arizona

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, with her brother Alan, describes her experiences growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona, and explains how the land, people, and values shaped her life and opinions.

Discusses the duties of bat boy Kenny Garibaldi, including delivering fan mail, cleaning shoes, making sure the players have everything they need, and helping the baseball game run quickly and smoothly. Provides a close-up view of spring training for the San Francisco Giants in Arizona.

Examines the trial "Miranda v. Arizona," discussing Ernesto Miranda's crime, the state appeal, and the Supreme Court decision, which resulted in the creation of the Miranda Warning.

Discusses the history, daily lives, culture, religion, and conflicts of the Hopi Indians.

Describes the history, customs, culture, and current concerns of America's Hopi Indians.

In 1919 Papa, Mama, and their four daughters homestead a tract of land near Yuma, Arizona, and try to turn a desert mesa into farmland and a shack into a home.

Describes the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest.

Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat.

Pediatrician Randy Christensen describes his experiences caring for homeless and often abused children and adolescents from a Winnebago-turned-physician's office outside Phoenix, Arizona.

American Indian children retell forty-one tribal legends in contemporary language.