The Day provides viewers with the background and analysis they need to understand the top stories of the last 24 hours. Join our Chief News Anchor Brent Goff as he puts the day's events into context and discusses them with experts and correspondents in the field.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them.
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined is a documentary film about the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of America's most celebrated Latina writers. Alvarez burst onto the literary scene in 1991 with her semi-autobiographical novel, How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accents, to great acclaim, followed by In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), which raised global awareness about three sisters assassinated by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was made into a major motion picture. Her most recent novel, Afterlife, explores the universal issues of aging, loss and healing, and joins the debate about Latino immigrants in the United States. Called "a writer of gigantic storytelling talent, and exquisitely composed prose," Alvarez has helped blaze the trail for generations of Latina/o authors helping transform American culture and literature. Now 72 years old, she feels that time is running out to tell all of the stories still within her. The film will explore her childhood in the Dominican Republic, her complex family dynamics, the lifelong impact of their escape from the dictatorship, her feelings of displacement, hybridity and loss - and how she transforms all of this, in a nuanced, complex writing voice - into poetry, essays and novels.
THE LINCOLN SCHOOL STORY is a half-hour documentary that examines the little-known fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and their children in 1954. In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, school districts nationwide were mandated to integrate. But when African American mothers in Hillsboro, Ohio, tried to enroll their children in the local, historically white schools, the school board refused to comply. Five mothers and their children took the school board to court. With Constance Baker Motley as the lead lawyer, along with help from a fledgling NAACP chapter, they started one of the nation's first civil rights marches to end school segregation. While the lawsuit wound through the courts, the mothers and children marched every day despite threats, cross burnings and job losses. They marched in sun, rain and snow for nearly two years until the mothers won their court case. Their children became the first Black students to attend a high-quality local elementary school. Their judicial victory in the Midwest inspired Black parents in communities across the country.
Nonnatus House struggles to come to terms with Nancy's revelation. Poplar's housing crisis worsens, leaving the Nonnatus team vowing to fight for change. The birth of a very special baby leads many people to count their blessings.
From the Agri voltaic research at Jack's Solar Garden and a team of biologists studying how to reduce methane from cattle in Colorado, to Kentucky and American Farmland Trust's work to keep women and Black farmers on their land, EcoSense explores new agricultural conservation.
BBC NEWS gives audiences a detailed look into news stories from around the world. Targeted to an audience looking for more depth to their daily coverage, it features field reporting with breakdowns from regional correspondents and expert guests covering a broad range of topics from breaking news to the latest in sport.
Today's episode of Classical Stretch challenges your balance. Join Miranda Esmonde-White for a full body workout that strengthens your core and improves your balance.
As Americans, we often think of chestnuts as just a holiday treat, but these ancient fruits are so much more than a Christmas cliche. Packed with nutrients, versatile chestnuts bring the ancient world right into modern times in the most sustainable way. In this very special episode, we're headed to a magical historic village called Pratalecchia in the Mugello region of Tuscany, where we meet Fosco Ferri. For centuries, the village has been home to a spectacular chestnut grove. Today, Fosco continues his family's legacy, restoring and preserving the village as he uses the same traditional processes used for countless generations to cultivate and produce chestnuts. Recipes: Anolotti with Chestnut Filling; Castagnaccio; Grape Focaccia
When Carl Met George - George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who seems to know all kind of cool facts about trains and about... well lots of things! Then George learns that Carl has Asperger's Syndrome - a form of autism that makes Carl see the world differently than most people. Can George and Carl remain good friends - and perhaps even learn from each other? DW Swims with the Fishes - D.W. and James enter the pre-school swim meet and recruit their big siblings to coach them. All goes swimmingly until Arthur and Molly start taking their jobs a little too seriously. Who's this race about, anyway?
Dress Up Day - Nick and Sally are playing dress up, but oh no! Sally's princess dress has torn, and mom doesn't have any silk thread to fix it. Cat takes them to his good friend Mindy, the silk caterpillar. Mindy shows them how she makes silk. Sally uses the silk thread to fix her swirly twirly princess dress! Bathtime - Nick and Sally have been playing in the mud, and now they need to get clean! The Cat in the Hat knows some friends who have some very wonderful ways to bathe! In Bana Bana Savanah, they meet three different animals who all keep clean in very different ways. Even though it was fun to try bathing how the animals do, Sally and Nick decide that good old soap and water works best for them!
Grover has a new job as a kitty sitter. He counts the kitties to see how many there are altogether. One, two, there, four four kitties altogether. Another kitty comes by and then another. Grover needs to count from the beginning all over again. The Count shares a counting shortcut counting on! Instead of starting all over, he can count on from where he left off. Grover uses the shortcut and counts seven kitties altogether. The kitties are now hungry so they walk over to Hooper's. At first, he only finds four blue kitty bowls. But Chris mentions he also has three yellow bowls. By using Count's counting shortcut, Grover's able to count seven bowls, one for each kitty. Grover loves this counting shortcut!
Lyla, Everett, and her sisters build makeshift carnival games for their brother Luke using household and recycled materials. / Louisa seeks help from Lyla, Luke, and Stu to create a special beat for her school presentation on Mae Jemison.
For more than 75 years, generations of young children have been charmed by the literary adventures of Curious George. Based on the best-selling Curious George books by Margret and H. A. Rey, the daily series expands George's world to include a host of colorful new characters and original locales, while maintaining the charm of the beloved books. Each half-hour episode includes two animated stories, followed by short live-action pieces showing real kids who are investigating the ideas that George introduces in his stories. The series aims to inspire kids to explore science, math and engineering in the world around them.
