Risk-takers :

• DVD 812 Harriet Tubman.   Tells story of the selflessness and courage of Harriet Tubman who's daring exploits enabled her to risk everything in helping her family and many others to escape the chains of slavery using the "Underground Railroad" from 1849 to 1860.  
• DVD 812 Strega Nona-- and more Caldecott Award-winning folk tales. Caldecott Award-winning adaptations of folk tales from around the world. Based on the book by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is a retelling of an Italian folk tale about an old witch, a magic cooking pot and a curious young boy. An animated presentation of the book by Simms Taback, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat tells the story of a man who makes something out of nothing. Narrated by Rob Reiner, the story is based on a Yiddish folk song. Based on the book by Marcia Brown, Stone Soup tells the story of a battle of wits between three clever soldiers and the selfish residents of a French village. In The Tale of Mandarin ducks, a pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
  
• DVD 812 Whenever I'm afraid... Have no fear -- Cowboy Max -- Try it you'll like it -- Make no mistake -- I believe in me. Scott McNeil, Ty Olsson, Chantal Strand ... [et al.] Dragons as playmates helping children learn to accept and overcome fears, in adventures involving trying something new and facing a bad experience.
  
• VID 155.413 Speaking your mind. Teaches children the proper way to communicate their feelings: how to express their wants, thoughts, and feelings to someone else, in an open and direct way that will get him or her to listen to what you say.
  
• VID 177 Courage/diligence/caring. Presents lessons in character development through the stories of three real-life children who learn the values of courage, diligence, and caring.
  
• VID 812 I can do it!. I can dance -- Look what I can do -- How does your garden grow? -- All shook up -- C'mon and swim -- Peanut butter -- Buttn up your overcoat! -- Bicycle built for two -- In the good old summertime -- The boogie woogie bugle boy -- The best sandcastle -- I can do it (reprise). Kidsongs Kids and Billy and Ruby-Biggle. Kidsongs Kids discover ways to have fun, they build sand castles at the beach, get soaked bathing puppies, ride bikes, fly kites and jump in an swim at a pool party. Zak takes a dive : Zak learns how to swim and realizes that trying new things can be fun. A feat on her feet : Cassie tries rollerskating and finds out how easy it can be. A Liking to Biking: Ord's friends teach him not to give up as he learns how to ride a bike.
  
• VID 812 The rainbow fish. The rainbow fish--Dazzle the dinosaur. Rainbow fish: the most beautiful fish in the sea learns about sharing.-- Dazzle the dinosaur: story about friendship and courage where a tiny dinosaur and his friends set out on an adventure.
  
• VID 812 You can do it!. Zak takes a dive -- A feat on her feet -- A liking to biking. Zak takes a dive: Zak has never been swimming before and he's scared... A feat on her feet: Cassie doesn't know how to rollerskate.... A liking to biking: Ord finds riding a bike for the first time is too hard and gives up...