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LeVar Burton hosts the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Designed to promote literacy, Reading Rainbow encourages children to read by bringing books to life and transporting young learners to exciting, real-life settings. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, instilling in them a love of learning. The series has received international acclaim, garnering more than 250 awards, including a prestigious Peabody and nine Parents' Choice awards. Each program presents a featured book along with animated sequences, original songs, special guests, live-action field trips illustrating the show's theme, and book reviews presented by young readers of other books on similar topics that viewers might enjoy. Digital Delivery Rights Available |
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LeVar Burton hosts the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Designed to promote literacy, Reading Rainbow encourages children to read by bringing books to life and transporting young learners to exciting, real-life settings. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, instilling in them a love of learning. The series has received international acclaim, garnering more than 250 awards, including a prestigious Peabody and nine Parents' Choice awards. Each program presents a featured book along with animated sequences, original songs, special guests, live-action field trips illustrating the show's theme, and book reviews presented by young readers of other books on similar topics that viewers might enjoy. Digital Delivery Rights Available
#J1001 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Pete Seeger. A boy and his father devise a plan to save their townspeople from a giant in the story based on a South African lullaby and folk story. In addition, host LeVar Burton introduces children to music videos and storytelling, special guests Run DMC rap a story to music and a ballerina shows children how dance expresses emotion and tells stories without words. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1002 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Debra and Sal Barracca. The book tells the story of a stray dog in New York City who is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he rides and shares adventures each day. In addition to the story, host LeVar Burton takes viewers to the city to see the many ways people "hail" taxi cabs, and then viewers discover how a canine companion helps Lisa, who is in a wheelchair. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1003 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Marilyn Sadler. On his way to return his library books, Alistair is captured in a spaceship and whisked into space by two colorful and outlandish creatures called Goots. In addition to the story, host LeVar Burton takes viewers to the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., where he introduces library employees and services. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1004 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Marilyn Sadler. In this adventure, Alistair's entry in a science competition takes him to various places and time periods, but unfortunately, he can't prove this to the judges. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton introduces viewers to inventor Thomas Edison and explores different inventions, while kids on the street talk about their own invention ideas. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1005 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Sharon Dennis Wyeth. In Wyeth's story, a young girl who, after her parents' divorce, doesn't see her father very often, frequently thinks about him and treasures the time they spend together. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton attends a Family Day Picnic and shares his own experiences about growing up in a single-parent family, and a young boy tells how the Big Brother Big Sister program has paired him with a special friend. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1006 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Mary Hoffman. In Hoffman's story, a young African-American girl overcomes discouragement and other obstacles on her way to winning the part of Peter Pan in the school play. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits with actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg, and viewers meet a female hockey player and a female boiler mechanic. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1007 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by John Stadler. When Maxwell finds the food on his shop shelves gone and his cash register stuffed with money, he begins to wonder what really happens during the middle of the night. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a cave in Texas for an up-close look at the world of bats, and a nighttime disc jockey introduces viewers to all kinds of night jobs. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1008 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-award winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Patricia Polacco. In this story, a little boy uses his dreams to create colorful images that brighten the world for himself and his fellow villagers. Also in this episode, children share sources of inspiration for their art, and viewers meet wire artist Eleanor McKay, painter Juan Sanchez and potters Dolly and Jody. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1009 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Susan Varley. After Badger's death, his friends comfort themselves with memories of the good times they shared with their beloved pal. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton shares fond memories of his grandmother and her wonderful cooking, then joins students at Staten Island Academy as they create artwork in remembrance of loved ones. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1010 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by John Archambault and Bill Martin Jr. Unable to sleep, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a Tennessee barn dance and learns about clogging, a group of bluegrass musicians perform and talk about their music, and viewers watch a fiddle maker at work. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1011 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Amy Schwartz. In the story, a kindergartner and her father change places for a day. As Bea works in an office, her father goes to school. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton uses the Reading Rainbow costume wardrobe to dress like people he has always wanted to be, kids on the street talk about what they want to be when they grow up and viewers meet a young boy who started a library in his small Utah town. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1012 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jan Brett. While en route to play the town ball, Berlioz the Bear and his fellow musicians' bandwagon gets stuck in a hole in the road. The surprise that saves the day is the strange buzzing in Berlioz's instrument. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton takes a musical journey through the streets of New York City, and viewers go behind the scenes of the Boy's Choir of Harlem. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1013 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Steven Kellogg. When her best friend goes away for the summer, young Kathy feels lonely and afraid until she befriends a dog and learns about the love and care that pets need. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores how seeing-eye dogs are trained, kids share stories about their best friends and viewers meet some wonderful pooches at the Rockland County Kennel Club Dog Show. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1014 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Allen Say. In the story, two American soldiers stationed in a small village in Japan do amazing tricks on a borrowed bicycle. Host LeVar Burton explores the history of the wheel, looks at human powered vehicles and meets with freestyle bicyclist Woody Ibsen and skateboard specialist Anita Tessensohn. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1015 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Nancy Poydar. The book tells the story of a boy dreading the "big test," which has become a rite-of-passage at his elementary school. The show theme's is echoed by host LeVar Burton's daughter Michaela as she practices for an audition and by the young members of a NYC children's theater group as they prepare for a performance. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1016 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Laurene Krasny and Marc Brown. In the story, an ordinary rabbit goes to work each morning, where he becomes a television superhero. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of Star Trek: The Next Generation, including a look at the show's special effects. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1017 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Peter Spier. In the story, two bored brothers keep themselves busy on a lazy afternoon by building and flying an airplane. