LeVar explores the variety of ways families are created: the Harris family has 2 children, both adopted; the Peck family is a single mother and 9 adopted children; the Abney family is a set of parents, 2 brothers and an adopted sister. Viewers learn that families are really created by love. The read-aloud book, Through moon and stars and night skies, by Ann Turner is about a young boy's memories of coming to America to be adopted. Follow up activities...

Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.

The book explains what germs are, how bacteria and viruses affect the human body, and how the body fights against them. Other segments include: Finding out about germs: LeVar uses a microscope to discover what germs really look like ; How your body fights germs: animation featuring the body's defense team works in action ; How bacteria can help: a visit to an organic farm illustrates how micro-organisms are important to growing food.

A girl and her father grow numerous potaotes from two rotten, sprouted potaotes. Host Levar Burton talks about composting and also looks at other ways items are recycled.

Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife. Mufaro tiene dos bellas hijas. Nyasha es amable y considerado, pero Manyara es egoísta y consentida. Cuando el rey decide buscar esposa entre "Las hijas más dignas y bellas del reino", Manyara decide que ella será la elegida. Esta fábula clásica es también un viaje fantástico a Zimbabwe, con todo el esplendor y belleza que nos...

Reveals some of the ways a story can be told with music, including music videos, dance, and animation. Meet the musical group Run DMC. Features the book Abiyoyo, which is based on a South African lullaby about a boy and his father who come up with a plan to save their town from a giant. Reviews other books with related themes: Blackberry ink by Eve Merriam, Ayu and the perfect moon by David Cox, and Peter and the wolf adapted by Sergei Prokofiev.

Sara Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, overcomes many setbacks, including the Great Depression of the 1930's, as he works to save enough money to open his own barbershop.

Presents a reading of the book A chair for my mother, by Vera Williams. Host LeVar Burton carries through the story line about members of a family who team up and work together to rebuild their lives after a tragic fire, as he and his friends create a song and dance number called Teamwork.