This issue of "The Goldfinch: Iowa History for Young People" focuses upon the Amana Colonies, which were home to many German immigrants in the 19th century, and which retain much of their ethnic heritage today. The articles and activities included in this issue are "Amana Today"; "No Black Buggies in Amana"; "Visiting Tante Marie and Onkel Gottfried"; "School Days"; "Where in Middle Amana is Wild Rosie?"; "Old Amana Architecture"; "Elsie's New Dress"; "Games and Rhymes"; "Oma's Attic"; "Eyeball Benders"; and "Watch Out! You Could End Up Like..." (DB)