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a flight school and airport, and learns about pioneers in flights, including the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindberg. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1018 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Pere Calders. A little boy adopts a large brush to replace his banished dog, and he is surprised when it comes to life and behaves like a dog. Also, host LeVar Burton visits the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade warehouse to learn how the floats and balloons are designed and created, and animators demonstrate how 3-D animation is created. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1019 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Liz Rosenberg. A carousel is the backdrop for this sensitive story about sisters who search for memories of their mother's legacy. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets with an artist, who, with the help of Harlem school children, is rebuilding a community carousel, and kids on the street share stories about people in their lives who have passed on their legacies. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1020 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Vera B. Williams. In the story, a child, her mother and grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable chair after all their furniture is lost in a fire. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton learns the importance of cooperative teamwork during a visit to the New York Fire Academy Firefighting Training Center and practices with a dance group on a lively, musical number titled Teamwork. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1021 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Trinka Hakes Noble. A young boy encounters a series of misadventures when he brings his pet boa constrictor on a class trip to the farm. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits an exotic pet shop where he meets a tarantula and a boa constrictor, then goes to a livestock show where he learns unique facts about farm animals and watches events that include sheep shearing, goat milking and showing sheep. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1022 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by William Joyce. In Joyce's story, a vacationing family finds a dinosaur whom they name Bob. The family brings Bob back to America, where he becomes the talk of the town when it is discovered that he plays baseball. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Oakland Athletics batting practice, and Steve Albert interviews Reading Rainbow Pony Baseball Tournament players. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1023 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Barbara Samuels. In the story, Dolores learns to hold back some of her smothering tendencies in order to win the affection of her new pet cat. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a tiger trainer who talks about caring for tiger cubs and teaching them manners, and viewers meet actress Long Ackerman as she prepares for a performance of the Broadway musical "CATS." The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1024 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Derek Munson. When his dad suggests making an "enemy pie," the boy in the book is excited but confused about spending an entire day with his adversary. In the end, he learns how to turn a best enemy into a best friend. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton introduces two friends from different backgrounds who spend a day exploring their cultural differences, and viewers will meet five sets of friends who share the secrets of their friendships. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1025 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Aliki. Pictures, dialogues, poems and stories portray a variety of emotions, from jealousy, sadness and fear to anger, joy and love. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets KoKo, a gorilla who can communicate through sign language, while composer Kurt Nurock demonstrates how sound affects feelings. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1026 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jocelyn Wild. The book tells the story of a brother and sister lamb who accidentally cause a major mix-up between a delicious cake and a beautiful hat. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Movieland Wax Museum where he learns how wax figures are made, and viewers learn how some talented bakers make cakes that look like a basketball, a sports car and more. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1027 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Eve Bunting. The book tells the story of a homeless boy and his father who move from terminal to terminal in an airport, trying not to be noticed. The boy expresses frustration about being homeless, yet still has hope for the future. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton talks with children whose families have been left homeless, and viewers meet a young girl who started an organization to help the homeless and a teenage boy who volunteers at a food distribution center for the homeless. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1028 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by James Marshall. In the story, Fox tries to earn money for a new bicycle in several different jobs. He eventually learns that jobs which match his skills are hard to come by. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton interviews a 15-year-old student who started his own business and visits people at work, including window cleaners, baggage handlers, a librarian, a dog walker, a firefighter and a policeman. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1029 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Loreen Leedy. In the story, Big Bear, Rabbit and their animal friends learn that creating a newspaper involves many tasks as they work to publish their own newspaper, "The Furry News." Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits with cartoonist Ray Billingsley, who talks about his nationally distributed comic strip Curtis, and viewers meet the staff of a high school newspaper as they work to put together the latest edition. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1030 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Karen Lynn Williams. While walking through his village, a young African boy uses his wits to search for scraps of wire to make his very own "galimoto." Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton interviews a wire artist that makes sculptures from wire, meets a circus family who does high wire acts without a net and travels the Sandia Peak Tramway in New Mexico. Viewers will learn how something as common and uncomplicated as wire can be used to create complicated and interesting things. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1031 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by NFL superstar twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber. The book tells the story of how, as youngsters, the brothers learned that success is built on team effort. Viewers will then follow athletes as they train for, play and enjoy a variety of sports, while learning that every player on a team has a special role in contributing to the success of the group. Host LeVar Burton points out that lessons learning in sports can help children achieve their goals. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1032 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. A boy from New York City has some preconceived ideas of life in the West, making him very apprehensive about his family's move there. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets a biologist from the Arizona Game and Fish Department who introduces him to a real Gila monster, and kids on the street share their ideas about Gila monsters. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1033 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Mitchell Sharmat. Gregory, a young goat, refuses to eat the usual goat diet of shoes and tin cans until his worried parents teach him to enjoy a variety of goat foods. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets dieticians at the San Diego Zoo who talk about zoo animals and their specialized diets, and three kids learn how to cook a gourmet meal at the Hotel Intercontinental in New York City. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1034 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Samuel Marshak. In the book, a certified letter is followed in a humorous journey to its intended recipient. Viewers will see how the simple act of mailing a letter becomes a trip spanning the entire world in an effort to get the mail on time. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton follows a young boy's letter to his grandma's house, explores earlier ways of sorting, transporting and delivering the mail, and meets a young stamp collector. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1035 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jonathan London. The book tells the story of a hip, saxophone-playing cat who heads to the big city to seek fame and fortune. The cat creates a sound all his own and experiences how the rhyme and rhythm enchant his audience. Also in this episode, viewers experience examples of improvisation in music, literature, art and dance, and host LeVar Burton meets jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, who talks about how music has influenced his life. