Migrated from iBook - MacBook, now iPhoto is empty

I just purchased a new MacBook after 5 years of using an iBook G4 (running Leopard). I used Migration Assistant to move everything to the new computer, and for the most part everything transferred perfectly.
However, one HUGE problem is that I cannot seem to access my photos. I know they are on the computer, because I can open them in Preview. But when I click my Pictures folder in Finder, it automatically opens iPhoto and it says "No Photos" - it's totally empty. When I attempt to drag and drop my photos from preview into iPhoto, it says I can't do that because the file already exists in iPhoto... so where is it?! My iBook did not have iPhoto, so I'm new to the program, and wondering if that's maybe part of the migration problem.
What can I do?
Should I put all the photos from my old iBook onto my external hard drive and import them manually into iPhoto? If so, will it tell me again that it's impossible because the file already exists?
Or is there another option to simply make the photos show up?

migration assistant somes times does not transfer the iPhoto library correctly
quit iPhoto and move the bad library to the desktop (you will delete it later) and connect the two computers together (network, firewire target mode, etc) or use an external Hard disk and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old system to the pictures folder of the new - launch iPhoto and all will be well - once everything is tested delete the iPhoto bad iPhoto library on teh desktop
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