Stuck behind bars this Christmas, Julio worries about his wife, who is about to have their first child. Escape is impossible, or is it?

The first day of May is International Workers’ Day in many countries around the world.

My mother, Anne, was a Kindergarten teacher. The two incidents I relate illustrate her insistence on respect for all living things, and serve as an example for parents and teachers seeking to instill a love of nature in children today.