Jane Yolen takes us to her home in St. Andrews, Scotland, and discusses her life, writings, and her family as well as taking the viewer on a travelogue of Scotland and reading from her book "The devil's arithmetic".
A discussion with the 2002 Pura Belpre award-winning author of 'Esperanza rising', on its parallels to her grandmother's voyage from Mexico to the U.S. She reads from 'Hello ocean' on the shore of the Pacific.
Children's author Betsy Byars talks about her life, her writing, and winning the Newbery Medal for "The Summer of the Swans," and reads from one of her books.
