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1) Disney
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English
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"Engaging images accompany information about the Walt Disney Company. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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English
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Walt Disney forever changed the world when he made his animation and entertainment dreams come true. For millions of people, "Disney" and "magic" are inextricably connected. But what was Walt like as a child? He fed his imagination by going to parades and plays, riding pigs around the farmyard, painting and drawing ... but he also worked hard to help support his parents and siblings. Filled with creative energy, this story will inspire readers to...
Author
Publisher
Disney Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of quotations from the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company ranges from the well-known to the obscure, but all are assured to entertain, enlighten, and inspire. His words have been gleaned from publications, productions, and interviews over the breadth of his amazing career. Some are simple nuggets of homespun wisdom, while others are statements of knowledge gained while he crafted the enchanting films, televisions shows, and unparalleled...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new film examines Disney's complex life and enduring legacy. Features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, interviews with biographers and animators, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2019
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English
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"From an Idea to Disney is a behind-the-movie-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest entertainment empire. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company behind the world's favorite mouse, Mickey!"--
11) Disney
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Publisher
New Word City, LLC
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney - artist, entrepreneur, innovator, filmmaker, and theme-park impresario - gave birth to a sprawling entertainment enterprise that, in the half-century since his death in 1966, remains a fixture in the culture unlike any other. A titan of the American Century, Walt Disney was also one of its most contradictory figures. A genius who got only as far as the ninth grade, he seemed to be many things other than what he really was....
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Walt Disney visited New York in an attempt to secure a deal for his company, but failed. On a train ride back with his wife Lillian Disney he created the concept of a mouse named Mortimer, which would become Mickey Mouse. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Walt Disney gave the draft to Ub Iwerks who then completed the design for Mickey Mouse.
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Publisher
Sunbury Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Disneyanity: Of Walt and Religion studies the manner in which popular entertainment can compete with conventional churches as a source of spirituality. Here is a work of film history, focusing on the Walt Disney Company from its inception until the present day, analyzing individual projects as well as their relationship to one another forming a thematic and aesthetic body of work. It is also a study of the manner in which popular culture, designed...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An in-depth look at Walt Disney's last, unfinished project-Mineral King, a Disneyland-like resort at the top of a mountain-and the controversy that surrounded it, including the budding environmental movement that made sure the resort never saw the light of day"--
15) Walt & El Grupo
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
For ten weeks in 1941, Walt Disney, his wife, and sixteen colleagues from his studio visited nations in Latin America to gather story material for a series of films with South American themes. This documentary uses this framing device to explore inter-American relations, provide a rare glimpse into the artists who were part of the magic of Disney's 'golden age,' and give an unprecedented look at the 39-year-old Walt Disney during one of the most challenging...
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Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Nine kid-friendly questions take elementary readers behind the scenes of Disney to spark their curiosity about the brand's history and products. A Stay Curious! feature models research skills while simple infographics support visual literacy" -- Provided by publisher.
17) Saving Mr. Banks
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
18) Life, animated
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind suddenly stopped speaking and disappeared into autism. Almost four years passed and the only thing that seemed to engage Owen were Disney films. Then one day his father donned one of his son's puppets--Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin--and asked 'What's it like to be you?' Suddenly, Owen responded to his father using dialogue from the movie ... Life, Animated tells the...
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Publisher
DK, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"For more than 90 years, Disney has captured imaginations with pioneering entertainment and storytelling for all ages. From Sleeping Beauty to Frozen, Mary Poppins to The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and Disneyland to Tokyo DisneySea, explore the world of Disney in this exciting guide. With amazing, rarely seen art and artifacts from the incredible archives and libraries of The Walt Disney Company, experience the magic of Disney in one beautiful...
Author
Publisher
[David Butler]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"What kind of childhoods, education, and families did they have? What led them to their outstanding accomplishments? Was it Intelligence? Fortitude? Confidence? Passion? Luck? All of the above? Or was it something else? Enjoy these seven fascinating, but little-known stories and discover what turned these children into world-changing icons of modern history."--Publisher's description.
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