Examines family life in Costa Rica through a visit with eriberto, a nine-year-old boy living on an Indian reservation with his extended family, providing insights into Costa Rican cultural traditions, foods, and celebrations.
Examines family life in Chile through a visit with Kevin, a five-year-old boy living with his mother and grandmother in coastal Valparaiso Hills while his father works away from home in a gold mine, providing insights into Chilean cultural traditions, foods, and celebrations.
Presents an introduction to the human skeletal and muscular systems, explaining how they protect the body and enable it to move, as well as providing information on the different kinds of muscle, connective tissue, and bones.
Examines family life in South Africa through a visit with Barbara, a girl living with her grandparents, aunts, and cousins near the Namibian border, providing insights into South African cultural traditions, foods, and celebrations.
Discusses the political, social, and economic forces that led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and answers frequently asked questions about the important document.
Author Linda Sue Park talks about her life and writing, discussing her Newbery award-winning book "A Single Shard" and its effect on readers, and telling about her many hobbies, including cooking, traveling, and crossword puzzles.
Peter Jennings leads a culturally diverse audience of young people in an investigation of prejudice, with experiments that help the children understand how prejudices form.
Traces the history of the Middle Ages, a period that stretched between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, using historical reenactments and dramatic footage to discuss the reign of Charlemagne, the Crusades, and the Black Death.