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1036 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Marjorie Priceman. Since the market is closed, the reader is led around the world to gather the ingredients for making an apple pie. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton joins chef Curtis Aikens in his kitchen, and viewers find out how chemistry is used at the Turkey Hill Ice Cream Factory. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1037 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Penda Diakite, illustrated by her father, Baba Wague Diakite. The book tells the story of a young girl who loses a tooth while visiting her father's family in Africa. In the African tradition, the girl places the tooth under a gourd and, in return, gets two chickens from the Tooth Fairy. Host LeVar Burton looks at the importance of good tooth care and visits a Quinceanera, a celebration for a 15-year-old Hispanic girl in honor of her transition into womanhood. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1038 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Laura Joffe Numeroff. In the story, a little boy offers a mouse a cookie, and a chain reaction is set in motion, illustrating how one thing leads to another. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton goes behind the scenes at a bowling alley to see how a bowling ball starts a chain reaction, and viewers meet a Dominoes expert who designs and sets up "domino art," and then triggers a domino reaction. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1039 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Margaret K. Wetterer. The book tells the true story of a 15-year-old girl who bravely rushes out into a storm to save two men and prevent hundreds of other lives from being lost. Host LeVar Burton visits the Los Angeles Train Yard, where he meets an Amtrak train engineer and takes a tour of a train car. Viewers will learn about the history of trains through film clips and photographs, locomotives and train engines, and the job of a train engineer. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1040 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Peter and Connie Roop. The book tells the true story of a young girl who kept a lighthouse in operation during a tremendous winter storm. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a modern-day lighthouse on the coast of Maine and sets sail with an authentic sailing family aboard the family schooner. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1041 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. In the story, a Native American boy and his grandfather reminisce about the boy's birth, his first horse and his first horse race where he faces his greatest challenge -- his blindness. Also in the program, host LeVar Burton meets a news anchor in New York City who talks about overcoming a physical disability and faces a night alone in the wilderness where he overcomes doubt. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1042 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Deborah Nourse Lattimore. Madame Pompenstance competes for the Best Headdress Award at the Fancy Dress Ball, unaware that a small ship has sailed onto her head and has becomes part of her headdress. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a very large and diverse barbershop, and interviews the band The Grateful Head, and children on the street show off the hats they have created. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1043 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Tomie dePaola. In this Native American tale, a young boy follows his vision quest to find the special gift he can bring to his people. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Pueblo Indian people of Taos, New Mexico, where he interviews a Pueblo painter and a family of pottery makers, and watches the Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1044 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Demi. Based on an old Chinese legend, the book tells the story of a poor boy who receives a magic paintbrush that brings everything he paints to life. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton takes a trip to New York City's Chinatown to meet an expert in calligraphy, gets a taste of gourmet Chinese dishes with chef Alex Wong and visits the New York Institute of Technology to explore computer art. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1045 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Karen Barbour. Tony loves helping his dad make pizza at their family restaurant until one day, his dad decides to open a fancy new restaurant, and everything changes. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets a family who works together in the fireworks business and shows viewers how he makes his own pizza. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1046 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jon Agee. The book tells the story of Ludlow, a big grump who never laughs or even smiles. One night he has the funniest dream ever, and when he starts to laugh, the whole world laughs with him. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton gets a comic make-over and visits with real-life, stand-up comic Peter Pitofsky. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1047 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Thacher Hurd. When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket! No one guesses what's in store for them when Miles and his Swamp Band receive an invitation to play at the Alligator Ball. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits an alligator farm, meets a mouth sounds performer and a jazz saxophone artist, and explores a riverboat in Louisiana. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1048 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Susan Meddaugh. In the story, problems arise when Martha, the family dog, learns to speak after eating alphabet soup. Viewers will see clips of old-time dog heroes and dogs doing tricks, meet an animal trainer who demonstrates how he trains dogs for TV and movie roles, and take a walk with a dog at the dog's eye level. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1049 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Bob Graham. Max is the son of superhero parents and is destined to be a superhero -- once he learns how to fly. When Max is faced with an emergency, his soaring abilities are brought to life, unleashing the hero within. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton spends the day at the firehouse to find out what inspires these real-life heroes, and viewers follow the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons as they rescue, rehabilitate and release an injured goose. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1050 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Harry Allard. When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in Room 207 have big plans to "really act up." Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton talks with Blackstone the Magician and takes part in a magic show, and meets a make-up artist who transforms LeVar into a strange creature. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1051 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Amy Herst. In the story, Harry sits on the porch with 100-year-old Mr. George Baker, who can dance and play the drums, but goes to school, just like Harry, so he can learn to read. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores how learning is an ageless adventure as he introduces a senior dance troupe and visits a bakery run by the same family for five generations. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1052 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Patricia Polacco. A long-lasting friendship develops between Lamel, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Lamel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits his friend Sherry, and together they cook a variety of traditional Jewish foods, including challah and matzo balls. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1053 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Thacher Hurd. Ralph, a short order cook, rescues a kidnapped opera singer from Big Al and his gang of nasty rats. Also in this episode, host Levar Burton takes a trip to the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor, where he meets a tugboat captain and visits a crane that is used to unload freight. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1054 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Debra Frasier. The book explores the wonder and welcoming of a newly born child. In the episode, host LeVar Burton takes viewers on a tour of a hospital maternity ward filled with newborns and meets a family preparing for a new member. (Note: This episode includes a live birth. Previewing is recommended.) The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1055 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Arline and Joseph Baum. The story presents a magical take on optical illusions in which objects seem to shift color and size, while images appear and disappear. Also, host LeVar Burton visits with a trompe l'oeil painter who specializes in art that tricks the eye, shows how special effects are created for the camera and introduces animals and insects that use optical illusions to camouflage themselves. