Burton, LeVar

The story of a little girl who came with her brother to America on a boat, with a discussion of the Statue of Liberty and immigrants. Includes related book reviews.

A brother and sister bravely travel alone across the ocean to the United States, from the book by Riki Levinson.

The feature book gives practical hints on how to tie knots, put up a tent and cook a delicious outdoor meal. LeVar encounters fun and excitement as he goes camping with a group of young friends and then shares his experiences of an African vacation where he rode a raft through the white water of the dangerous and uncharted Zambezi River.

The feature book is filled with poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports. Levar shares his own enthusiasm for athletics as he takes viewers from sport to sport including soccer, basketball, ice skating, swimming, and gymnastics. Emotions and feelings are explored when viewers meet a variety of young athletes, including U.S. Olympic Team gymnasts and a brother and sister who skate together for the Olympics.

The Elm Street Kids' Club decides to sell lemonade to earn money to fix up their clubhouse. They monitor their success by tracking daily sales. In this math-based episode, LeVar takes viewers to the American Stock Exchange, for a closer look at the economics and challenges of running a business. We also explore two very different kinds of companies: a for-profit business and a non-profit organization.

A mathematical magician helps readers conceptualize a million, a billion, and a trillion. Other segments include: Really big numbers: LeVar explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques ; How crayons are made: a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory shows how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs ; Football estimation: a visit to Giants Stadium shows how vendors and stadium employees use estimation to prepare for game day.

Looks at Japanese culture, including music, food preparation and display, and origami. Features the book The paper crane, by Molly Bang, which is about a mysterious man who enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances. Reviews other books on related topics including "Paper" through the ages by Shaaron Cosner, The perfect crane by Anne Laurin, How my parents learned to eat by Ina R. Friedman, and Easy origami by Dokuohtei Nakano.

A Native-American tale about a boy who becomes an artist and brings the colors of the sunset to earth. Artist Dominic Arquero talks about his heritage, painting sunsets, and how paints are made from earth elements. Dolly Naranjo, with her daughter and mother, show how they make traditional pottery. The Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance.

LeVar celebrates the geographical beauty of America with wonderful poems that conjure up images of the beautiful, geographical regions in the United States.

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.