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Keep Your Chin Up
Max and Moon are competing in a scavenger hunt, until Moon realizes that Max has been reading the map wrong. Max is understandably upset, but Moon tells him to “keep his chin up”, which means to keep going, and to work through a tough...
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Wild Goose Chase
Max and Moon are at the zoo. Max is determined to find an exotic animal with two heads to win a bet with a classmate. Moon tells Max his classmate sent him on a “wild goose chase,” which means looking for something that you won’t find.
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Busy as a Bee
Max is wearing a bee costume for his science class presentation. He tells Moon that there is still so much left to prepare for the presentation. Moon cracks a joke and says that Max is “busy as a bee”, which is an old saying that means...
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Tongue in Cheek
Max walks in on Moon reading a book and asks what it is. Moon responds that it is ‘The Ingoldsby Legends’ and proceeds to further describe the book in detail. Max yawns and sarcastically says that he should recommend this “great book” to...
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Sleep Tight
As Max gets ready for bed, Moon turns the light off and tells him to ‘sleep tight.’ Max being the over dramatic cat he is, sits back up and claims that ‘sleeping tight’ doesn’t sound comfortable to him at all! Moon puts Max at ease by...
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You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
Moon walks in on Max pouting on his bed, and asks him what is wrong. Max explains that he has a new teacher, but he’s unhappy because she seems to be mean and boring. Moon responds that she might seem intimidating, but that Max shouldn’t...
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Break the Ice
Max and Moon are attending a school dance. Moon appears slightly uncomfortable by the refreshment table. Max attempts to comfort Moon by telling her that she just needs to smash some ice. What Max really meant is “break the ice”, which...
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Funny bone
Moon in nose deep in her book as Max dances around her making funny faces. Max accidentally hits his elbow on the chair and makes dramatic noises when Moons asks Max if he hit his funny bone again. "Funny bone" is often used to refer to...
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Cloud Nine
It's a beautiful day outside, but Max is staring sadly out the window because he receive a poor mark on his science test. Moon tries to cheer Max up by pointing out a cumulonimbus cloud, often referred to as 'cloud nine,' which is a...
Oxford Comma
Ending Explained! Chopin's "Story of an Hour"
A short look into an even shorter story. In just two pages, Chopin takes readers on a journey of grief and how the oppressive forces in society can drive people to the most startling of discoveries. In this video we'll look at how Chopin...
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Start from Scratch
Moon is getting ready to bake cookies with Max. Max wonders why they just can't buy cookies at the store and Moon said she wants to "start from scratch," which means starting from the beginning with no preparation or advantage.
Wonderscape
Great Authors: Roald Dahl
This video is a lesson about the life and works of Roald Dahl, a famous children's book author. The teacher discusses Dahl's early years and his adventures as a young adult. The teacher then focuses on two of Dahl's most popular books,...
Cerebellum
English Punctuation: Parenthesis, Quotation Marks, Brackets
Everything you need to know about punctuation marks that come in pairs, like parentheses, quotation marks, and brackets. You'll also learn about slashes, ellipses and more. This is part 4 in the series: 'English Punctuation 2: A...
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Nick of Time
Max loses a race because another competitor passes the finish line in the "nick of time." Max thinks Moon is referring to Nick, the race winner. What she really meant was Nick won just in time, at the last possible moment.
Curated Video
James Franco talks about adapting literature to film and working repeatedly with actor Scott Haze
James Franco has found a niche directing adaptations of classic literature with his latest project, "The Sound and the Fury."
Based on the classic novel by William Faulkner, the artist is finding his comfort zone.
Before premiering the...
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Sotheby's auctions poems, doodles and manuscripts created by John Lennon
Whimsical drawings, poems and short stories from two humorous books John Lennon produced in the 1960s fetched skyrocketing prices at auction Wednesday (4 JUNE 2014), including $209,000 (USD) for a nine-page parody of Sherlock Holmes.
The...
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Mississippi River was key to the economic development of the US Midwest
Baton Rouge - 12 July 2008
1. Wide of river and barge
2. Pan right from father and son in observation area of Louisiana capitol building to river
3. Various wide shots of river
4. Wide of barge pulling to dock
New Orleans - 14 July...
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Auction of the largest private collection of poems, doodles and comic drawings by John Lennon
Whimsical drawings, poems and short stories from two humorous books John Lennon produced in the 1960s fetched skyrocketing prices at an auction in New York on Wednesday, including 209-thousand US dollars for a nine-page parody of...
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Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco dies aged 74
Jose Emilio Pacheco, widely regarded as one of Mexico's foremost poets and short story writers, died on Sunday aged 74, his daughter confirmed to local journalists.
Speaking outside the hospital where her father passed away, Laura Emilia...
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Mahmoud Darwish museum celebrates Palestine's national poet
As the sixth anniversary of the death of poet and author Mahmoud Darwish approaches, visitors have been flocking to a museum in Ramallah built to remember the man known as Palestine's 'national poet.'
A video of Mahmoud Darwish dominates...
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Actor Alan Cumming visits Israel to support the famed Tel Aviv Pride Parade and to be honored at the Tel Aviv's LGBT Film Festival; talks life after 'The Good Wife' and his next book
ALAN CUMMING PROMOTES GAY PRIDE IN THE MIDEASTActor Alan Cumming is in Israel to support the country's gay and lesbian communities by taking part in the famed Tel Aviv Pride Parade.Cumming a long-time gay rights activist will also be...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Flannery O’Connor?
There is more to literature of the American South than Civil War battles and Scarlett O'Hara. A short video introduces viewers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and her world of unique characters that causes readers to consider the dark...
Storynory
How the Camel Got His Hump
What happens when an animal doesn't have enough to do? Don't ask the camel! An audio retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump" takes learners though the classic tale of how a grumpy camel earned his hump.
Storynory
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Part One
The classic tale of cat-and-mouse becomes mongoose-and-cobra with Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." An engaging audio retelling takes listeners through the harrowing tale of Nag, Darzee, Nagaina, and of course, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.