Highlights presents Blending Worlds written by Sherry Sterling and Kira Freed. This selection introduces three families who immigrated to the United States. It tells why they moved, the difficulties they have experienced, and how their lives are now in the United States.
Family teamwork! The Timbertoes know that teamwork makes the dream work and that when things go wrong no one has your back like family. Stories by Rich Wallace and Marileta Robinson.
Every Sunday, Mom posts a list of chores. Sam says he gets the worst jobs and Riley has the easy ones. When Sam asks if he can trade jobs with Riley, Mom says she doesn't mind as long as his sister agrees. After the siblings switch jobs, neither is happy. By Friday, they agree to go back to their old jobs.
Anything that gets your body moving is exercise. Exercise keeps your body fit and strong. Exercise can be doing chores, playing outside, riding a bicycle, taking a dance class, or playing a sport.
The book surveys the many ways people help one another in their homes, neighborhoods, and communities. It profiles boys and girls helping build new homes, paint a mural, raise money, respond to a disaster, and celebrate a community milestone.
On Friendship Day, Mrs. Adams asks her students to share personal examples of what it means to be a friend. Five stories are told about friends helping each other during bad times, protecting each other from danger, enjoying each other's company, and so on.
This book describes the life of Robert S. Graetz, a white Lutheran minister who fought for the civil rights of African Americans, and covers his pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
When Maya Lin was a senior at Yale University, she entered a contest. It was a contest to design what would become a well-known American landmark: the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Lin never dreamed she would win the contest. But she did. Her design received much praise, however, it also set off angry protests. As one of America's greatest living artists, Lin continues to create remarkable pieces of art.
No one likes to be treated unfairly. No one likes to be treated like they don't matter. Maria Elena Lucas understood that and dedicated her life to changing the way Mexican migrant workers were treated. Her story is one of courage, determination, and triumph.
