TEENAGE MOTHERS: A GLOBAL CRISISCultural Studies Education Family Relations Health Human Sexuality Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Children & Young Adult Cuban Studies
Examines the worldwide crisis in teenage pregnancies through four case studies of teenage
mothers in Ghana, England, Cuba, and the U.S., thereby providing a cross-cultural survey
of the underlying reasons for the increasing rate of adolescent pregnancies and also
discussing the hazards to the health and well-being of such young mothers.
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I DREAM, TOODisabilities Education Children & Young Adult
Profiles the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children in Maryland which for over
thirty years has accepted children from all over the world who have a variety of mental,
emotional or physical disabilities.
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COME FEEL THE WINDShort Films Death & Dying Psychology & Psychiatry Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This short drama tells the story of Clara, a young girl who must learn to cope with
painful emotions following the untimely death of her father.
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IN THE JUNGLE THERE IS LOTS TO DOAnimation Short Films Children & Young Adult
Based on a popular children's book by Latin American author Mauricio Gatti, this
charming animated film will delight young children with its amusing animated animals,
lovely music and lyrics.
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PIRATE'S DAGGER
This fantasy-adventure film features a 12-year-old boy named Sam who, after being
confined to his room as punishment by his mother, escapes in his imagination to engage in
a series of fantastic adventures with a swashbuckling pirate captain.
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BEST OFFERShort Films Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This short drama, from the director of Manny & Lo, dramatizes a 12-year-old girl's
journey through that awkward age, when her fascination with horses is replaced by a new
interest in boys.
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THE JOUSTERSChildren & Young Adult Short Films
This children's film features two young boys, best friends, who regularly play games
together, imagining themselves as medieval knights.
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DANCE LEXIE DANCEShort Films Dance Irish Studies Children & Young Adult
This short drama, nominated for an Academy Award ® in 1998 as Best Live-Action
Short, tells the story of Laura, a 12-year-old Protestant girl who wants to be a
Riverdancer when she grows up.
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35-ASIDEShort Films Children & Young Adult Irish Studies
The most critically acclaimed short film ever made in Ireland, and winner of over forty
international awards, this witty and visually imaginative comedy relates the childhood
trials and tribulations of Philip, who is having a hard time at his new school.
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TALES OF WONDER IIChildren & Young Adult Native American Studies
This video presents nine additional Native American Fireside Stories as told by Gregg
Howard, an acclaimed storyteller and linguist of Cherokee/Powhatan descent, with
musical accompaniment by flutist Nash Hernandez and illustrations by Kathleen
Raymond Roan.
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TALES OF WONDERChildren & Young Adult Native American Studies
This video presents nine Native American Fireside Stories as told by Gregg Howard, an
acclaimed storyteller and linguist of Cherokee/Powhatan descent, with musical
accompaniment by flutist Nash Hernandez and illustrations by Kathleen Raymond Roan.
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