Daniel Plays Ball - Daniel, Miss Elaina and Prince Wednesday are at the park with Prince Tuesday. They decide to play a game with a ball. Daniel struggles to catch the ball and gets very frustrated. All of his friends remind him to keep on trying and finally, he succeeds! O Builds a Tower - In the block corner at school, O the Owl is determined to use all of the blocks to build the tallest tower in the world. After many failed attempts, he is frustrated, but Teacher Harriet and O's friends encourage him to try once again.
Rosie's Rules is an 11-minute preschool family sitcom about a little girl just beginning to learn about the fascinating, baffling, thrilling world beyond her family walls. And it doesn't always go smoothly. In her resilient quest to make sense of the world's most mystifying concepts, she often plows her way into comic chaos. It's "learning-by-doing" and she usually does it a little bit wrong before she gets it right.
When Howard joins Alma and Andre in the neighborhood drum circle, Alma helps him find the drum he's looking for. / Junior helps Alma finish a job, but instead of splitting the pay evenly, Alma keeps more for herself. Is that fair?
Zeke and Louisa plan a house for Snout. (They might even get around to building it, if they can manage to stop arguing!) / "Hooray for Spring!" is the title of the video Kaya hopes to make ... once JunJun conquers his on-camera jitters.
Donkey hosts Gator's game show for the day. Can she figure out how to make the game fair and fun for everyone?/Donkey joins Harriett's Balance Ball team but feels uncomfortable doing something new. She takes things slowly until she's ready to play.
Norman turns down an invitation to a garden gnome party because he can't dance the Big Jig. With a little help from Edna, the gnome, Pinkalicious and Peter help Norman point, hop, and step his way to the party. To Pinkalicious, Goldie the unicorn is her best friend - but to Kendra, Goldie doesn't exist! When Kendra accidentally causes Goldie to go missing, she's determined to find her - but first she has to learn to "see" her.
Speedy Swimming - The kids go to the local lake for a nice swim and discover that many animals can swim really fast. Elinor then notices something interesting -- ducks, along with other animals that swim, like frogs and turtles, have webbed feet. The three little scientists discover that webbed feet help these creatures get around easier in the water, which makes them swim faster. The kids are inspired by this discovery and use flippers to swim fast all over the lake! Strawberry Jam - It's Elinor's Dad's birthday and he's in great spirits, because they are doing his favorite thing - going camping. But, when Elinor and Olive plan the perfect camping breakfast, they realize they're out of strawberry jam, which he loves. What are they going to do?! The two kids set out to find some strawberries and learn how to tell which strawberries are ripe and ready to be eaten and which are not. The two girls then use the ripe strawberries to make the perfect birthday breakfast for Elinor's Dad.
When Molly, Tooey, and Trini head down to the river to play in the mud, they are shocked to find an enormous tusk jutting out of the riverbank! What animal did this tusk belong to, and will they be able to excavate it? / When a jokulhlaup (a glacial outburst flood) threatens to wash away Auntie Cecilia's old fishing cabin, Aunt Cecilia and Layla worry about losing the site of so many family memories. Can Molly find a way to save it?
The Kratt brothers secretly "borrow" Aviva's half finished night vision goggles to go in search of a mysterious nocturnal creature. But when the unstable goggles stop working, the brothers find themselves taken in by the nocturnal society of the tarsier. As they investigate, the Wild Kratts team discovers that nocturnal creatures only come out at night and learn that eyes help a creature see by collecting the light that comes from objects all around. But when the tarsier troop is in danger of losing one of their own, Chris and Martin must tap into their newfound understanding of nocturnal living and help the troubled tarsier family.
Roberto Clemente encourages Xavier, Yadina, and Brad to help however they can when they realize the museum water fountain is broken on a hot day. / Kristi Yamaguchi shows Yadina that it's okay to ask for help when she's learning how to roller skate.
Hold the Door - When a young agent in training gets lost in headquarters, Olive and Otto must find him before Ms. O finds out. Curriculum: Number operations; working with addition and subtraction equations. Flatastrophe - Olive and Otto must stop Fladam, a villain with a vendetta against cubes. Curriculum: Geometry; identifying and comparing 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes.
The Lilting Loons of Botsberg beloved for their soothing songs have gone missing, and the pond they call home has been replaced by trash. Thanks to Digit's shrink ray, the CyberSquad shrink down, travel through the water pipes and discover that the source of the pollution is coming from different places miles apart! Will their little actions lead to big solutions? Topics: Non-point Source Water Pollution; Mapping; Ratios; Measuring Distances Big Idea: When pollution comes from many different places, make choices that keep as much of it from reaching the water as possible to help improve the waterway's health.
Join J as he explores the city of roses, Portland, Oregon. Learn how roses became part of the city's identity, and watch J create souvenir artwork. Peterkort Roses, a local greenhouse grower that's been around for over 100 years, shares their history with J. J also greets flower farmers at the Portland Flower Market. Flower arrangements from a viewer are also shared.
Oregon is known for its wild coastline and misty forests, but it's a place where a few hours in your car can take you from the coast to the high desert or the Cascade mountains. Embracing this incredible variety, Baratunde embraces forest bathing, goes spearfishing to discover underwater kelp forests, rides along with cowboys on the cutting edge of sustainable ranching and rollerblades through Portland.
The origins of Buckingham Palace, and the most haphazard royal wedding in history.
Hosted by Sumi Somaskanda, BBC NEWS AMERICA gives audiences a detailed look into news stories from around the world from the BBC news desk in Washington DC.
PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett co-anchor.
