Burton, LeVar

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Game day

Tells the story of NFL players Tiki and Ronde Barber and how, as youngsters, the brothers learned that success is built on team effort. Viewers will then follow athletes as they train for, play and enjoy a variety of sports, while learning that every player on a team has a special role in contributing to the success of the group.

The biggest test in the universe

A young boy dreads the "big test," which has become a rite-of-passage at his elementary school. Also visits with the New York children's theater group TADA!.

Follow the drinking gourd

In a segment featuring the book Follow the drinking gourd, host LeVar Burton explores the slave roots of the African American culture.

Abiyoyo

Presents the title work in which a little boy and his father, banished from the town for making mischief, are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear, and includes a look at ways in which a story can be told with music, and reviews of related books.

My America

Presents selections from the title work which features poets' representations of seven geographical regions of the United States, and includes visits with youngsters from around the country, and reviws of related books. The DVD comes in a backpack with a copy of the book and an activity guide.

Follow the drinking gourd

In a segment featuring the book Follow the drinking gourd, host LeVar Burton explores the slave roots of the African American culture.

Tar beach

Get an up close look at the George Washington Bridge, find out what works do to maintain the 40-story high suspension bridge, and meet New York residents who bring life to the city's rooftops.

The paper crane

Join LeVar as he celebrates Japanese culture through a Japanese drumming group, watching an origami demonstration, and visiting Gasho of Japan in New York.

Knots on a counting rope

Levar braves a rainy overnight camping trip by himself and gets inspired watching people work to achieve their goal.

Show way

Story of how the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family began creating quilts with secret maps to freedom during the years of slavery. Also talks to a grandmother who inspires her family with her childhood memories of surviving the Holocaust during World War II.

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