In Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York, two Jewish girls learn about their heritage from their grandmother, who was born in Lithuania, escaped during World War II, and lived for a while in Israel.

Grandma Esther is an active woman who grew up in Lithuania. She spends a lot of time with her granddaughters. From their grandmother, the girls learn much about the family and its traditions and values.

A Chinese-American grandmother relates family and cultural history from her life in Guangzhou, China to her grandchildren.

An Hispanic grandmother relates family and cultural history to her granddaughter in her San Francisco, California, apartment as she tells of growing up in New Mexico.

Three Arab-American girls learn about their family and cultural history from their grandmother, who grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and moved to New Jersey after her marriage. Includes directions for making Egyptian paper boats.

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