CYCLE AROUND JAPAN HIGHLIGHTS offers a way to discover Japan by bicycle and provides useful information to enjoy the adventure. Throughout the 13-part series, viewers vicariously experience breath-taking cycling adventures and see a side of Japan they won't find in the guidebooks. Journeys include a 330-kilometer ride through the northern land of Akita and a challenging ride up a 2,000-meter peak in Nagano Prefecture, which provides breathtaking views of the Japan Alps mountain pass. Along the way, riders take part in traditions such as the harvesting of wasabi plants and the making of baskets from wild bamboo. In every location, viewers are treated to the local culture, history, food and traditions that makes cycling around Japan such a unique journey.
Join host Leslie Mueller at the Sailing Museum on the waterfront in Newport, RI. Learn the basics of sailing, the making of a sailor and more in this very interactive museum. Set sail with Leslie as she navigates a racing boat at the virtual tiller exhibit, and see what it's really like to be part of a sailing team on deck a racing yacht. Then join us at the nearby Herreshoff Marine Museum. Learn about the history of design, engineering and manufacturing of boats that took place on-site at Herreshoff Manufacturing. See their private model room and workshop and the spectacular Hall of Boats and the 75' DEFIANT built in 1992 for the America's Cup race.
The team begins a six-month expedition following lions, leopards, and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. A huge wildfire threatens both the team and the big cats. Lions fight intruders, while leopards and cheetahs struggle to secure their next meal.
2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica. The discovery prompts scientists to probe the elusive history and geology behind the demise of the church that was built in ancient Nicaea -- now known as Iznik. When was the basilica destroyed? How did the basilica get swallowed up by Lake Iznik? And what happened to its community? Spanning the globe, this investigation follows a world-renowned team in this underwater excavation. Thanks to exclusive access to the site, including critical aerial and underwater cinematography, and spectacular CGI, we time travel through the centuries, back to the Roman and Byzantine time, and at the foundation of Christianity itself.
Tonight on Amanpour and Company: Abdallah Bou Habib, Lebanese Foreign Minister; Guy Zur, Retired IDF Major General; Sonia Purnell, Author, Kingmaker. Hari Sreenivasan interviews Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Marine Biologist.
Live and taped coverage of the various Ohio House and Senate Committee's work. Coverage provided by Ohio Government Television.
Every weekday, The Sound of Ideas provides news, analysis, and community conversation about what’s going on in, and is most important to Northeast Ohio. Audience is encouraged to call in, email, or post on the Sound of Ideas Facebook wall.
All Sides is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show fair and balanced- designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations.
All Sides is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show fair and balanced- designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations.
The State of Ohio is a weekly news program spotlighting the latest happenings at the Statehouse, in the Governor's office, at the Ohio Supreme Court and throughout the Buckeye State. Guests range from politicians, reporters, and more. The State of Ohio is hosted by the award-winning journalist Karen Kasler.
Press conferences from government officials, business leaders, activists, and more. These press conferences air live and replayed live-to-tape.
Live and taped coverage of the various Ohio House and Senate Committee's work. Coverage provided by Ohio Government Television.
Every weekday, The Sound of Ideas provides news, analysis, and community conversation about what’s going on in, and is most important to Northeast Ohio. Audience is encouraged to call in, email, or post on the Sound of Ideas Facebook wall.
All Sides is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show fair and balanced- designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations.
All Sides is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show fair and balanced- designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations.
The Ohio Ballot Board prescribes and certifies ballot language for proposed Constitutional amendments, initiatives, and referenda and oversees efforts to inform voters of proposed ballot issues.
Live and taped coverage of the various Ohio House and Senate Committee's work. Coverage provided by Ohio Government Television.
Coverage of the Ohio House and Senate Healthcare Committees proceedings. Live and taped coverage provided by Ohio Government Television.
Every weekday, The Sound of Ideas provides news, analysis, and community conversation about what’s going on in, and is most important to Northeast Ohio. Audience is encouraged to call in, email, or post on the Sound of Ideas Facebook wall.
All Sides is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show fair and balanced- designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations.
All Sides is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show fair and balanced- designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations.
The Ohio Ballot Board prescribes and certifies ballot language for proposed Constitutional amendments, initiatives, and referenda and oversees efforts to inform voters of proposed ballot issues.
Live and taped coverage of the various Ohio House and Senate Committee's work. Coverage provided by Ohio Government Television.
While in Oregon, Les and Paul connect with forger Adam Larue to harvest an unlikely bleeding mushroom with an off-putting name. Later this ingredient becomes the centre of some flavour experimentation where everything is not what it seems.
This episode looks at Argentinian techniques and flavors, from perfectly cooked meat to an eye-catching salad. First, it's Oven-Perfect Strip Steak with Chimichurri with Milk Street Cook Bianca Borges, who uses the reverse sear method for strip steaks served with a spicy chili and oregano sauce. Then, Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart makes a colorful Shaved Carrot Salad with Poppy Seeds and Parsley, and Christopher Kimball shows us how to make Caramelized Pork with Orange and Sage, broiling sugar-and-spice crusted tenderloin for a quick supper.
Sheri shares her delicious recipes for cooking with heirloom field peas with an extra helping of her Hoppin' John Risotto with Collard Pesto and an "oh so beautiful" Lady Field Pea and Tomato Salad in Lemon Vinaigrette. Sheri takes a field trip to the Utopian Seed Project Farm and cooks with chef and farmer Jamie Swofford, who cooks up a delicious Field Pea Succotash.
Carrie takes an RV road trip with chef Nathalie Dupree. The two explore biscuit making on a drive from Charleston to Atlanta, stopping to sample biscuits made in a gas station. They meet chef Deborah Vantrece of Atlanta's Twisted Soul Restaurant, comparing stories of how they all came to understand the Southern cultural importance of biscuits.
