Rose Blue

One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina public library and insists on checking out some books, despite the rule that only white people can have library cards. Includes facts about McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut.

Information about the various Jewish holy days throughout the year precedes a series of illustrations showing a young boy and his family celebrating each holiday.

Examines the debate over whether rehabilitation should be the goal of punishment for crime in the United States, looking at various theories of crime deterrence, and discussing specific prison populations, and the death penalty.

A little boy who loves books is desolate when the local library closes for reconstruction and he can find no quiet place at home to read.

Discusses the lives and political careers of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover.

Surveys the history, organization, personnel, equipment, and work of the Coast Guard.