Linda Lowery

Tells the story of Earth Day 1970 and 1990 in the United States and the special activities planned to call global attention to the problems of pollution, environmental destruction, and waste of natural resources.

Introduces the holiday, Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn't find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as "Aunt" Clara Brown.

When Spanish explorers came to the Southwest region of the United States, they found more than 20,000 American Indians already living in the region. Learn about the history and culture of the native peoples of the Southwest.

The Day of the Dead is a special holiday celebrated in many places like Mexico and parts of the United States to honor people who have died. It's celebrated between October 31 and November 2 and there are costumes, but no one says, "trick-or-treat." There is candy, but this candy is shaped like coffins and skeletons. People picnic in cemeteries, go to parades, set off fireworks, and bake special breads and meals to remember friends and family members...

Before Europeans arrived in the California region, more than twenty independent American Indian groups called it home. Many twenty-first century American Indians still do. Find out what these nations have in common and what makes each of them unique.

AY-EEEE! A spooky howl pierces the dark night. Is it the wind? Or is it the ghost called La Llorona? La Llorona is said to haunt moonlit roads and riverbanks, crying for her lost children. Before she became a ghost, La Llorona was a beautiful young woman named Maria. But Maria's wish for wealth led her to doom. Read this haunting tale to find out more.

A boy who has no use for Valentine's Day has a change of heart.

Chronicles the life of the woman called Aunt Clara Brown, who was born into slavery and became a pioneer and entrepreneur, earning money to bring other former slaves to a new start in Colorado.