| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 96 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
The Secret Life of Books (Series 2) |
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Secret life of books ; series 2.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. |
| Cast |
Rafe Spall, Andrew Scott, Kelly MacDonald. |
| Summary |
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they arrive, they discover they may not be alone and a desperate yet whimsical battle for ownership of the island ensues, where both skill and luck play a hand. Simultaneously, the dangers of an adult world, on the brink of war, encroach on their paradise and intertwine with their lives, in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner. The children must ban together from both groups, learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship to save a family member. Steeped in the wonder of a child's imagination and set against a breath-taking backdrop, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967.
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Adventure stories.
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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11874453 |
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