Robert Casilla

Lacking paper, a young Panamanian artist paints the outside of his adobe home.

After years of traveling around the state watching the bigger kids compete, Lacey experiences the thrill of riding in her first rodeo.

For International Day at school, Pablo wants to bring something that reflects the cultures of both his parents.

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Shares the story of how teacher Dolores Huerta came to fight for the rights of her community's farm workers--who were poorly paid and worked under dangerous conditions--to ensure fair and safe working conditions for the migrant workers.

When Chico starts the third grade after his migrant worker family moves to begin harvesting California grapes, he finds that self confidence and math skills help him cope with the first day of school.

Gloria's Christmas begins with frustration when she is forced to go to work with Mama, but by the end of the day, she appreciates her family and enjoys the holiday.

Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.

A little boy admires his big brother and aspires to be like him when he is older.