This is a text book for 2nd-3rd graders abut people: what we like to do, and what we can do. It contains stories about children and adults, fiction and non-fiction. The chapters are entitled:
Top ten: a survey of children's fun activities
A, My Name is Alice: A naming poem
Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat: fictional story of a boy learning to play baseball, followed by examples of real baseball players.
Ruby the Copycat: a humorous fictional story of a girl learning to find her own place in class
I Can: poetry
Louanne Pig in Making the Team: fictional story about too classmates who discover for which team they are best.
Photographer: Questions and answers from a sports photographer.
George Ancona: Then & Now: A story of the life of photographer George Ancona
Amazing Grace: Fictional story of a girl who acted out the stories her Nana would tell.
This is an elementary reader all about children. It is snapshot pictures and stories about the things children like to do and stories about children who were good at doing special things. My favorite chapter had stories about trying to do your best and finding out how well you really could do new things.