Beirne, Barbara

An eleven-year-old piano student describes her early interest in music, her first piano competition, her experience of moving with her grandmother from Los Angeles to New York to attend the Juilliard School of Music, and her aspiration to become a concert pianist.

Text and colorful photographs describe the experiences of ten-year-old Siobhan McNulty, a girl from Northern Ireland who spent six weeks with a New Jersey family as a part of Project Children.

Eleven-year-old Michelle describes how she became a fashion model and her career in ads, commercials, and fashion shows.

Text and photographs follow eight-year-old Jasmine Napravnik through a year of physical and mental preparation for a pony race.

An introduction to the history, geography, and culture of Ecuador's mountain areas, with a focus on the day-to-day lives of the children.