In the early 1900s, two cousins leave their Russian shtetl with the rest of their family to come to America, hopeful that they will all pass the dreaded inspection at Ellis Island.
The Memory Coat
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Hail To Mail
A certified letter follows its intended recipient all over the world as the postal service attempts to catch up to him.
Streets of Gold
Based on a memoir written in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life in the United States.
Leaving For America
The author recalls her early years in a small Jewish town in western Russia and the last days there as she and her mother prepare to join her father in the United States.
Borreguita and the Coyote
A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.
Armando and the Blue Tarp School
Armando and his father are trash-pickers in Tijuana, Mexico, but when Senor David brings his “school”–a blue tarp set down near the garbage dump–to their neighborhood, Armando’s father decides that he must attend classes and learn. Based on a true story.
Mañana Iguana
Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used.
Under The Lemon Moon
The theft of all the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with la Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and to an understanding of generosity and forgiveness.
The Harvest Birds/Los Pájaros De La Cosecha
A young man realizes his dream by listening to the voice of nature.
Save My Rainforest
Eight-year-old Omar Castillo fulfills his dream of visiting the endangered rainforest of southern Mexico and wins an audience with the president of Mexico to express his concern.