Viewers visit Ellis Island, the port of entry into America for millions of immigrants who came with hopes and dreams-and see footage of immigrants arriving. A.J. Annello, who works for the company that restored the Statue of Liberty, gives LeVar a tour and tells about why and how Lady Liberty has been restored.
The Long Way to a New LandCarl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868. Carl and his family encounter hardships and new experiences as they, along with other Swedes and Europeans, emigrate from their homeland for the promise of a better life in America.
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The Island of the SkogAdventurous mice find a new home, but are frightened by an unknown neighbor. They devise a plan to catch this monstrous creature, and discover it is only a skog who is just as frightened of them as they are of him. As a group, they decide to build a village and live together.
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Molly's PilgrimTold to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom – much to Molly's embarrassment. But when she brings the doll to school, she realizes "it takes all kinds of Pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving."
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