Samlain and his family are immigrants who have moved from Cambodia to share in the promise of America. Samlain writes a letter to his cousin back in Cambodia telling him all about his new life.
Read about the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, and learn how desegregation of America's schools more fully opened the promise of America to African Americans.
A boy and his family move to New York City from the Dominican Republic. They stay with Aunt Lourdes while the father looks for a job. New York City is full of beautiful, exciting, and scary things, including a museum with dinosaur bones. The family's father finds a job, and soon they will move to their own apartment. The boy misses his friends in the Dominican Republic, but he likes New York City very much.
Dian Fossey studied mountain gorillas in Africa for nearly twenty years. Her research led to many people learning about mountain gorillas and to their preservation.
The citizens of Bean Village and Corn Village have been separated for many years due to a long-standing feud. They no longer share their bean and corn crops, but Noboru, a boy from Corn Village, finds a bean plant floating in a creek and talks his grandmother into growing it. This is against the law, and when people from both villages find out about it, they hold a meeting to decide what to do. In the end, they leave it to Noboru to come up with a solution. He decides that they should end the feud and share their crops with each other. The two villages do just that and live side by side in harmony.
During the Revolutionary War, Samuel Fraunces, the owner of a tavern, overhears a plot to kill George Washington. So, on Washington's next visit to the area, Samuel sends his daughter, Phoebe, to act as a housekeeper for Washington while making sure that no one harms him. At the end of Washington's visit, Phoebe manages to figure out the identity of his would-be killer just in time to save Washington's life.
Highlights presents Baseball's Stars: The Negro League written by Reyna Eisenstark. Until 1947, African Americans were kept from playing on major league baseball teams. Instead, African American men formed the Negro League.
This is a biography about Dolores Huerta, a Mexican American and the daughter of a farm worker and coal miner. She became an activist for farm workers, and, along with César Chávez, formed the National Farm Workers Association. Through her work and dedication, she made conditions better for farm workers today.
Several boys and girls organize a birthday party for their friend, Maria. They bring things they know Maria loves like balloons, carrot cake, and silly hats. At the party, Maria is very happy to be with the friends she loves.