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1056 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Kevin Henkes. Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school. When their efforts fail, they come up with a compromise that works for everyone. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton shares memories from his childhood and talks about how he has dealt with changes, from adjusting to a new sibling to attending the first day of kindergarten. Viewers will meet comic book creators to find out how they write and illustrate these "picture books." The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1057 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Valerie Flournoy. Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, a young girl learns the secret ingredient in her grandma's special quilt of memories. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Balducci Family Food Store and learns about the family business, and children at the Boston Children's Museum make a quilt from supplies found at the Recycle Store. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1058 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Steven Kellogg. The book recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a logging competition, explores a forest firefighter training program and gets fire prevention tips from Smokey the Bear, while children on the street answer the question, "What would you do if you were Paul Bunyan?" The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1059 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Susan Jeschke. A tiny pig is granted his wish for wings, leading to an almost-perfect life. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a library, where he meets Kermit the Frog and they talk about books and pigs, including Miss Piggy. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1060 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Marc Brown, Cynthia Rylant and Syd Hoff. This anthology of popular pet stories includes tales about a tiny puppy, a friendly dinosaur, a mischievous cat and more. Also in this program, host LeVar Burton visits a bakery for dogs with his canine companion, Roy, and viewers take a tour of the North Shore Animal League and meet families looking to adopt pets. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1061 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Charlotte Pomerantz. The book tells the funny story about a little piggy who gets into a heap of trouble over a puddle of mud. Host LeVar Burton introduces Cody and Becky, who bring the feature book to life through the art of clay animation. Viewers learn all the secrets of claymation, from painting and sculpting the characters to the painstaking process of filming the action frame by frame. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1062 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Amy Hest. Every year Gabby's grandfather, a tailor, makes her a new blue coat. Despite her mother's reminder that "navy blue is what you always get," Gabby begs her grandfather to make her a beautiful, purple fall coat. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton takes viewers to the Fashion Institute of Technology and to New York City's Garment District to explore the fascinating world of clothing design, and then gets a coat made especially for him. Viewers also meet an artist who creates caricatures of people out of papier-mâche. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1063 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Patricia Polacco. A rescued goose, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter festival in Moskva, lays 13 marvelously colored eggs, plus one final miracle in egg form. The author, Patricia Polacco, demonstrates the traditional Ukrainian egg-painting art (pysanky), and shares how she got the idea for this story. Viewers will gain a new appreciation for the egg in art as host LeVar Burton decorates eggs and finds objects that are egg-shaped. Viewers also see the practical side during a montage of animal babies emerging from eggs. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1064 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Marissa Moss. The book tells the story of a little girl who feels insecure about creating a picture, yet learns how to create art in spite of making a mistake. Also in the program, host LeVar Burton meets an artist who makes sculptures out of wire, an artist who uses discarded materials to create works of art and a chalk artist who creates masterpieces on city sidewalks. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1065 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Eileen Christelow. After hearing about some local jewel thieves, Lola Dog, the co-owner of the Diamond Dog Diner, decides to take her friend Gloria Feathers' advice and hide her diamonds in an unlikely spot. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton goes behind the grill at Rosie's Diner and gets a lesson on becoming a short-order cook. Viewers will also visit a gourmet pasta maker and watch as he makes tortellini, linguine and other pasta. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1066 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by David Lyon. In the book, Sebastian's pull-toy duck, Egbert, has many adventures after Sebastian ties him to the bumper of his father's car. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bird Sanctuary, where a naturalist teaches him about waterfowl and their environment. In addition, viewers get a glimpse at the intricate art of duck carving and hear expert duck callers "call" a duck. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1067 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Leyla Torres. The book tells the story of a family that doesn't have the ingredients for their chicken stew. In order to get what they need, Mama Ana decides to use what she has -- a basket of eggs -- to barter for what she needs. Host LeVar Burton explores the fun of collecting and trading treasures when he first visits the Old Feed Mill Auction and then meets an avid baseball card collector. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1068 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Roger Roth. A spunky old woman's request and an unusual dream convince Crabby Clarence the sign painter to make the most glorious and magnificent sign of his career and then give it away. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton finds out about signs and the role that they play in our everyday lives. To find out about advertising, he talks to an advertising person and watches old TV ads. Then he tours a sign making plant to track the construction of a giant sign from beginning to installation and lighting in New York City's Times Square. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1069 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jeanne M. Lee. The book tells the story of Lotus, a young Cambodian girl unable to hear or speak, who is invited to become a dancer in the king's court. In the program, host LeVar Burton takes the opportunity to explore the vast and expressive world of non-verbal communication by watching mimes and talking with people who communicate using sign language. He also learns how deafness impacts people's lives. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1070 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Henrik Drescher. In the story, doodles come to "monstrous" life as a young boy flees from a monster with the help of one of his drawing pens. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets author Henrik Drescher, who shares the inspiration for his book and original illustrations, and viewers explore a history of printing through animation. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1071 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Caroline Feller Bauer. The feature book contains a collection of stories and poems with snow as a common theme. Also in this episode, Lena Horne reads the poem 'Winter Morning' by Ogden Nash, and host LeVar Burton travels to the Alaskan wilderness to meet a woman who trains sled dogs to race in the Iditarod. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1072 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Petra Mathers. The book tells the story of Sophie, a shy mouse, who sets out to learn to dance on her own after being enthralled by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton masters some fancy footwork as he learns some new dances -- the mambo and hip hop. Then viewers are taken across the world (including Bali, Ireland and Australia) to look at the many cultural differences there are in dance. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1073 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Arnold Adoff. The book presents a collection of poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores various sports and meets U.S. Olympic gymnast Liz Crandell and Olympic ice skaters Kim and Wayne Siebold. