LeVar takes you to the hilltops of Tennessee for a look at true bluegrass music and dancing. Clogging is featured along with various instruments used by bluegrass musicians. Viewers learn how a fiddle maker creates an instrument from beginning to end.

Review books

Feature Book:

Barn Dance!

Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.

Author: Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
Illustrator: Ted Rand
Publisher: Henry Holt

The Old Banjo

A hardworking farmer and his son succumb to the enchantment of some very special musical instruments that have been abandoned on their farm.

Author: Dennis Haseley
Illustrator: Stephen Gammell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

I Like the Music

A little girl who loves street music learns to love the symphony, as well, when her grandmother takes her to an outdoor symphony concert.

Author: Leah Komaiko
Illustrator: Barbara Westman
Publisher: Harper Collins

A Gift For Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead

Half a Moon and One Whole Star

Susan listens to evening noises as she tries to fall asleep one summer evening. As nighttime deepens, and Susan sleeps, the mysterious night world begins to unfold around her. Susan's dreams are a part of this night life and the people and creatures who inhabit it.

Author: Crescent Dragonwagon
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Publisher: Simon & Schuster