Marissa Moss
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In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies-- until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up a sideshow at Coney Island, taking care of the tiniest newborns as part of a display to convince the public that incubators worked. Thousands of babies grew into healthy children as Boardwalk Babies, including Dr. Couney's own premature daughter. Many of those...
5) Who was it?
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After Isabelle breaks the cookie jar, she and her brother Jerome invent a variety of wild stories to explain the damage to their mother.
6) Mel's Diner
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Mabel enjoys helping her father and mother run their diner, a friendly and comfortable place where she loves to spend time.
8) True heart
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At the turn of the century, a young woman who works on the railroad accomplishes her yearning ambition to become an engineer when a male engineer is injured and can't drive his train.
10) In America
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While Walter and his grandfather walk to the Post Office, Grandfather recounts how he decided to come to America, while his brother Herschel stayed in Lithuania.
12) Want to play?
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Two toddlers experience the frustrations of learning to share their toys.