washington (d.c.)

A brief history of the Library of Congress describing its role in disseminating information and in collecting, cataloging, and preserving books and other related materials.

Explains how and why the Lincoln Memorial was created and shows how it symbolizes national unity and greatness.

Hillary Rodham Clinton presents more than 350 photos and describes life at the White House during the Clinton years, including the refurbishing of several rooms, and many official and personal social affairs; also presents more than fifty White House kitchen recipes.

Profiles the first black Washington, D.C. Board of Education member, who helped to found the NAACP and organized pickets and boycotts that led to the 1953 Supreme Court decision to integrate D.C. area restaurants.

Describes how First Lady Michelle Obama created the White House Kitchen Garden as part of her campaign to promote healthy eating and provides information on how the garden is cultivated and what plants are found in it.

A young white girl rides the bus with her father to the March on Washington in 1963--at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would give his "I Have a Dream" speech--and comes to see that Dr. King's dream belongs not just to African-Americans but to all Americans.

Eight-year-old Lucy Rose keeps a diary of her first year in Washington, D.C., her home since her parents separation, where she spends time with her grandparents, makes new friends, and longs to convince her teacher to let her take care of the class pet during a holiday.

Lucy Rose records in her diary her special summer plans--to make a keychain for her mother, to help decorate the living room, to prevent her parents' divorce, to vanquish some squirrels, and to enjoy a ninth birthday adventure with her father.