Pati visits Chef Wilson Alonzo in his hometown of Halacho to prepare a traditional Cochinita Pibil in an underground pit. They begin at the local market to source ingredients. Then Pati helps Wilson prepare the achiote marinade, along with his grandmother who taught him traditional cooking and isn't shy to correct him. The final product is a meal that captures Yucatan's history in every bite. Recipes in Pati's Kitchen: Colada Black Beans; Pibil Picadillo; Chunky Tomato and Habanero Salsa; Salbutes
Don't complain, don't ask for the bathroom, and definitely don't ask for salt. On the river Ramos, two sisters - who didn't ask for your opinion - have taken a shack that serves one dish, traditional cortadillo stew, and made it into a must-visit restaurant. Just watch out for their parrot, he bites. And about 10 minutes down the road in the town of Allende is another restaurant who uses traditional stews in their famous empalmes, or stacked tacos. In the kitchen recipes: Arroz con jitomates rostizados en comino y oregano; Roasted Tomatoes Rice with Cumin and oregano; Higaditos encebollados y enchipotlados; Chicken Livers with Chipotle Caramelized Onions; Ensalada de Aguacate con Panela; Avocado and Panela Cheese Salad.
In this episode, Steven looks at fundamental techniques that he has used over the years.
By now you're comfortable smoking ribs and barbecuing brisket. (We hope.) This show focuses on foods you never dreamed you could smoke-and won't be able to live without once you've tried them. To whit, hickory-smoked Deviled Eggs. Camembert cheese smoked on a cedar plank with pepper jelly and jalapenos. Hay-Smoked Steaks served with charred Chipotle Salsa. (To make them, you'll learn a cool technique called reverse searing.) And a classic cocktail-the Bloody Mary-gets smoked with an ingenious handheld smoking device. Whether you're smoking in a kettle grill, pellet grill, stick burner (offset smoker), electric grill, or directly on the embers, we're smoking extreme on Project Smoke. Recipes: Smoked Deviled Eggs; Plank-Smoked Camembert; Hay-Smoked Steak with Chipotle Salsa; Smoky Mary.
Steve's throwing you a curve. He's making a coopered lid chest.
Mum's the word, as the chrysanthemum takes center stage. Host J Schwanke shows the many shapes and sizes of this beautiful flower. Included: a flower farm visit, and chrysanthemum cocktail.
The Dordogne River Valley with its dramatic castles, pre-historic cave paintings, and prized cuisine is an unforgettable blend of man-made and natural beauty. We'll take an idyllic canoe ride, visit a goose farm, then savor the foie gras. We'll also wander through a lamp-lit castle, enjoy a country market, and visit the Sistine Chapel of the prehistoric world. Then we head south to Albi, home of Toulouse Lautrec, and the imposing fortress city of Carcassonne.
Happen upon a lonely little cabin deep in the dark forest. Mysteries unfold in a Bob Ross black canvas masterpiece!
Wolverine Pickleball, a business on a mission to elevate the sport of Pickleball in SE Michigan. This is a story about ambition and the power of community.
"From each cell in our body to our entire emotional landscape, we ourselves are under constant renewal." This is a vigorous vinyasa to revitalize and empower. Through an all-encompassing practice that will challenge, strengthen, and stretch your body and mind, you will feel the power of transformation. We need to release the old to make space for the new. The powerful, physical practice helps prepare the mind for meditation. The practice at the ocean closes with a meditation to sink into the lower depths of consciousness - underscored by beautiful underwater footage.
In this episode, Peggy shows viewers how to take the design ideas in the their heads and put them on paper. Viewers learn the basics of drawing so that they can communicate their ideas on paper and to others.
Enjoy the view while Nicholas Hankins paints a sleepy, slow moving mountain river as it winds around towering evergreens in the valley; a real Bob Ross classic!
In this episode of Classic Woodworking, host Tom McLaughlin crafts a refined, clean, and light Shaker-inspired hall table out of gorgeous cherry using mostly hand tools. From the elegant tapered legs, to the undercut beveled edge along the top, this table offers a chance to get back to basics with extraordinary results. Techniques include using a hand plane, skimming, creating basic mortise and tenons, and chiseling pocket holes.
"From each cell in our body to our entire emotional landscape, we ourselves are under constant renewal." This is a vigorous vinyasa to revitalize and empower. Through an all-encompassing practice that will challenge, strengthen, and stretch your body and mind, you will feel the power of transformation. We need to release the old to make space for the new. The powerful, physical practice helps prepare the mind for meditation. The practice at the ocean closes with a meditation to sink into the lower depths of consciousness - underscored by beautiful underwater footage.
Test cook Christie Morrison and host Julia Collin Davison make mouthwatering Pork Carnitas. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of lard. Finally, Julia makes crunchy Shrimp Tacos.
Hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster unlock the secrets to making a Chinese classic at home: flat hand-pulled noodles (Biang Biang Mian) with chili oil vinaigrette. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for meat cleavers, and test cook Dan Souza makes Julia the ultimate Chinese-style barbecued spareribs.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese visits Mill City Park in Franklin, New Hampshire, New England's first whitewater park, for a day of whitewater rafting and boogie boarding. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso harvests lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooks them up at the five-star Camden Harbour Inn. In Vermont, Weekends with Yankee visits Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt to learn the story behind their iconic handmade waxed canvas bags.
There are few places more historic than Savannah, and its beauty is just as captivating. Chris and Paul not only explore the picturesque downtown, but they find themselves exploring an island, a lighthouse, and a historic plantation.
The creative spirit of Spain's Catalunya the land of Picasso, Gaudi and Salvador Dali is on a roll. We'll get caught up in the festivity of Barcelona, enjoying the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter. Then we'll take a scenic side trip to mountaintop Montserrat, and finish with an artist's pilgrimage along the Costa Brava to Salvador Dali country seaside Cadaques to visit his home and nearby Figures to experience his playfully surreal mausoleum/museum.
