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42) Reindeer games
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Upon release from a stint in prison, Rudy impulsively decides to pose as his old cell mate Nick in order to make time with Nick's beautiful penpal Ashley. But Rudy's ruse blows up when he realizes that Ashley was doublecrossing Nick...and now he's inescapably part of an armed robbery plot being hatched by her evil brother.
43) Las niñas bien
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
A well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Strega Nona: "Never go near my cooking pot, " warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No! Joseph had a little overcoat: Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now? Stone soup: When three soldiers come to town, all the townsfolk hide their food. If the soldiers can't find any food, what will they eat? Stone soup, of course!
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
Chela and Chiquita, both descended from wealthy families in Asuncion, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. But recently their financial situation has worsened, and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. But when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Hard-luck gambler Dan Milner is in sudden luck. He'll get $50,000 to hang out at a posh Mexican resort, $5,000 now and the big payoff when the reason he's been sent there is revealed. Of course, the gangsters making the offer don't expect him to live long enough to collect.
49) Dos Estaciones
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Dos Estaciones follows iron-willed businesswoman María García (Teresa Sánchez), the owner of Dos Estaciones, a once-majestic tequila factory now struggling to stay afloat. The factory is the final holdover from generations of Mexican-owned tequila plants in the highlands of Jalisco, the rest having folded to foreign corporations. Once one of the wealthiest people in town, María knows...
Pub. Date
[2008, 2000?]
Language
Español
Description
"Each Bilingual Baby video introduces over 60 words and phrases in the following categories: Familiar words & sentences, Manners & phrases, Numbers, Colors. Also... features... : Large on-screen words in the primary language, Small on-screen words in English..., Extra time after sentences to allow parents to translate." -- Back cover.
53) Never cry wolf
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Story of a life-changing experience for a biologist studying the wolves in Canada's inhospitable North. A green young biologist named Tyler (Smith), is sent by the Canadian government to "prove" that the wolves are depleting the caribou herds, but what he finds is a natural world in perfect harmony where he becomes a tolerated outsider. Dumped unprepared in the wilds by a hard drinking bush pilot (Dennehy), Tyler learns survival skills from the aged...
55) Viva Frida
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Bilingual text explores the famous artist's life, and illuminates the laughter, love, and tragedy that influenced her work.
56) The maid
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Chinese legend has it that the gates of Hell open and the dead walk the earth for 30 days each year. When a young immigrant and non-believer in the supernatural world innocently break the rules one by one she is forced to understand that the spirits should never be disturbed.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In this inventive bilingual alphabet story many different animals are going to a surprise birthday party at the zoo for Zelda the zebra. Adding to the fun are the vibrant illustrations drawn by schoolchildren living in Spain. Presented first in English, then in Spanish, then in English and Spanish together, these entertaining stories introduce the alphabet in both languages and show the similarities between them.
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