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American Express Publishing Corporation: “Soup for the Soul” by Kristin Donnelly is comprised of excerpts from “Soul-Soothing Soups” from the November 2006 issue of FOOD & WINE magazine. Text copyright © by Kristin Donnelly. Reprinted by permission of FOOD & WINE magazine, a publication of American Express Publishing Corporation.

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand: “Indian Summer Sun” by Carmen T. Grand. This work was first published in ONCE UPON A CUENTO edited by Lyn Miller-Lachmann published by Curbstone Press. Used by permission of the author.

Diana Chang: “Saying Yes” by Diana Chang. Copyright © Diana Chang. Used by permission of the author.

Charlesbridge Publishing: “The Flag We Love” by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Text copyright © 1996 by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Illustrations copyright © 1996 by Ralph Masiello. Used with permission by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

Curtis Brown, LTD.: Copyright © 1983 by Sue Alexander. First appeared in NADIA THE WILLFUL. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, LTD.

Estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reprinted by arrangement with The Heirs of the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr., c/o Writers House as agent for the proprietor New York, NY. Copyright 1963; copyright renewed 1991 Coretta Scott King.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC: “The Clever Magistrate” from THE CH’I-LIN PURSE by Linda Fang, illustrations by Jeanne Lee. Text copyright © 1995 by Linda Fang. Illustrations copyright © 1995 by Jeanne Lee. Reprinted by permissions of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. “The Three Chicharrones” from RED RIDIN’ IN THE HOOD AND OTHER CUENTOS by Patricia Marcantonio. Copyright © 2005 by Patricia Marcantonio. Reprinted by permissions of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC.

Georges Borchardt, Inc.: DRAGON, DRAGON AND OTHER TALES by John Gardner. Copyright © 1975 by Boskydell Artists, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of Georges Borchardt, Inc., for the Estate of John Gardner.

Groundwood Books: “Chief Koruinka’s Song” from MESSENGERS OF RAIN AND OTHER POEMS FROM LATIN AMERICA. Compilation edited by Claudia M. Lee Copyright © 2002 by Groundwood Books. First published in Canada by Groundwood Books Ltd. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.

Hyperion Books for Children: From MARTIN’S BIG WORDS. Text copyright © 2001 by Doreen Rappaport. Illustrations copyright © 2001 by Bryan Collier. Reprinted by permission of Hyperion Books for Children. All rights reserved.

Lee and Low Books, Inc.: “In My Dreams” by Francisco X. Alarcón is from POEMS TO DREAM TOGETHER: POEMS PARA SOÑAR JUNTOS. Text © 2005 by Francisco X. Alarcón, illustrations copyright © 2005 by Paula Barrgán. Permission arranged with Lee & Low Books, Inc., New York, NY 10016. PASSAGE TO FREEDOM: THE SUGIHARA STORY. Text copyright © 1997 by Ken Mochizuki; illustrations copyright © 1997 by Dom Lee. Permission arranged with Lee & Low Books, Inc., New York, NY 10016.

Naomi Long Madgett: “Midway” by Naomi Long Madgett. From STAR BY STAR © 1965, 70. Reprinted in CONNECTED ISLANDS: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS by Naomi Long Madgett. By permission of the author.

Daisy Myrie: “Market Women” by Daisy Myrie from NEW SHIPS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WEST INDIAN POEMS, edited by Donald G. Wilson, Savacou Publications Ltd.

NASA: “Between Earth and Space” astronaut journal excerpts are from the journal entries of the Johnson Space Center astronauts, which can be found online at www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/astronauts/journals_astronauts.html.

National Geographic Society: “A Lion Hunt” by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton. Reprinted with permission of the National Geographic Society from the book FACING THE LION by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton with Herman Viola. Copyright © 2003 Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton with Herman Viola. “Mireya Mayor: Ultimate Explorer” is adapted from “Mireya Mayor: Primatologist/Conservationist” at www.nationalgeographic.com. Used by permission of National Geographic Society.

Penguin Books Ltd: From ZLATA’S DIARY: A CHILD’S LIFE IN SARAJEVO by Zlata Filipovic, translated by Christina Pribichevich-Zoric (Viking 1994, first published in France as ‘Le Journal de Zlata’ by Fixot et editions Robert Laffont 1993). Copyright © Fixot et editions Robert Laffont, 1993. Reproduced by permission of Penguin Books Ltd.

Penguin Group (USA) Inc.: “Diary Entries”, from ZLATA’S DIARY by Zlata Filipovic, translated by Christina Pribichevich-Zoric, copyright © 1994 Editions Robert Laffont/Fixot. Used by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Marian Reiner: “Argument” from OUT LOUD by Eve Merriam. Copyright © 1973 by Eve Merriam. Used by permission of Marian Reiner.

Scholastic, Inc.: “Getting Involved” by Jonathan Blum. From “School Spirit” by Jonathan Blum. Published in SCHOLASTIC ACTION, May 8, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Scholastic Inc. Reprinted by permission. “Taking Action” by Genet Berhane. From “Matt Cavedon Says Enough is Enough!” by Genet Berhane. Published in SCHOLASTIC NEWS: Online Edition. Copyright © 2007 by Scholastic, Inc. Reprinted by permission. From ANY SMALL GOODNESS: A NOVEL OF THE BARRIO by Tony Johnston. Scholastic Inc./The Blue Sky Press. Copyright © 2001 by Roger D. Johnston and Susan T. Johnston as Trustees of the Johnston Family Trust. Reprinted by permission.

Simon & Schuster, Inc.: “Quilt” by Janet S. Wong. Reprinted with the permission of Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, from A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED AND OTHER POEMS by Janet S. Wong. Copyright © 1996 by Janet S. Wong. All rights reserved.

Emma Suárez-Báez: “Almost Evenly Divided” by Emma Suárez-Báez. Copyright © 1999 by Emma Suárez-Báez. Used by permission of the author.

Susan Bergholz Literary Services: From THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET. Copyright © 1984 by Sandra Cisneros. Published by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., and in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf in 1994. Reprinted by permission of Susan Bergholz Literary Services, New York, NY and Lamy, NM. All rights reserved.

Dr. Florence Wambugu: “Is genetically modified food a good way to feed the world?” is from “Taking the Food Out of Our Mouths” by Florence Wambugu, published in THE WASHINGTON POST, August 26, 2001. Dr. Florence Wambugu is now the CEO of Africa Harvest, whose vision is “An Africa free of hunger, poverty and malnutrition”. The Foundation’s vision is to use science and technology - especially biotechnology - to help the poor in Africa achieve food security, economic well-being and sustainable rural development. For more details, visit www.ahbfi.org.