Bridge to Terabithia DVD Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present a Hal Lieberman Company production ; produced by Hal Lieberman, Lauren Levine, David Paterson ; screenplay by Jeff Stockwell and David Paterson ; directed by Gabor Csupo
Based on the book by Katherine Paterson "Disney FastPlay." Special features: Downloadable classroom edition teacher's guide ; digital imagination: bringing 'Terabithia' to life; behind the book: the themes of 'Bridge to Terabithia; audio commentary with director Gabor Csupo, writer Jeff Stockwell and producer Hal Lieberman; audio commentary with actors Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, and producer Lauren Levine Subject area : language arts Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Robert Patrick, Zooey Deschanel
Summary:
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen and is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This friendship helps Jesse cope with a tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him
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