An abandoned fishing boat hugs an old dockside pier and as always, Bob Ross completes the scene in less than thirty minutes!
Test cook Christie Morrison and host Julia Collin Davison make mouthwatering Pork Carnitas. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of lard. Finally, Julia makes crunchy Shrimp Tacos.
Hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster unlock the secrets to making a Chinese classic at home: flat hand-pulled noodles (Biang Biang Mian) with chili oil vinaigrette. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for meat cleavers, and test cook Dan Souza makes Julia the ultimate Chinese-style barbecued spareribs.
In this episode, Peggy shows viewers how to take the design ideas in the their heads and put them on paper. Viewers learn the basics of drawing so that they can communicate their ideas on paper and to others.
Enjoy the view while Nicholas Hankins paints a sleepy, slow moving mountain river as it winds around towering evergreens in the valley; a real Bob Ross classic!
In this episode of Classic Woodworking, host Tom McLaughlin crafts a refined, clean, and light Shaker-inspired hall table out of gorgeous cherry using mostly hand tools. From the elegant tapered legs, to the undercut beveled edge along the top, this table offers a chance to get back to basics with extraordinary results. Techniques include using a hand plane, skimming, creating basic mortise and tenons, and chiseling pocket holes.
"From each cell in our body to our entire emotional landscape, we ourselves are under constant renewal." This is a vigorous vinyasa to revitalize and empower. Through an all-encompassing practice that will challenge, strengthen, and stretch your body and mind, you will feel the power of transformation. We need to release the old to make space for the new. The powerful, physical practice helps prepare the mind for meditation. The practice at the ocean closes with a meditation to sink into the lower depths of consciousness - underscored by beautiful underwater footage.
In this episode, Peggy shows viewers how to take the design ideas in the their heads and put them on paper. Viewers learn the basics of drawing so that they can communicate their ideas on paper and to others.
Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison umami-packed Chicken Teriyaki. Tasting expert Jack Bishop talks all about potatoes. Test cook Dan Souza makes host Bridget Lancaster comforting Nikujaga (Beef and Potato Stew).
Test cook Christie Morrison and host Julia Collin Davison make mouthwatering Pork Carnitas. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of lard. Finally, Julia makes crunchy Shrimp Tacos.
Hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster unlock the secrets to making a Chinese classic at home: flat hand-pulled noodles (Biang Biang Mian) with chili oil vinaigrette. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for meat cleavers, and test cook Dan Souza makes Julia the ultimate Chinese-style barbecued spareribs.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese visits Mill City Park in Franklin, New Hampshire, New England's first whitewater park, for a day of whitewater rafting and boogie boarding. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso harvests lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooks them up at the five-star Camden Harbour Inn. In Vermont, Weekends with Yankee visits Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt to learn the story behind their iconic handmade waxed canvas bags.
There are few places more historic than Savannah, and its beauty is just as captivating. Chris and Paul not only explore the picturesque downtown, but they find themselves exploring an island, a lighthouse, and a historic plantation.
The creative spirit of Spain's Catalunya the land of Picasso, Gaudi and Salvador Dali is on a roll. We'll get caught up in the festivity of Barcelona, enjoying the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter. Then we'll take a scenic side trip to mountaintop Montserrat, and finish with an artist's pilgrimage along the Costa Brava to Salvador Dali country seaside Cadaques to visit his home and nearby Figures to experience his playfully surreal mausoleum/museum.
While Les and Paul are visiting Sri Lanka, Les discovers an interesting hard-shelled fruit both on the tree and on the forest floor. Paul cooks something black, and a European classic, Sri Lankan style.
This show gives grilled and smoked vegetables their due. We start with hot stuff from India: a spectacular Tandoori Cauliflower with Coriander Mint Chutney. From the West Indies comes a squash gratin fired with habanero chiles and perfumed with wood smoke. Not to leave our carnivorous friends out, Mexican-American chef Johnny Hernandez cooks Borrego, Mexican pit-roasted lamb. Tandoori Cauliflower with Coriander Mint Chutney; West Indian Squash Gratin; Borrego (Mexican Pit-Roasted Lamb).
Lawman Johnson makes host Julia Collin Davison tall and tender Butter and Lard Biscuits, and Toni Tipton-Martin addresses the debate between lard and shortening. Equipment expert Adam Ried weighs the benefits of full-sized and mini food processors. Bryan Roof visits Asheville, NC and shares his version of Mimosa Fried Chicken with host Bridget Lancaster.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them.
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined is a documentary film about the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of America's most celebrated Latina writers. Alvarez burst onto the literary scene in 1991 with her semi-autobiographical novel, How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accents, to great acclaim, followed by In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), which raised global awareness about three sisters assassinated by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was made into a major motion picture. Her most recent novel, Afterlife, explores the universal issues of aging, loss and healing, and joins the debate about Latino immigrants in the United States. Called "a writer of gigantic storytelling talent, and exquisitely composed prose," Alvarez has helped blaze the trail for generations of Latina/o authors helping transform American culture and literature. Now 72 years old, she feels that time is running out to tell all of the stories still within her. The film will explore her childhood in the Dominican Republic, her complex family dynamics, the lifelong impact of their escape from the dictatorship, her feelings of displacement, hybridity and loss - and how she transforms all of this, in a nuanced, complex writing voice - into poetry, essays and novels.
