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Format:
Video disc
Title:
Bridge to Terabithia
Uniform Title:
Bridge to Terabithia (Motion picture)
ISBN:
9780788871269

9780788871306
Distribution:
Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Publication:
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series title(s):
General Note:
Full screen.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

Based on the book by Katherine Paterson.

"Disney FastPlay."

Bonus features: Music & more: "Keep your mind wide open" music video; Backstage Disney: Behind the book: the themes of Bridge to Terabithia; Digital imagination: bringing Terabithia to life; Audio commentary: with director Gabor Csupo, writer Jeff Stockwell, & producer Hal Lieberman; with actors Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, & producer Lauren Levine.
Contents:
Jess Aarons -- Leslie Burke -- Fastest kid int he fifth grade -- "Why can't we be friends?" -- Enchanted rope -- Rulers of Terabithia -- Prince Terrien, giant troll hunter -- Golden room -- Church Sunday -- Lost keys -- Perfect day -- No! -- Stranded -- Building the bridge -- Credits.
Summary:
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen and is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This friendship helps Jesse cope with a tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements including bullying, some peril and mild language.
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