George Ancona

Describes how Don Ricardo, a craftsman from Ejutla de Crespo in southern Mexico, makes piñatas for all the village birthday parties and other fiestas.

During the three-day celebration of the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican boy and his family make elaborate preparations to honor the spirits of the dead. "On October 30, people everywhere in Mexico are busy preparing for the three-day fiesta of El día de los muertos, the Day of the Dead. Bakers are baking the traditional pan de muertos, the bread of the dead. Candy makers are making sugar skulls. Children are cutting out cardboard skeletons. Farmers...

Christopher tells us about his school day.

Presents a portrait of a Santa Fe community garden, revealing how students and other citizens work together to select and grow annual plants, create compost, release butterflies, harvest edibles, and protect garden beds for the winter--

Presents photographs and text in both English and Spanish that describes Latin American folk dancing.

Presents a study of barrios written in both English and Spanish that follows Marc as he discusses his heritage, the neighborhood in Brooklyn where he lives, his sister and their friends, and some of the things they do after school.

A pictorial essay of the American family farm, focusing on the daily lives of three families in Massachusetts, Georgia, and Iowa.

Describes the government program which maintains an ecological balance among wild mustangs by capturing, training, and offering for adoption selected animals.

Text and photographs introduce some dances of various countries around the world.