THE LINCOLN SCHOOL STORY is a half-hour documentary that examines the little-known fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and their children in 1954. In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, school districts nationwide were mandated to integrate. But when African American mothers in Hillsboro, Ohio, tried to enroll their children in the local, historically white schools, the school board refused to comply. Five mothers and their children took the school board to court. With Constance Baker Motley as the lead lawyer, along with help from a fledgling NAACP chapter, they started one of the nation's first civil rights marches to end school segregation. While the lawsuit wound through the courts, the mothers and children marched every day despite threats, cross burnings and job losses. They marched in sun, rain and snow for nearly two years until the mothers won their court case. Their children became the first Black students to attend a high-quality local elementary school. Their judicial victory in the Midwest inspired Black parents in communities across the country.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese visits Mill City Park in Franklin, New Hampshire, New England's first whitewater park, for a day of whitewater rafting and boogie boarding. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso harvests lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooks them up at the five-star Camden Harbour Inn. In Vermont, Weekends with Yankee visits Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt to learn the story behind their iconic handmade waxed canvas bags.
An abandoned fishing boat hugs an old dockside pier and as always, Bob Ross completes the scene in less than thirty minutes!
Lyla, Everett, and her sisters build makeshift carnival games for their brother Luke using household and recycled materials. / Louisa seeks help from Lyla, Luke, and Stu to create a special beat for her school presentation on Mae Jemison.
NATURE CAT follows Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat, "backyard explorer extraordinaire." Nature Cat can't wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there's one problem: He's still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Like many of today's kids, Nature Cat is eager and enthusiastic about outside activities, but is at times intimidated by them. With the help of his animal friends, Nature Cat embarks on action-packed adventures that include exciting missions full of nature investigation, "aha" discovery moments and humor, all while inspiring children to go outside and "play the show."
Power shifts in the Tibble household when the twins find out Tommy is two minutes older than Timmy. Frustrated in his new role, Timmy enlists the help of an expert older brother tamer: D.W.! Educational Objective: Tommy and Timmy learn that it doesn't matter which brother is older. Ladonna's thrilled when Muffy loans her a beautiful recital dress. But a run-in with a painted bench leaves Ladonna wondering how to break the news to her fashionista friend. Educational Objective: Ladonna learns to be comfortable in her own skin.
Oscar of All Trades - Oscar tells Olive about his early days at Odd Squad. Curriculum: Numbers and counting; estimating. Swamps 'N' Gators - Olive and Otto get trapped inside a board game. Curriculum: Number counting and operations; recognizing the number items in a set and adding and subtracting.
While exploring the world of the sea horse, Martin and Chris uncover a plot by Donita Donata to capture these amazing creatures and turn them into living jewelry.
The Wild Kratts are on a mission to decode the secret language of one of the smartest creatures on Earth - Dolphins!
Lyla, Everett, and her sisters build makeshift carnival games for their brother Luke using household and recycled materials. / Louisa seeks help from Lyla, Luke, and Stu to create a special beat for her school presentation on Mae Jemison.
Busy Beavers When a family of beavers builds a damn and accidentally diverts water into Trini's garden, the kids must devise a way to redirect the stream before Trini's strawberries are ruined. The Night Watchers It's Trini's first camping trip with the Neegoo Tsal or Little Foxes nature troupe, and she's determined to earn her first badge - the Night Watchers Badge. Will she and her troupe be able to find three nocturnal animals before it's time to turn in?
Stand Back Up Inspired by real-life athletes Sharon and Shirley Firth, the first Gwich'in female Olympians, Molly trains hard to participate in a cross-country ski race where Sharon will be speaking. But cross-country skiing is not as easy as it looks, and when Molly faces some big obstacles, she must decide if she'll give up or stand back up. Seal Meal When Molly and her family go fly fishing in Bristol Bay, a hungry seal sneaks into their boat and eats their precious sockeye salmon and their lunch! Can Molly figure out a way to lure the seal away from their boat so they can get back home?
Sara is excited to celebrate the (full) moon viewing with her hero friends, but they notice that half the moon seems to be 'gone!' / On a mission to find the other half of the moon and save the festival, Sparks' Crew flies to the moon to investigate. Curriculum: Objects can only be seen if light is available to illuminate them, or if they give off their own light. Patterns of the motion of the sun and moon in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted.
In the shadows of the night, something is making a mess of the Dingerville ballfield. Can the CyberSquad help to stop it? On earth, Inez is forced to start sharing her room with younger sister, Camila.
In Beijing, when the kids decide to give Luna her own special day, they discover that China already celebrates her with the Moon Festival. / In Beijing, while Carmen searches for a new home for Honey, the mischievous hamster takes residence in a giant drum that's about to be used in a drum ceremony.
Based on the popular Scholastic book series by Norman Bridwell about the lovable oversized canine with his head in the clouds but four paws planted firmly on the ground, Clifford presents a larger-than-life view of the world. With his loving human, Emily Elizabeth, and dog pals, Cleo and T-Bone, Clifford inhabits a colorful island community, inviting viewers on a fun-filled journey through childhood, navigating the dips and curves along the way. CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG emphasizes good citizenship and the importance of community. Each episode concludes with a component of Clifford's Big Ideas - 10 different attributes children learn to embrace - which leaves them with something to think about and practice in their lives.
