Flanagan, Alice K

Describes the activities of a real estate developer and a master carpenter who plan and build new houses in a community.

Follows a letter carrier for a day at his job from the time he arrives at the post office to pick up and sort the mail until the last item is delivered.

Describes the work done throughout the year by a couple who raises foods to sell at stores and roadside stands.

Text and photographs follow Mrs. Kramer, a safe and careful bus driver, as she gets the children to school on time and brings them home again at the end of the day.

Introduces a female deputy chief of the Hartford, Connecticut police and discusses the things she is expected to do in her job.

A history of the system which found homes for 200,000 orphans in New York and other states, especially in the West, from 1854 to 1930.

Explores the origins of Passover, the holiday that celebrates the freedom of the Jews, discusses the symbolism of the Seder meal, and describes the food and customs associated with the observance.

Explores the origins of Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday that honors the first battle in the struggle to keep the French from taking control of Mexico, and describes the foods, music, and symbols associated with the Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Explores the origins of Chinese New Year, a holiday that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and describes the preparations, foods, customs, and symbols associated with the celebration.

Explores the origins of Carnival, a festival started in Europe to welcome the coming of spring, looks at how the holiday is observed around the world, and describes the food, symbols, and customs associated with the celebration.