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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee StoryBy Paula Yoo, Dom LeeView DetailsThe inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonView DetailsA biography of the legendary Native American Jim Thorpe (1888--1953), voted the Greatest Football Player and Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century by two AP polls, focusing on his early childhood and how school and sports shaped his future.
Rattlesnake Mesa
Stories from a Native American ChildhoodBy Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela RenkunView DetailsA true account of a spirited Native American girl's experiences growing up on a reservation and attending Phoenix Indian School in the 1920s, written in an engaging, unconventional style and accompanied by 38 dramatic photographs.
African Dance
Drumbeat In Our FeetBy Patricia Keeler, Júlio LeitãoView DetailsJoin an African Dance troupe as they get ready for their show. See how they move and learn where the dances came from.
Fishing Fun
By Francis McCall, Paul RichardsonView DetailsTwo African American brothers go fishing with their father and discover it's not what you catch that its important, it's how much fun you have.
Everglades Forever
Restoring America's Great WetlandBy Trish Marx, Cindy KarpView DetailsA photo-essay about the Florida Everglades, its unique ecosystem, and the efforts currently underway to restore this "Wetland of International Importance," told within the framework of a class study project and visit to the Everglades.