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1) The taken
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A young fox named Isla returns to her den one day to find it ablaze, surrounded by a pack of hostile foxes. She flees in search of shelter, narrowly avoiding many dangers, and makes it to the city. Once there, Isla is taken in by a handsome fox named Siffrin who decides to teach her the ways of foxcraft--a lost magical art--to help her locate her lost family and survive.
2) Open Ocean
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The Open Ocean covers more than 360 million square kilometers. Much of this huge expanse of seawater is marine desert with virtually no sign of life. Yet somehow life survives out here. We follow the extraordinary path of the yellowfin tuna from its beginnings as a tiny egg until it becomes a 400 pound, voracious predatory giant.
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The Atlantic Ocean stretches 10,000 miles, including a 90 kilometer stretch of a warm current called the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream propels the migration of many different animal species, creating unique feeding frenzies for the predatory whales of the Atlantic Ocean. Jellyfish, sea turtles, fish, plankton, and people are also affected by the Gulf Stream that warms Northern Europe and keeps the Arctic Ocean from freezing. Learn about the symbiotic...
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"Declan O'Brien always had a gentle word to share, odd phrases he liked to repeat, and songs to sing while he played basketball. His favorite song was Dona Nobis Pacem, 'Grant Us Peace.' His family loved him deeply and always knew they were loved in return. But a terrible accident one day changes their lives forever, and Fiona and Finn O'Brien are left without a father. Their mother is at a loss. What words are there to guide them through such grief?...
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When Webster the dog arrives at Green Meadows Farm, he has already been adopted, mistreated, and given away three times and is done with people. He just wants to escape and be left alone. However, the other animals at the shelter keep trying to be friends, and will not let Webster give up hope of finding a special family.