We leave you with a song by the Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera who is to perform at this event.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

This is compared to half of students who had looked for a job by this time two years ago.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

Jill Cooper is married to Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico who entered the Senate this past January.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

This is work generally done by a person who recently earned a PhD, or doctor of philosophy degree.

VOA: special.2009.01.15

This is because people who live in Washington,D.C., have no voting representation in the United States Congress.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Parents who discuss sex and reproduction say this is talking about the birds and the bees.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

It is these young people who can keep this form of culture alive for future generations.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

This is a result of spiritual influences he learned from his parents who were religious workers.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

This is someone who acts like a good person, but is really a bad person.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

This is Brook Levin, a retired teacher who ordered the dessert at Buddakan in Philadelphia.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

You can learn more about other popular authors who spoke at the National Book Festival on the Special English program "This is America" on Monday.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

This is was special honor for a man who had never finished high school.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

She is one of eighty people who are volunteering at this urban farm.

VOA: special.2010.07.06