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1074 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Tricia Tusa. Despite what the people of Jasper, Texas, think, Theodora feels that Old Man Crampton, his pet pig and his junkyard are just dandy. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton introduces viewers to an artist who collects what some people may consider "junk" and transforms it into fun and fascinating artwork. Then, LeVar holds his own garage sale, where it becomes apparent that one person's junk might be another person's treasure. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1075 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Carol P. Saul. Mrs. Tilby has decided that her life in a small town is not all she wants, so she sets off on a trip. After visiting many places, including the city, the seashore and the mountains, Mrs. Tilby decides to buy a camper so she can be "at home" wherever she is. In this episode, host LeVar Burton shares his memories of places he's been, things he's done and people he's met, including a New York City rooftop garden and a man who raises homing pigeons, the seashore and a schooner sailing trip, and a Hawaiian volcano and a potter who creates raku pottery. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1076 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Faith Ringgold. The book tells the story of a young girl who dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. In the program, host LeVar Burton meets a pigeon keeper and a rooftop gardener. Also, viewers visit the George Washington Bridge to explore this 40-story suspension bridge and learn about a day in the life of bridge workers. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1077 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Edward Marshall. In the story, three friends picnic on the beach and agree that it is the perfect time for each of them to tell their very own story. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton attends a sand sculpture contest and visits an improvisational performance group, and children demonstrate how to make a book by using materials from around the house. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1078 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Vera B. Williams. In the story, two children and their mother enjoy some wonderful adventures while camping. The story offers practical hints on how to tie knots, put up a tent and cook a delicious outdoor meal. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton talks about his raft trip down the dangerous Zambezi River in Africa, and children create and exhibit their own homemade vacation albums. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1079 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Laura Geringer. In the story, R.R. Pottle III shows readers that dreams can come true at the change of a hat. Then, host LeVar Burton learns that hats can signify many different types of work and play when he tries on a jockey cap at the racetrack, a railroad engineer's hat at a model train display and a goalie helmet during hockey practice with the New York Islanders. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1080 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Ann Turner. In the story, a young boy remembers coming to America to be adopted and how unfamiliar and frightening things were in his new home, before he accepted the love offered there. In this episode, host LeVar Burton meets a variety of different families, including a family with two adopted children, a single parent family with nine adopted children and a family with two natural sons and an adopted daughter. Viewers learn that families are really created by love. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1081 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Barbara Shook Hazen. A little boy wants a pet at a time when his family is having financial trouble and must hold the line on expenses. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a pet show to meet pets, both real and imaginary, and introduces several free games to play with things around the house. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1082 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Helen Ward. A lonely old man who lives in a gray place, surrounded by other people's discards, builds the forest of his dreams. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton, deeply affected by the events of September 11th, spends time with students of P.S. 234, an elementary school just blocks away from Ground Zero. Challenged by tremendous upheaval, the students share how they have endured their situation better than anyone would imagine. Together with Reading Rainbow, the entire school creates a music video to share their powerful message of gratitude and hope. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1083 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Daniel Pinkwater. In need of a new car, the Popsnorkles test drive the amazing Tooth-Gnasher Superflash, a car that can transform into the shape of several different animals. In the program, host LeVar Burton explores different kinds of fantasy cars, visits a car factory assembly line and learns about solar-powered cars that participated in the World Solar Challenge. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1084 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Janet Stevens. This adaptation of the Aesop fable tells the classic story of a slow tortoise that wins the race over a fast hare. Host LeVar Burton visits the Japan International Karate Center where students demonstrate movements and reveal the five principals of Karate. Also, kids on the show share stories about overcoming personal obstacles. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1085 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by John Coy. After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her father's house, they plant and tend them to see if they will have new potatoes in September. In the episode, host LeVar Burton and his daughter Michaela welcome us into their kitchen as they explore how kitchen waste can actually be re-used to help their garden grow. Then viewers will visit artists who take cast offs and turn them into something beautiful and useful. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1086 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Mildred Pitts Walter. On a hot, humdrum day, Ty meets a mysterious man who uses a washboard comb, spoons and a pail to become a one-man band. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton introduces the Reading Rainbow musical director, who shows how he uses a keyboard and a computer to create music and sounds, special guest Ben Vereen performs a song and dance routine, and a group of acappella singers harmonize in a park. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1087 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Maria Rousaki. Monique's school uniform doesn't allow her to express herself, so she experiments with ways to be unique before finally discovering a way to stand out without breaking the rules. In this episode, viewers will learn about individuality as they visit the Twinsburg Twins Days Festival, where twins celebrate their alikeness and their individuality. Then, host LeVar Burton finds out how Brandon, who, as a child, had difficulty expressing himself because he stuttered, now helps kids express their uniqueness and individuality through art. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1088 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jacqueline Woodson. In the book, a young girl and her grandmother make a long bus trip every month to visit the girl's father in prison. In the episode, host LeVar Burton introduces a family separated by a prison sentence. Viewers meet the family for visiting day and find out what life is like for kids when a parent is incarcerated, and what it's like for a parent who can't be at home with his family. (Note: Rated TV-Y7 due to material dealing with prison internment that may be inappropriate for viewers under the age of seven.) The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1089 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Eileen Kurtis-Kleinman. In the story, a little girl hatches a plan to bring Broadway to her matinee-loving aunt, who's in bed recovering from a rhumba-related spill. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton reveals the joys of performing as he visits with members of the Boy's Choir of Harlem, comic Peter Pitofsky and actors from the Broadway musical Cats. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1090 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Patricia Zelver. The book tells the story of an Italian immigrant who builds three unusual towers in his back yard in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In the program, host LeVar Burton explores the beauty and courage of a community challenged daily by violence. Viewers learn that in Watts, as in all communities, an appreciation for the people and structures builds pride in the community, and an ex-gang member talks about her life and what she's doing now. Also, LeVar talks to a group of youngsters about the problems they face and the choices they have to make. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1091 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Lloyd Moss. The book features the melodious, rhythmical and mathematical patterns that make music fun. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits Juilliard School of Music to find out how orchestra members work as a team under the leadership of the conductor. Then STOMP, a percussion performance group, demonstrates how creativity, expression, rhythm, dance and self-expression are incorporated into a team effort that's very active and entertaining. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
