Cara a feisty, precocious nine-year-old, is spending a weekend with her Grandpa in the city.  "I had this idea." she explains, "that people should be more alike.  You know, less different, so they wouldn't fight."  Her idea is put to the test when they set out on a worldwide journey of imagination.

The show open with an animated tour of countries and landmarks honoring the diversity of cultures around the globe.  It is accompanied by "Children of the World," an "International Anthem" for humanity

Clay characters illustrate the most obvious way people differ with the simple message that no "body" is wrong, in time to "The Body Song,"a light-hearted calypso sung by Brenda Russell and Al Jarreau.

In Africa, Grandpa and Cara discover how people derive inspiration from their past for building their future.  Written and performed by The Lion King's Lebo M. with a 40-person choir, "Welcome to Our World" provides a spirited, musical backdrop to this exciting ride through the continent's faces, rhythms, traditions and motifs.

Entering an international marketplace, our heroes gawk wide-eyed at the astonishing selection of foods that people consume around the globe, some of it delectable, some of it too bizarre for words.  Master chef Heavy D and his chorus of animated Food People sing "Garden of Delight", a funny, smooth rap that pokes fun at our culinary habits and idiosyncrasies.

A dramatic display of teamwork and individuality is presented when Grandpa and Cara observe a montage of popular sports set to an exciting instrumental tour-de-force featuring Grover Washington, Jr.

Cara Makes the suggestion that kids take over the world to set things straight.  When children's drawings come to life, we get to see what that might look like .  This simple vision of peace is beautifully echoed in Vanessa Williams' rendition of "Under the Same Sun."

When Cara asks why people fight, Grandpa recalls an Aboriginal Dreamtime story about the consequences of not honoring each other's differences: the animals wage a relentless war that allegorically describes human conflict through the ages.

An animated tour of the architecture, gestures and symbols of the world's many religions is set to "Believing," beautifully sung by Peabo Bryson.   It is a moving tribute to the theme pervading all religions: that in prayer there is hope for peace and a confirmation of the humanity's ability to achieve it.

Cara's idea takes on a whole new meaning when she becomes separated from Grandpa in a thunderstorm and dreams of an imaginary world where everyone looks, acts and dresses exactly the same.  It takes only a few moments for her to realize that sameness is not Utopia but a nightmare.