In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian Classroom-appropriate language Discussion questions & activities Q&A with Andy Weir Six days ago astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars Now he's sure he'll be the first person to die there After a dust storm nearly kills him & forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead Mark finds himself stranded & completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive
- & even if he could get word out his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive Chances are though he won't have time to starve to death Damaged machinery the unforgiving environment or plain old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first But Mark isn't ready to give up yet Drawing on his ingenuity his engineering skills & a relentless dogged refusal to quit he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play During a manned mission to Mars Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm & left behind by his crew But Watney has survived & finds himself stranded & alone on the hostile planet With only meager supplies he must draw upon his ingenuity wit & spirit to subsist & find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive Millions of miles away NASA & a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring if not impossible rescue mission As these stories of incredible bravery unfold the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return Based on a best-selling novel & helmed by master director Ridley Scott THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that

Includes:: Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Kate Mara Michael Pena Jeff Daniels Chiwetel Ejiofor & Donald Glover

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During a manned mission to Mars Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm & left behind by his crew But Watney has survived & finds himself stranded & alone on the hostile planet With only meager supplies he must draw upon his ingenuity wit & spirit to subsist & find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive Millions of miles away NASA & a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring if not impossible rescue mission As these stories of incredible bravery unfold the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return Based on a best-selling novel & helmed by master director Ridley Scott THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that

Includes:: Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Kate Mara Michael Pena Jeff Daniels Chiwetel Ejiofor & Donald Glover

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Blast off to the Red Planet—and beyond—with The Martian 2-Disc Extended Edition featuring an All new extended cut ith over 10 minutes of action-packed footage not shown in theatres plus hours of never-before-seen extras that take you deeper into the making of the film & the science behind it! Nominated for 7 ACADEMY AWARDS including Best Picture & Best Actor (Matt Damon) The Martian is a breathtaking sci-fi adventure directed by Ridley Scott (Alien Prometheus) & based on the 1 New York Times best-selling novel When an American astronaut (Damon) is left behind during a mission to Mars he must find a way to survive on the barren planet until a team of scientists can devise a rescue plan to bring him home! ...

She can read your mind Brilliantly conceived Andrew Martin takes us into the thrilling underworld of present-day London as Jean tracks down the mystery of a Victorian mind reader who will not leave her thoughts 336 pages Martin Andrew ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the near distant future Earth s natural resources have been obliterated & the remaining human population have fled to live on Mars recreating huge cities with towering sky scrapers bringing them closer than ever to the most powerful energy source the sun The cities are protected from the alien atmosphere by enormous dome-like force fields keeping any unwanted visitors out However when a massive sandstorm tears through the dome & destroys Mars New York a warning signal is quickly sent to Mars Los Angeles where they face a ticking clock to figure out how to stop the terrifying storm before it wipes them out next Starring Alan Pietruszewski (Zero Dark Thirty) Lane Townsend (Age of Tomorrow) & Jennifer Dorogi (Days of our Lives) prepare for danger & battle as humankind faces extinction Again ...

I've got you & you've got me
- so we'll be all right One day adventurous Mouse sets off to find the moon with his Marvellous Moon
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The morning Nora Ratcliff finds a baby in the flowerpot on her front steps her life changes forever She had always wanted a child but after her husband passed away she never thought she would have one She decides to keep the baby & call her Mabel As Mabel grows up to everyone's surprise she shows a distinct talent for magic Before long it also becomes clear that Mabel has a mind of her own When Mabel is accepted to the prestigious witch school Ruthersfield Academy she excels at the magic curriculum but is constantly in trouble for experimenting & inventing her own potions One day she is asked to write a paper on her magical roots & discovers the truth of her birth In rebellion Mabels changes her name to Magnolia & tries to undertstand who could have left her in the flowerpot Mabel comes to see that it doesn't matter where you came from & that the best families are people who look after each other & love each other ...

In The Marvels Selznick crafts another remarkable artistic & bookmaking achievement that weaves together two seemingly unrelated stories-one in words the other in pictures-with spellbinding synergy The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel the lone survivor of a shipwreck & charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations The prose story opens in 1990 & follows Joseph who has run away from school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London where he along with the reader must piece together many mysteries Filled with mystery vibrant characters surprise twists & heart-rending beauty & featuring Selznick's most arresting art to date The Marvels is a moving tribute to the power of story ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Collection of four classic Marx Brothers films In & Animal Crackers& (1930) Mrs Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont) is throwing a high society party at which African explorer Jeffrey T Spaulding (Groucho Marx) is the guest of honour When a valuable painting is stolen from the house Spaulding teams up with Italian musician Emanual Ravelli (Chico Marx) & the eccentric Professor (Harpo Marx) to track down the thieves & Monkey Business& (1931) features the brothers as stowaways aboard a luxury ocean liner While Groucho Chico & Harpo create mayhem attempting to escape the clutches of the captain & crew Zeppo embarks on a romance with Mary Helton (Ruth Hall)
- daughter of retired gangster Joe Helton (Rockcliffe Fellowes) When rival gang leader Alky Briggs (Harry Woods) hatches a plot to kidnap Mary & hold her to ransom it is up to the boys to save the day In & Horse Feathers& (1932) the new president of Huxley College Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff (Groucho) sets about attending to important school business; namely winning the school their first football game since 1888 On the advice of his son Frank (Zeppo) he enters a local speakeasy intending to bribe a couple of professional players to make the college team What he ends up with instead are inept dog catcher Pinky (Harpo) & ice delivery man Baravelli (Chico) However the duo prove invaluable when Wagstaff becomes romantically involved with the scheming Connie Bailey (Thelma Todd) a college widow who is secretly in league with Huxley&s chief rivals Darwin Finally in & Duck Soup& (1933) Rufus T Firefly (Groucho) is appointed president of Freedonia under the patronage of the wealthy Mrs Teasdale (Dumont) & sets about starting a war with neighbouring Sylvania To this end he trades insults with Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) unaware that Trentino&s spies Chicolini (Chico) & Pinky (Harpo) are already working to bring down Freedonia from within
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