The Patchwork Quilt

In this episode LeVar goes to the Boston Children's Museum where he discovers kids learning to make their own brightly-colored patchwork quilts. Then he explores how three generations of an Italian American family work together in their food store making some of the foods (mozzarella cheese and meatballs) that are store specialties.

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The Patchwork Quilt Feature Book:

The Patchwork Quilt

Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, a young girl learns the secret ingredient in Grandma's special quilt of memories.

Author: Valerie Flournoy
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Publisher: Penguin

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Being Adopted

Being Adopted

Several young children recount their experiences as adopted members of their families. They share how sometimes their adoption is hard to forget, especially for the children whose adoptive families' racial and cultural roots are different from their own. The children also tell of their satisfactions and triumphs brought about by adoption.

Author: Maxine B. Rosenberg
Photos by: George Ancona
Publisher: William Morrow

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Angel Child, Dragon Child

Angel Child, Dragon Child

Ut, a Vietnamese girl attending school in the United States, lonely for her mother left behind in Vietnam, makes a new friend who presents her with a wonderful gift. Ut's new friend is responsible for the Vietnamese Fair, which raises money so that her mother can come to America.

Author: Michele Maria Surat
Illustrator: Vo-Dinh Mai
Publisher: Scholastic

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The Two of Them

The Two of Them

Describes the relationship of a grandfather and his granddaughter from her birth to his death.

Author: Aliki
Illustrator: Aliki
Publisher: William Morrow

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