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Autumn is a fun season for making wonderful family memories. A girl and her grandpa visit a farm to pick apples, where they also see lots of pumpkins and enjoy nature.

Robert MacLeod, chief of clan MacLeod, falls in love with a fairy princess named Finnoula. Unable to stay in the mortal world, Finnoula must make a choice between the life of a mortal and the life of the Shining Folk. Learn the legend about the fairy flag at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, owned by the MacLeods for nearly eight hundred years!

Carrie is a young Navajo dancer who lives in Arizona. When she was in grade school, she decided to become a fancy shawl dancer. Traditional dances are important to the Navajo, a way of praying, healing, and celebrating. Carrie discusses some of the clothing she wears at a powwow.

If you want to know what's going on, you check the news. But where does the news come from? Where do the reporters get their stories? Reporters ask five basic questions during an interview to gather all the facts and follow a few rules to keep the news truthful and fair.

Over time, cultures from around the world have given us many different myths about our home galaxy. When you look up at the sky at night, what stories would you tell about what you see?

In a basket in the corner of the laundry room lives the village of Left-Behinds, a community of socks missing their mates. The mistress of the house finds ways to repurpose them like dusting cobwebs and polishing silver, but all they hope for is their mate to return. Can you think of other ways to use mismatched socks?

The Wampanoags, who inhabited what it is now southeastern Massachusetts, were strikingly different from the Pilgrims, who did not share the same interests in sharing land. The native people could not foresee Europeans taking the land that the Wampanoags had once respected and treasured.

Mary’s secret wish is to become a riverboat captain, but in the 1890s being a boat captain is a man’s job. One day, Mary meets someone who helps her make her wish come true. Learn more about Captain Mary Greene, the first female riverboat captain, and her steamboat, the Delta Queen.

On the day of her christening, Princess Piper was given the gift of music. When a wicked wizard begins kidnapping princesses, Piper decides to start rescuing them. Using her magical musical talents, Piper faces many trials and tests. Can she save the kidnapped princesses?

What foods did you eat for breakfast today? Do you eat different breakfast foods on the weekend? Children of every culture eat breakfast, but the foods they choose depends on the region.

The little birds love to play in the puddles left after a rainstorm. Little Hippo knows that these puddles are made by the footsteps of his mom. Little Hippo can't wait until he grows up so his footprints can provide the birds with a place to play too!

The French Revolution has put George Washington's friend, the Marquis de Lafayette, in danger. Out of fear of imprisonment or execution, the Lafayettes send their son to America, to stay under Washington's protection.

Yolando's grandfather has a new dominoes partner—it's Yolanda! She plays her first game in the park.

Princess Fina has grown old enough to be married. But before any man could court her, he must pass a series of tests.

Bees pollinate the flowers of the plants we eat. Without pollination, plants can't grow fruits and seeds. Which foods would you miss if we didn't have honeybees? So next time you're eating a meal, stop and thank the bees for their hard work!

During the American Civil War, cavalry units attacked quickly, cutting off the enemy's communication and railroad lines, seizing supplies and setting fire to anything they couldn't carry away. Although the Confederates lost the war, their cavalry played an important role in several battles.

How is lightning created? And what is thunder? What kind of weather creates the most lightning? This science story shows how lightning is like the spark from static electricity, but much bigger.

Electrons are extremely tiny charged particles that we can push around with magnets. This provides us with electricity.

Making the perfect mirror surface of Chicago's Cloud Gate sculpture took a lot of work.

Alex and her grandfather traverse their backyard trails to discover the source of a strange sound.