The Pteranodon Family, with the Conductor, have raced on land a few times and in the air against Thurston Troodon, but have never raced in the water! So, after Thurston shows up in his own souped-up, "state-of-the-art" submarine, the challenge is on! Buddy, Tiny, and Mrs. Pteranodon are with Mr. Conductor in the Dinosaur Train Submarine, racing across the great Western Interior Sea against Thurston, Shiny, Don, and Mr. Pteranodon! On the way, they meet a new species of marine reptile, Leo the Liopleuridon, who helps Thurston a little too much in the race. / but he doesn't have wings like his siblings do! For 4 seasons, Buddy has run along while his siblings fly, although sometimes they carry him. When Shiny complains that Buddy is getting too big to carry around Pteranodon Terrace, Buddy feels sad for a little while, then decides to do something about it - build himself his own set of wings! Our Pteranodon kids love this, and they get to work designing and engineering, starting with funny homemade versions, a try-and-fail sequence with some hilarious crashes and some success, leading up to a cool, Leonardo-esque set of mechanical wings. The wings work! Buddy can fly with his siblings, and they have a triumphant flying session. But in the end, Buddy misses being carried. "Who am I kidding? I'm not a Pteranodon! I'm a T. rex who really loves to fly!" Buddy goes happily back to the status quo. And even better, he knows what to do with his mechanical wings - he gives them to the Pteranodon kid with a stunted wing. We end with them all flying together, the neighbor kid joyfully flying Buddy's mechanical wings.
"The Sparkle Kart" Pinkalicious and Peter spot Kendra in a flashy store-bought go kart! With some help from Mommy, they make a homemade kart, the Sparkle Speedster, but is it fast enough to beat Kendra? Curriculum: (Visual Arts) Construct Assemblages; (STEAM) Engingeering - creating something out of existing materials. "The Pinkville Merry-Go-Round" The new Pinkville merry-go-round has... one bench? That's no fun to ride. Pinkalicious and friends search all over Pinkville to find ways to make the merry-go-round more pinkamazing. Curriculum: (Visual Arts) Model flexible thinking as part of creative problem solving. Interstitial: With help from Jay (AKA "The Pastry Queen"), kids accessorize their bikes with robot-inspired decorations to ride in a parade.
There's a leak at the space station and the solution is Zee's super sticky slime, until it spills on Zee and MacBarm, who get stuck together. It's up to the Mechas to get them unstuck so they can do their super-epic space rescue./The Martians send a giant hunk of ice to help cool off Pretty Big City on a hot day, but the ice is heading straight for the skyscraper! It's up to the Mechas to find a way to stop the ice from destroying the city.
Grover has a new job as a kitty sitter. He counts the kitties to see how many there are altogether. One, two, there, four four kitties altogether. Another kitty comes by and then another. Grover needs to count from the beginning all over again. The Count shares a counting shortcut counting on! Instead of starting all over, he can count on from where he left off. Grover uses the shortcut and counts seven kitties altogether. The kitties are now hungry so they walk over to Hooper's. At first, he only finds four blue kitty bowls. But Chris mentions he also has three yellow bowls. By using Count's counting shortcut, Grover's able to count seven bowls, one for each kitty. Grover loves this counting shortcut!
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Uh oh! The Wombats accidentally "gift-wrapped" Snout while helping Mr. E. Can they figure out which box he's in? / Zeke misses Snout, who's accompanying Mr. E on a visit to Aunt Ida. Will a postcard from Snout chase away Zeke's blues?
Only one way to find out if there are unicorns on the moon build a spaceship and go see for yourself! / Louisa tells Zeke she's a Moon Magician who can turn the moon into different shapes. Would Zeke like to learn how she does it?
Mad at the Crayon Factory - Daniel returns to the Crayon Factory with O the Owl and Jodi. When Daniel gets mad that he doesn't get a crayon box right away, he takes a deep breath and realizes there are plenty of boxes for everyone. Mad at School - Daniel and O are building a cardboard car contraption at school, but when it breaks, they get mad. Once they take a deep breath and count to four, they're able to fix their contraption together.
Daniel Makes a Mistake - While Daniel is looking at different items under the magnifier at school, he accidentally knocks a basket of objects off the table, sending things tumbling all over the floor. Whoops! Daniel thinks he has ruined Science Time until Teacher Harriet explains that everyone makes mistakes; the important thing is that we can fix them and always learn from them. Baking Mistakes - Daniel and Prince Wednesday are at the bakery helping Baker Aker make cookies for the Neighborhood. But Prince Wednesday accidentally spills the milk! No crying, though, because mistakes can happen. Soon the boys learn that they can try to fix their mistakes and learn from them, too. Trolley cookies for everyone! Strategy: It's ok to make mistakes, try to fix them and learn from them, too.
Curious George On Time - After accidentally breaking Professor Wiseman's cuckoo clock, George decides to explore the inside of the BIG library clock to see how it works. When the big clock stops working too, Mr. Reloj, the local clockmaker, comes to the rescue. With Mr. Reloj's help, George discovers how to use various tools to make the clocks tick again. Curious George's Bunny Hunt - In the country, George falls in love with neighbor Bill's new pet bunnies. They are so irresistible that when Bill leaves to do his paper route, George just has to pet one. But as soon as he opens the bunny hutch, they all escape. By following their footprints and careful counting, George restores order and returns the missing bunnies to their home.
Curious George Takes a Job - Following his nose, George sniffs his way to Chef Pisghetti's Ristorante where he finds Gnocchi the cat being tormented by her enormous ribbon. While the Chef is cooking up a meal to tempt a restaurant critic, George and Gnocchi experiment with kitchen magic. They learn that when cooking, not everything becomes floppy like spaghetti and some things don't really belong in the pasta pot. Curious George Takes Another Job - After George's success helping Chef Pisghetti impress the restaurant critic, the Chef suggests that George help his friend Mr. Glass wash the windows of his skyscraper-The Glass Palace. A perfect job for a little monkey! But maybe not a curious monkey because George can't help but be distracted by some amazing shadows he sees inside the windows.
Donkey hosts Gator's game show for the day. Can she figure out how to make the game fair and fun for everyone?/Donkey joins Harriett's Balance Ball team but feels uncomfortable doing something new. She takes things slowly until she's ready to play.
