Take a breathtaking journey through time as a street evolves from a camp of nomadic hunter-gatherers to the present day.
Fly Away Home - Eve BuntingA homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom.
¡Sí, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. - Diana Cohn
When Carlitos's mother and the other cleaners go on strike for higher wages, Carlitos cannot think of a way to support his mother until he sees her on television making a speech, and then he gets his class to help him make a sign to show his pride
Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicken Sunday - Patricia Polacco
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins - Carole Boston WeatherfordThe 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.
A Chinese American child fears that the food her parents are preparing to sell on the Fourth of July will not be eaten.
Letting Swift River Go - Jane Yolen
Relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the drowning of the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts to form the Quabbin Reservoir.
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