motion pictures

Contains essays in which the author describes one hundred movies drawn from throughout the history of cinema that he believes are among the best available for children's viewing, and includes a list of an additional one hundred recommended films.

Antwan, a coyote, befriends Buddy, an aging movie-star pooch, poses as a dog to move in with a human family, and finds himself giving his new pal advice when Buddy decides to eschew humans and take a walk on the wild side.

Presents the technical aspects of making movies.

A step-by-step description of how a movie is made, including writing the script, casting, rehearsing, creating the scenery and costumes, editing the film, and attending the premier.

Rebecca Rubin worries that her tenth birthday will be ruined because it falls during Passover, but her mother's cousin Max, an actor, takes her with him to a movie studio, where she makes friends with an actress and a set carpenter.

A biography of the animation pioneer who created Mickey Mouse and other popular characters and founded Disney Studios.

A biography of Walt Disney, whose childhood dreams of becoming a cartoonist and doing things new ways led to great success in animated and live-action films, television, and theme parks.

Moviemakers are coming to town to film the story of Columbus. Molly wants to be a star. So do the other Pee Wee Scouts, but they have been cast as extras. Can they make the director notice them?.

Presents quotes, filmographies, and brief discussions of the workand lives of various directors, including Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, Woody Allen, Werner Herzog, and Tim Burton.

A collection of movie stills and highlights from Disney's film "Pirates of the Caribbean," with profiles of the characters and description and fold-out of the Black Pearl.