Donkey accidentally breaks Grampy's favorite toy and feels terrible. When fixing it doesn't work, Panda helps her tell Grampy the truth. /Donkey and Panda play with a new Tater Buddy together. But why does Donkey look like she's not having fun?
Butterfly Babies - The kids are observing butterflies and caterpillars when they realize that they've never seen a baby butterfly. How can this be?! They decide that they just need more observations and head off to investigate, but they still don't find any baby butterflies. They do come across many caterpillars, though, and to their surprise, they witness the metamorphosis occur - from caterpillar to chrysalis, then from chrysalis to butterfly. Then, they realize a caterpillar IS a baby butterfly. Amazing! Elinor's Circus - Elinor, Ari and Olive decide to put on a circus for all their friends. They each have acts that involve balancing, but unfortunately, they're not great at it. They seek out some tips from their friend, Siggy the squirrel, who is great at balancing. Siggy explains that a tail like his can help you balance, but extending your body or using long poles will help, too. Bravo, the show is saved!
112A Mom yearns for past snowy winters, so Rosie tries to make her a snowy winter in the backyard. 112B Rosie, Iggy and Papa are on hike in a national park, but it turns into a rescue mission when Lote falls in the river.
While delivering popcorn in Maya's apartment building, Rosie, Crystal and Mom find a lost dog toy, so they become doggie detectives to find its owner./Rosie builds a cardboard house for Gatita so she can have a peaceful nap.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!
Lyla feels guilty when she causes a group project to break and doesn't take responsibility. / Lyla's glider toy is stuck in a big puddle. Lyla, Everett, and Stu try different ways to get it out without getting wet.
NATURE CAT follows Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat, "backyard explorer extraordinaire." Nature Cat can't wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there's one problem: He's still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Like many of today's kids, Nature Cat is eager and enthusiastic about outside activities, but is at times intimidated by them. With the help of his animal friends, Nature Cat embarks on action-packed adventures that include exciting missions full of nature investigation, "aha" discovery moments and humor, all while inspiring children to go outside and "play the show."
Buster rescues a cat that got stuck in a tree. It's not every day that your best friend is lionized, canonized and just plain admired, and Arthur, for one, is sick of it. In part two, D.W. drives Arthur to distraction with her "Crazy Bus" CD, playing it 4,000 times a day! When the CD disappears, D.W. suspects Arthur has finally snapped.
Villains in Need are Villains Indeed - Odd Squad and villains work together to stop a giant robot. Curriculum: coding, code-breaking and computational thinking, mapping. Happily Ever Odd - The agents accidentally lose someone in headquarters. Curriculum: early algebra- solving for an unknown in the middle of an equation.
As Chris and Martin search for the answer to why giraffes have long necks, a mischievous giraffe begins secretly taking Creature Power Suit parts and supplies from the Tortuga.
A miniaturized Martin wants to check out insects in the rainforest, but Chris wants to investigate the world of the Spider monkey. Chris wins when he puts "mini" Martin in his pack back and heads off through the treetops.
Lyla feels guilty when she causes a group project to break and doesn't take responsibility. / Lyla's glider toy is stuck in a big puddle. Lyla, Everett, and Stu try different ways to get it out without getting wet.
A troublesome goose is pestering all of Qyah, even preventing an event outside the library! Molly and Trini learn more about geese and figure out how they can humanely get the goose to find another home. / When Mr. Patak goes out of town, his whistle disappears under Molly and Tooey's watch! With Khi's help, Molly searches for the missing whistle while Tooey tries to carve a new one before Mr. Patak comes back!
By Sled or Snowshoe Grandpa Nat and Nina are out in the field observing an active volcano when it erupts! When their camera breaks, Molly persuades Tooey and her mom to deliver a new one - and to see a real-life volcano. But getting there won't be easy. The Shortest Birthday It's winter solstice and Trini's birthday. Molly and Tooey have planned the perfect present-a trip to Qyah's best bird-watching spot. With only a few hours of daylight and after much delay, they reach the special spot at dusk, only to encounter an extra special surprise.
Hero Elementary student, Rubberband Robbie, is super stretchy. But, when he coils up into a ball and bounces all over the school, Sparks' Crew has to find a way to stop him, and to keep him from bouncing out of control again. Curriculum: When there's a problem to solve, first be sure you understand the problem. Then, figure out an idea to try. Build it. Test it. Share what you find out. Then, keep building and testing your ideas until you find a solution that works. / When Lucita flies to pick up pizza, she accidentally causes a communication tower to fall over, knocking out all phone service. How will the pizzeria get its pizza orders now? Sparks' Crew tests out different low-tech ways of communicating long-distance. Curriculum: There are many ways to send messages over long distances. Through engineering, you can design and test alternative solutions.
The Lilting Loons of Botsberg beloved for their soothing songs have gone missing, and the pond they call home has been replaced by trash. Thanks to Digit's shrink ray, the CyberSquad shrink down, travel through the water pipes and discover that the source of the pollution is coming from different places miles apart! Will their little actions lead to big solutions? Topics: Non-point Source Water Pollution; Mapping; Ratios; Measuring Distances Big Idea: When pollution comes from many different places, make choices that keep as much of it from reaching the water as possible to help improve the waterway's health.
"More Than All That Jazz" In New Orleans, musician Carmen learns about something new: Jazz improvisation "Swamp Pals" Leo travels to the Louisiana Bayou to meet his pen pal, who seems too exciting to be true.
While delivering popcorn in Maya's apartment building, Rosie, Crystal and Mom find a lost dog toy, so they become doggie detectives to find its owner./Rosie builds a cardboard house for Gatita so she can have a peaceful nap.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!