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LeVar explores the power of tradition as children share legacies that have been passed on to them. A quilt maker explains the process of making a quilt, and tells how she is passing the tradition on to her grandniece. Viewers meet a man who, with the help of Harlem school children, has designed animal shapes for a carousel he is rebuilding in the community.
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The Long Silk Strand: A Grandmother's Legacy to Her Granddaughter"In ancient Japan, a young girl climbs a long silk strand hanging from heaven, finds her deceased grandmother waiting for her and, with her grandmother's help, realizes that her life is on earth."
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The Always Prayer ShawlWhen the revolution engulfs Czarist Russia, Adam, a young Jewish boy, is forced to move to a new country where his family will be safe. Before he leaves, his grandfather gives him a prayer shawl in the way of Jewish tradition and the passage of generations.
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Up and Down on the Merry-Go-RoundChildren use rhyme to describe the sights and sounds of riding on an old-fashioned merry-go-round.
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