When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian girl, longs for a baby of her own to hold and bathe and kiss and burp. One day she finds the perfect baby - a rock she names Eva - just the right size for holding and bathing and kissing and burping. Narrated by Lynn Whitfield, with music by Crystal Taliefero.
With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician and Steven Kellogg, the concepts of a million, a billion and a trillion are not so quite so intimidating.
John Chapman was his real name, but almost everyone remembers him by his legendary name - Johnny Appleseed - the man who sprinkled apple seeds and planted trees all across the Midwest. His legacy remains strong today - not only for his botanical achievements, but also for the stories that he shared with children, presented here at their very best in verse and art. Narrated by Mary McDonnell with music by Randy Scruggs.
As a young girl, Alice dreams of traveling to faraway places, finding a home by the sea and making the world more beautiful. Inspired by a true-life story, Miss Rumphius shows us how we can all make the world a more beautiful place. Narrated by Claire Danes with music by John Jennings. Co-produced by Sarah Kerruish for Spellbound Productions and Weston Woods.
Every Saturday morning a paperboy and his dog get ready to leave their nice warm bed to deliver a newspaper to every house along the route they both know by heart. Narrated by Forest Whitaker with music by Jerry Dale McFadden.
Disenchanted with their fixed places on the map, the states swap spots in hopes that each can get to see a different part of the country and do something different for a change.
Two lonely boys who don't know each other meet on a city street. Brought together with a simple "Yo!" answered by the other one's "Yes?" and the bounce of a basketball, this modern classic will strike a chord with every child who's ever longed for a friend. See also TEACHING TOLERANCE DVD.
A little boy goes for a walk, and as the narrator asks him what he saw, he describes a series of colorful animals that accompanied him.
A Live Oak Media audio production.
Chato invites a family of mice to his house to share a tasty meal but to his surprise ends up eating tortillas and not them for dinner! Narrated by Cheech Marin with music by Jerry Dale McFadden.
With sensitivity and wit, Rex Robbins narrates Jean Fritz's story about one of the most famous (and shortest) speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address. Music by Bruce Zimmerman.
Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear.