LeVar Burton hosts the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Designed to promote literacy, Reading Rainbow encourages children to read by bringing books to life and transporting young learners to exciting, real-life settings. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits and instill in them a love of learning. The series has received international acclaim, garnering more than 250 awards, including a prestigious Peabody and nine Parents' Choice awards. Each program in this series presents a book featuring math-related subjects, along with animated sequences, original songs, special guests, live-action field trips illustrating the show's theme and book reviews presented by young readers of other books on similar topics that viewers might enjoy. Digital Delivery Rights Available
#J1096 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Keith DuQuette. The book explores math from a different perspective as two tiny lizards check into an oversized Hotel Animal. In the episode, host LeVar Burton discovers some of the many ways math is used as the MATCHBOX car production team demonstrates its process for "shrinking" cars, and a submarine sandwich shop owner fills an order for a six-foot-long sandwich. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1097 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by David M. Schwartz. A mathematical magician helps readers conceptualize a million, a billion and a trillion. In the episode, host LeVar Burton explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques. In a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory, workers show how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs. Then, viewers will head to Giants Stadium where vendors and stadium employees use estimation to prepare for game day. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1098 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Tricia Tusa and Stuart Murphy. The Elm Street Kids Club needs money to fix up their clubhouse, so the members decide to sell lemonade and monitor their success by tracking daily sales. In this math-based episode, host LeVar Burton visits Wall Street in New York City, where he explores big and small businesses, and talks about entrepreneurs. Viewers learn about stocks and get an up-close look at the economics of running a business. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1099 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book Math Curse by Jon Scieszka. The book takes a zany and hilarious look at how most everything in our lives is math related. In the episode, host LeVar Burton tracks down, scouts out and sneaks up on math-in-action, and finds out why a factory, shipping company or an artist can't work without math skills. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1100 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Mark Teague. In the book, two friends, Wendell and Floyd, discover a secret shortcut in an effort to arrive at school on time. In this math-based episode, host LeVar Burton learns about orienteering when he uses a map and compass to find designated places in Central Park. Then, LeVar discovers how architects and the Philadelphia Zoo worked together to create a Primate Reserve. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
LeVar Burton hosts the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Designed to promote literacy, Reading Rainbow encourages children to read by bringing books to life and transporting young learners to exciting, real-life settings. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits and instill in them a love of learning. The series has received international acclaim, garnering more than 250 awards, including a prestigious Peabody and nine Parents' Choice awards. Each program in this series presents a book featuring science-related subjects, along with animated sequences, original songs, special guests, live-action field trips illustrating the show's theme and book reviews presented by young readers of other books on similar topics that viewers might enjoy. Digital Delivery Rights Available
#J1106 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Richard E. Albert. The book follows Alejandro as he gives the "gift" of water to various desert animals. In this episode, host LeVar Burton explores how important water is for all living things. He visits a California oasis and talks with a naturalist about the importance of this water source for the Cahuilla, a Native American tribe of the past, as well as for animals. Viewers visit Niagara Falls and find out how water power can provide electricity. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1107 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Shelia MacGill- Callahan. The book tells the story of a turtle, carved in rock many years ago by Native Americans, who watches the river below. Over the span of time, the turtle observes many ecological changes with a great deal of sadness. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton presents footage of turtles, wolves and bears in their natural habitat, and shares Native American lore about the animals. Scientists at the Sutton Aviation Research Center show viewers how they care for and raise nearly extinct bald eagles, and release them into their natural habitat. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1108 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Michael Chesworth. In the story, a young boy named Archibald gets his camp mates involved in his passion for science, even though he is supposed to be at summer camp for "fun." Host LeVar Burton explores how science is a part of many everyday activities. He takes a ride on a roller coaster and then figures out how it works and how that's science. Viewers find out how Velcro was designed, how crash test dummies help auto designers, how studying weightlessness impacts the space program and how working with a biomechanic helps a high jumper improve her technique. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1109 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Alexis Deacon. The book tells the story of Beegu, a small space creature who finds no welcome on Earth until she meets some children on a playground. In the program, host LeVar Burton celebrates the wonder and excitement of space exploration. Viewers will witness the moon exploration missions, find out how scientists created rovers to explore Mars and have a look at a kid-written story about a Mars adventure. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1110 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Verna Aardema. In the story, a cumulative rhyme relates how a young African boy brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton talks about rainy day activities, reveals myths about predicting the weather and visits scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to learn about weather and meteorology. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1111 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright. The book includes general information, jokes and descriptions of the physical characteristics, habits and natural environment of a variety of common insects. Then, with the help of an entomologist, host LeVar Burton discovers the uniqueness of a wide variety of bugs and insects at the Cincinnati Zoo's Insect World. Viewers will also take a trip to the mountains of Mexico to find out where monarch butterflies go when they migrate for the winter. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1112 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Ruth Heller. In the book, children learn about a variety of other oviparous animals and their unique ways of laying eggs. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Moyer Hatchery to find out how chicks hatch and joins a turtle biologist to watch loggerhead turtles lay their eggs in the sand. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1113 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by George Ella Lyon. A girl provides a lighthearted account of her family's adventure during the spring floods at her rural home. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores severe weather, including blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, hailstorms and lightning. Viewers will learn how meteorologists track the weather and get an eyewitness account of Hurricane Hugo and the courageous people who weathered the storm. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1114 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Barbara Bash. The book captures the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus, and the animals that it helps to support in the desert. In the episode, host LeVar Burton explains the life and seasons of the desert, and introduces desert inhabitants, including jackrabbits, bobcats, gila monsters, javelina pigs and woodpeckers. LeVar also explores how cacti adapt to the heat and scarcity of water, explains the appropriate dress for people in a hot, dry climate and meets a "snake man" who offers a close-up look at rattlesnakes. