GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - 11

GRANDPartner for GRANDParents Bob The Builder: Call in the Crew! Join Bob, Muck, Scoop and Roley, in 5 exciting, action-packed episodes! Watch and learn as Bob and his Can-Do Crew build a house, open a new café, fix an old gate and help a family of ducks. See how teamwork and fun go hand-in-hand in these building adventures. Episodes include: “Massive Muck,” “Roley’s Moleys,” “Scoop Slips Up,” “Scrambler’s Seaweed Delivery” and “Muck’s Convoy.” DVD. 46 min.; $14.98; Ages 2-5. Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Pahappahooey Island: What About Me!? Welcome to PahappaMe! hooey Island, an adventurous land that combines furry friends, fun songs and colorful adventures with the best of Joyce Meyer’s classic messages for the whole family. “What About Me” - Ali, Millard, Captain Hobbs and Hacksaw set off on a special treasure hunt, but evil Ichabone Slink has made them think only of themselves. Can Miss Ruby (voiced by Joyce Meyer herself) help the friends learn the best ways to work together? “Hide it in Your Heart” - When some very important stuff begins to mysteriously disappear, Fernando and Guiseppe join their friends’ mission to find the culprits. But will they discover a safer place to keep their most precious possessions other than Millard’s fanny pack? DVD. 67 min.; $14.98; Ages 2-5. Anchor Bay Entertainment. Preschool clutches of the evil Clavius, he discovers Clavius’ plan to steal the magic Orb hidden deep in the Prince’s castle. To stop him, Odette must use the Orb’s magical powers and once again transform into the beautiful Swan Princess. It will take all her power plus the help of her friends to save their kingdom. If they fail, Clavius will rule the enchanted land and Odette will remain a swan forever. DVD. 71 min.; $14.94; Ages 5-8. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Daffy Duck’s QuackBusters. Daffy Duck gets top billing in Warner Home Video’s (WHV) feature-length release, “Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters,” the next installment from the Looney Tunes Movie Collection library. This delightful film, which is comprised of a collection of classic Looney Tunes shorts, is the final Looney Tunes project that legendary voice actor Mel Blanc lent his voice to. DVD. 60 min.; $14.98; Ages 58. Warner Home Video. Grade School The Swan Princess 2: The Secret of the Castle. Princess Odette, Prince Derek and their faithful animal friends Puffin, Speed and Jean-Bob are back for an all-new, musical Swan Princess adventure! When Prince Derek attempts to rescue his mother Queen Uberta from the Early Readers to Grade School Delgo. In an exotic divided land, Delgo, an adventurous dreamer but naive teenager, must rally his group of troubled youth and some unlikely friends to protect their world from conflict between the terrestrial Lockni people, who harness the mysteries of the land. And the winged Nohrin people, who rule the skies. They live - segregated - in an uneasy peace until Delgo was framed for a crime he did not commit. After enlisting the help of a unlikely friend to escape a Nohri prison, Delgo discovers Imhoff is in danger so he must unite the two races against a common foe. DVD. 99 min.; $22.98; Ages 12-18. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Ranny Levy is founder and president of KIDS FIRST!, a project of the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to empower children to make wise media choices and to promote quality media products that enrich their lives. www.kidsfirst.org. Jr. High and High School

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GRAND Magazine - August 2009

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