Leo Politi

The old bell-ringer at the Mission of San Juan Capistrano tells Juan about Father Serra, the founder of the first missions in California, and about swallows that come to Capistrano every St. Joseph's Day.

Emmet, the dog, was considered a neighborhood nuisance until his alert and brave action made him a neighborhood hero.

On Christmas, Rosa receives an even finer present than the doll she had hoped for.

Events in the life of Columbus, the Admiral, including his efforts to obtain ships and money to sail to the West, his first voyage, and his discovery of the New World.