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Jaime Escalante, an East LA math teacher, motivates his students to strive and succeed in the classroom and in life.

Contains animated retellings of several myths of Greek gods, explaining how Zeus became king of the gods, describing the gods' relationships with each other and with humans, and discussing related themes that shed light on ancient Greek life and beliefs.

Presents an interview with Patricia Reilly Giff, author of the popular Polk Street series.

Presents a visit with Robert Munsch, author of "Love You Forever" and other children's books, in which he discusses his life, writing, and inspirations.

An interview with Caldecott Award-winning author of "Owl Moon" and book publisher, Jane Yolen, at her home in Scotland.

Presents an interview with children's author Eve Bunting at her Pasadena home in which she discusses her life and writing, recalls her childhood in Ireland, reads from "Night of the Gargoyle," and talks about her Caldecott Medal-winning book "Smoky Night.".

Presents an "interview" with Christopher Columbus, in which the explorer describes the goals of his four voyages to the New World and discusses their successes and failures, covering such topics as his avoidance of mutiny on his first voyage and his encounters with the Taino, a native people of the Caribbean.

Uses reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians to examine significant events in the political history of the U.S. from 1960 to 1980, a period that encompassed the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, discussing the Civil Rights movement, the Iranian hostage crisis, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and other topics.

Explains the history and basic principles of the Constitution of the United States.

Lionel and Leona ride a train into a book called "Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain," by Verna Aardema. Learn about African tales, the environment, problem solving and transportation. Featuring the "AI" as long "A" sound.