Peter, a typical American boy, travels to a very poor country on vacation with his parents. Along the way, Peter begins to realize that much of the things he never even thought about before, like warm water baths and constant electricity, were not a normal part of everyday life for many people living in other countries. As Peter becomes friends with a poor street boy, Pedro, who works shining tourists’ shoes just to make enough money to eat, Peter begins to realize that his life is much different than so many other children around the world. In the end, Peter is able to help Pedro and even gets his classmates back home excited about helping others!