videotapes

Ted Rand's moonlit vision captures the swift, rhythmic gait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's words and the drama of Paul Revere's brave ride.

Introduces three disabled students who, through interviews and film footage, share stories about their disabilities, revealing how they cope and how they enjoy the same activities as other children.

Presents in English and Spanish the story of a Puerto Rican boy and his pet tree frog, and gives children a taste of Puerto Rican culture through pictures and music.

Tells the story of how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, carried on a decades-long campaign to save Thanksgiving, finally persuading President Lincoln to make it a national holiday.

Visit with award-winning children's author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats as he talks about his books and the characters in them. Includes an animated version of "A Letter to Amy.".

Presents an introduction to life in Renaissance Europe, showing the typical clothing, food, and homes, as well as discussing the impact of the economic upswing on people's lifestyles and showing how the roles work, religion, art and entertainment, and education changed in family life between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Amy and Brad's parents go to the movies, leaving them with a babysitter who knows just what to do to make them happy.

An overview of the birth of democracy and its spread throughout the world.

When newfangled motor shovels threaten to take their place, Mike Mulligan promises that he and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, can do a hundred men's work in one day.

Contains four scenarios that explain the difference between tattling just to get someone else in trouble, and telling when a person is being taunted or bullied, or someone's health or safety is in danger. Includes a teacher's guide.