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...

The story of a family that left Cuba for Venezuela and ended up in Miami. Family members are shown celebrating a birthday, making music and playing together. -- La historia de una familia que se fueron de Cuba para Venezuela y por fin llegaron en Miami. Se ven los miembros de la familia celebrando un cumpleaños, tocando música y jugando juntos.

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.

Christopher tells us about his school day.

Looks at some of the holidays and occasions celebrated in Mexico, and discusses the elements most fiestas have in common, including fireworks, music, dance, costumes, pinatas, and food.

Text and photographs present the traditions and the annual celebration of the charro, the Mexican cowboy.

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