Marx, Trish

Contains two stories that depict a day in an American and in a Chinese kindergarten classroom to determine the similarities and differences between how classes are run in the two countries.

A collection of photographs that reveal the budding friendship of two Israeli children, one Jewish and the other Palestinian, showing how they were able to overcome their differences and the longstanding conflicts of the region to share and play during their summer at Camp Peace. Includes a glossary, map, and list of additional resources for the reader.

Contains two stories that depict a day in an American and in a Chinese kindergarten classroom to determine the similarities and differences between how classes are run in the two countries.

A photo-essay which follows a year in the lives of the seven members of the Hamilton Hill Steel Drum Band from Schenectady, New York, after they are recruited by talent scouts from the Apollo Theater in January 2005 to participate in a year-long series of competitions that lead them to a final contest for the title of Super Top Dog on Amateur Night at the famous Harlem theater.

A photo-essay which follows a year in the lives of the seven members of the Hamilton Hill Steel Drum Band from Schenectady, New York, after they are recruited by talent scouts from the Apollo Theater in January 2005 to participate in a year-long series of competitions that lead them to a final contest for the title of Super Top Dog on Amateur Night at the famous Harlem theater. Includes a performance CD.

Contains two stories that depict a day in an American and in a Chinese kindergarten classroom to determine the similarities and differences between how classes are run in the two countries.

A collection of photographs that reveal the budding friendship of two Israeli children, one Jewish and the other Palestinian, showing how they were able to overcome their differences and the longstanding conflicts of the region to share and play during their summer at Camp Peace. Includes a glossary, map, and list of additional resources for the reader.

Details the experiences of a group of children from a Los Angeles creative arts organization who traveled to Cuba to write and perform a play with a Cuban children's theater group in the summer of 2000.

A biography of Jeannette Rankin,an advocate for women and children who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916, and who worked to secure the vote for women, and maintained a difficult position against U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

Follows a group of Florida schoolchildren on a trip to the Everglades and the Miccosukee Reservation, describing the Everglades' animals and unique ecosystem, the Miccosukee Native Americans' way of life, and efforts to curb damage to the Everglades and restore its water flow.