In the book by Margaree King Mitchell, Uncle Jed, a black barber, struggles through the Great Depression to save enough money to open his own barbershop. Then with LeVar Burton, we meet The Persuasions, a black a capella quartet (originally Brooklyn street musicians) who pursued their dream in spite of always being told that a singing group without musical instruments didn't have a chance for success.
30 minute DVD. Purchase includes public performance rights.
DVD is part of the Reading Rainbow Emmy Award-winning series, which inspires a love of reading in PreK-3, and offers an excellent introduction to many varieties of music through the medium of the best children's literature.
In a fast-paced live video magazine format, viewers travel with host LeVar Burton to meet interesting people in exciting places. Celebrities narrate many of the stories, read and shown in their entirety, and children give mini-reviews of related books.
