Dreams do come true… Emma Watson (Hermione in Harry Potter)
stars in this heart-warming and uplifting film based on the
beloved, best-selling novel by Noel Streatfeild and featuring an
award-winning cast that includes Emilia Fox, Victoria Wood,
Richard Griffiths and Eileen Atkins. "We three Fossils vow to
put our name in the history book, because it is ours, and ours
alone…" With these words, three orphans embark on an
exhilarating journey that takes them to the heights of the
stage, screen and sky. Pauline (Watson), Petrova (Yasmin Paige)
and Posy Fossil (Lucy Boynton) are adopted as infants by
eccentric explorer Professor Matthew Brown (Richard Griffiths),
whom they affectionately call Great Uncle Matthew (or "Gum" for
short). When "Gum" goes missing, his niece Sylvia (Emilia Fox)
keeps the family together by taking in lodgers and eventually
enrolls the girls in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage
Training. This suits the ambitious Pauline, who longs to act,
and Posy, a natural dancer, but Petrova, who yearns to become an
aviator, has her own dreams of soaring the skies. The girls'
lives in show business are filled with triumphs and lessons
learned until "Gum's" surprise return provides the perfect happy
ending for them all.
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The DVD ---
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and is rated PG
--- The
Book ---
It is the story of three orphans, Pauline, Petrova, and Posy,
who are adopted by an older man who is gone during most of the
book. After going through most of the money that he has left for
their care until his return, the three sisters attend a special
school of the arts. There they can learn to act, dance, and
sing; then they can get jobs in different performances making
money. Pauline falls in love with acting, Posy is a natural
dancer, and poor Petrova would rather fix cars and learn to fly
planes than be on stage. All the characters are wonderful and a
joy to read about, the story is unique and charming. I simply
didn't want it to end. The sisters are fun characters that
children will love to read about. Adults will enjoy this story
just as much.
Kids will enjoy colouring this
delightful picture of Poky
The story of a boy who
becomes a caveman. Wonderfully animated with sound effects
and a self marking comprehension test at the end! You have
the option to have this story read to you with real audio!
(right off the web!) or learn to read difficult story words
before starting. It's all on the next page!
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