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1115 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Aliki. The book introduces types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums, and explains how scientists uncover, preserve and study fossils. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Dinosaur National Monument, where he meets a paleontologist and learns about dinosaur fossils, and buries a time capsule while relating this activity to digging for dinosaurs. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1116 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Paul Erickson, Les Kaufman and Elizabeth Tayntor. The feature book describes the formation of coral reefs and the many plants and animals that live in and around these underwater communities. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton dons his diving gear to explore the National Marine Sanctuary, an underwater park off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Viewers will also meet a "reef doctor" who shows how he restores life to damaged reefs by transplanting living coral. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1117 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Melvin Berger. The book explains what germs are, how bacteria and viruses affect the human body, and how the body fights against them. Then, using a microscope, host LeVar Burton discovers what germs really look like and talks to lab scientists about germs and habits that help keep people healthy. Viewers also visit an organic farm to see how micro-organisms are important to growing food. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1118 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Chief Jake Swamp. The feature book is a prayer of the Iroquois Indians, celebrating the precious and rare gift of the natural world, and the resources of the Earth. In the episode, host LeVar Burton introduces a family who grows and harvests cranberries, visits a pueblo where native artists use clay from the earth to make pottery and joins a group of children as they plant trees in their neighborhood. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1119 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Thomas P. Lewis. Based on the true story of the eruption of the Paricutin Volcano in Mexico, the book tells the story of a volcano born in a poor farmer's cornfield. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton watches the Kilauea Volcano erupt at Volcanoes National Park, meets volcanologists who are learning to predict volcanoes and visits with an artist who makes Raku pottery. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1120 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Mary Calhoun. A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot-air balloon and ends up taking a fur-raising flight across the mountains. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton experiences a colorful and exciting expedition in a hot-air balloon, takes viewers to a hot-air ballooning event and visits the National Space Camp, where kids find out what it takes to become an astronaut. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1121 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Richard Hall and Wendy Tokuda. Based on the journey of a California humpback whale, the book follows "wrong-way" Humphrey as he finds his way back to the sea. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton spends a day whale-watching and learns about whale behaviors and their natural environment. Viewers will also learn about three young pilot whales that were beached and eventually rescued, and watch clips of the real "wrong-way" Humphrey's misadventure. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1122 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by David Small. In the story, a young girl named Imogene wakes up one morning to find a pair of antlers growing out of her head. Imogene embarks on a comical adventure, discovering practical uses for her new condition. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton learns about horns and antlers during a visit to the Philadelphia Zoo, and visits with the Captain of the Quaker City String Band and learns about the Philadelphia Mummers Parade. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1123 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Megan McDonald. When Hermit Crab outgrows his old house, he ventures out to find a new one. Finding one proves to be particularly humorous when that home has to be carried on the crab's back. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton builds a house for the flying friends in his backyard while viewers watch the "Lifestyles of the Wild and Tameless" to see where a variety of animals live. Then, viewers visit scientists who work in the city to protect and provide roosts for peregrine falcons. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1124 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Gerald Aschenbrenner. The book tells the story of Jack, who spends his days sailing the sea and taking in nets full of half-dead fish, ignoring the polluted condition of the water. Then he finds an ailing seal and receives a message from the sea about its sorry state. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton joins ecologists on a Discovery Voyage in the San Francisco Bay, where he finds out about a variety of marine life and the health of the bay. Viewers will also get a firsthand look at the clean-up effort after a disastrous oil spill in Alaska. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1125 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by David Wiesner. While her third grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Holly has a more ambitious science project in mind. In the episode, host LeVar Burton promotes the book's theme of far-fetched fact, or fiction, by investigating UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). Viewers follow a boy and his dad, who discover strange artifacts, visit a farmer who grows huge pumpkins and hear a firsthand account of a UFO report. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1126 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Paula Hogan. The book describes, in simple terms, the life cycle of the honeybee. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores a beehive with beekeeper/apiarist Tony Janczak, and viewers learn how honey is removed from the comb and readied for the market, how bees pollinate flowers and how a new beehive gets started. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1127 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Arthur Yorinks. The book presents a whale of a tale about a butcher who yearns to be a fish and turns into a salmon. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores exotic marine life, tide pools and dolphins as he visits the New England Aquarium in Boston, MA, and the Aqua Circus of Cape Cod, where he meets dolphins Dixie and Dolly, and their trainer. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1128 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Gail Gibbons. The book explains the process of how cows produce milk and reveals how milk is processed before being delivered to stores. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits California's dairy country, where he receives a lesson on milking a cow by hand, as well as an introduction to the modern way of milking and feeding 600 cows. Viewers tour the Vella Cheese factory to see how milk is made into cheese, and a special basketball team demonstrates how the body uses the vitamins and minerals found in milk. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1129 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Catherine Cowan and Octavio Paz. The book tells the story of a boy who brings home a wave from his beach vacation. In the episode, host LeVar Burton explores the beauty and fascination of water, the rhythm and energy of waves, and visits people who are fulfilling the dream to save endangered sea life. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1130 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Robert Louis Stevenson. The book tells the story of a young girl's relationship with her shadow. In this episode, viewers will examine the interplay of light and shadows -- how they work, where they come from and how they create such beautiful imagery together. Host LeVar Burton shows how light and shadow can be used to tell the time, meets a shadow artist who creates shadow puppets and visits a photographer who tells about her work. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1131 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jeffrey Allen. Mrs. Rat makes a career out of spying on her neighbors, but the tables are unexpectedly turned on her. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton meets Dr. Jane Goodall, who explains how her own curiosity helped her become a leading scientist in the study of primates. And viewers meet a nature/wildlife photographer who reveals how observation and scrutiny are important tricks of the trade in the world of photography. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1132 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Natalia Romanova. The book weaves together the important relationships among all living things and explores our need for trees to provide food, shelter and the air we breathe. In the episode, host LeVar Burton explores the magnificent life cycle of trees in the forest and their importance to humans, animals and the planet. Also, he explores how photosynthesis works. He visits a scientist who climbs trees to study them more closely, and a family who harvests maple syrup. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1133 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jim Arnosky. A naturalist records his observations of wildlife in the feature book and two other books by the same author: Deer at the Brook and Come Out, Muskrats. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton visits author/naturalist Jim Arnosky for a day of wildlife watching. Together, they take a walk, see a mink, explore a beaver dam and walk on a porcupine trail. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1134 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Anne Mazer. In the story, a young boy finds a salamander and thinks of the many things he can do to make a perfect home for it. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton visits JungleWorld, a rainforest environment at the Bronx Zoo in New York, and viewers learn about scientists who use a treetop raft as a lab to study the rainforest ecosystem. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1135 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Francine Jacobs. The book tells the true story about Sam the manatee, who was rescued and nursed back to health after he got stuck in a sewer drain. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton travels to Sea World in Florida for a closer look at manatees. He explores their natural habitat and assists Sea World staff as they nurse and return one to the wild. LeVar then tours a wetland wildlife refuge on an airboat and finds out why wetlands are important to manatees and other animals. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1136 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Rose Wyler. The book explains how waves, sand and pebbles form at the seashore, and describes the animals, plants and shells that can be found on the beach when the tide goes out. Host LeVar Burton uses this feature book when he goes beach-combing in southwestern Florida. There, he meets two local naturalists who help him explore plant and animal life (shells, mangroves, oysters, spiny burn fish, scallops, sea stars, etc.) at the shoreline, and in the shallows of the gulf. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1137 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Lynne Cherry and Mark Plotkin. In this story of discovery and hope, a fatal disease comes to the Tirio village in the Amazon, leaving only a few villagers with faith in the shaman's healing. When a foreign woman arrives, she helps the village understand the importance of the shaman's wisdom, enabling a young boy to realize his dream to become a shaman. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton and enthobotanist Mark Plotkin visit this Amazon Tirio village and meet the boy from the story, who has become a shaman. We learn about rainforest plants with healing qualities and find out what life is like in an Amazon village. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1138 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Edward Marshall. A young boy befriends a space traveling alien who lands on Earth on Halloween. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Lick Observatory, meets an astronomer and introduces his alien viewers to the wonders of Earth. Viewers will take a trip to Puerto Rico to see the world largest radio telescope. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1139 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Janell Cannon. The book tells the story of a baby fruit bat who falls headfirst into a bird's nest. Stellaluna is raised by the family of birds until she reunited with her mother. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores the mysterious and fascinating world of nocturnal animals. Viewers see bats in their natural habitats and visit with a bat expert. Then, at the New York University Sleep Center, viewers learn about the world of slumber and dreams, and follow a young girl as she takes part in a sleep study. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1140 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Ron Hirschi. In the book, baby animals spend the summer growing, playing and learning from their parents. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton shows how the cycle of seasons impacts the weather, plants and animals. Viewers will learn about how special each seasonal change is to the plants, animals and world around us, and visit a cranberry farm during harvest. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1092 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the Newbery Honor book by Jacqueline Woodson. The book tells the story of how the women in Woodson's family began creating quilts with secret maps to freedom during the years of slavery. Host LeVar Burton and his family discover items from their earlier relatives, and viewers meet a grandmother who inspires her family with her childhood memories of surviving the Holocaust during World War II. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
LeVar Burton hosts the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Designed to promote literacy, Reading Rainbow: Social Studies Series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits and instill in them a love of learning. The series has received international acclaim, garnering more than 250 awards, including a prestigious Peabody and nine Parents' Choice awards. Each program in this series presents a book featuring social studies-related subjects, along with animated sequences, original songs, special guests, live-action field trips illustrating the show's theme and book reviews presented by young readers of other books on similar topics that viewers might enjoy. Digital Delivery Rights Available
#J1146 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Verna Aardema. The book tells the story of a little lamb that uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her. In the episode, viewers are introduced to Mexican-American culture. Host LeVar Burton spends time with a family who has made guitars for three generations, visits a mural painter and her students, and joins Los Lobos as they share their music and cultural ties. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1147 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Candace Fleming. Based on real events, the book tells the story of a young girl who sends a care package to Holland during World War II. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton introduces charitable organizations powered by young people. Viewers learn about the Goodwill Ambassadors, who build goodwill in their communities while reaching out to different cultures, and Backyard in a Box, who help children devastated by Hurricane Katrina re-establish their backyards. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1148 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by David and Phillis Gershator. The book explains the process of making bread, from growing the grain to baking, in a song sung in English and in Spanish. In the episode, host LeVar Burton talks about how bread is a staple in every culture and looks at how the differences in cultures impact on this common food. Viewers meet a Hopi woman, who shows how she makes blue cornmeal bread, and visit an East Indian restaurant where they bake bread in a tandoori oven. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1149 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Jeanette Winter. The story follows a group of runaway slaves as they journey north along the Underground Railroad by following directions in a song entitled "The Drinking Gourd." Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton celebrates the road to freedom paved by the Underground Railroad and introduces students to the history, heroes, stories and music of the African-American culture that emerged from slavery. Viewers will also meet members of the a cappella group, Sweet Honey in the Rock, who perform and share their historical knowledge of slavery. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1150 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Paul Goble. This Native American legend tells the story of a boy who brought the gift of horses to his people and the significance of the horse to the Plains Indians. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Crow Agency in Montana and observes a special ceremony of the Old Elk family. Viewers will discover how contemporary and traditional Native American life and traditions meet, and learn about common words that have Native American roots. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1151 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Sherry Garland. When forced to leave her country, a young Vietnamese girl takes a lotus seed with her as a reminder of her past. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores traditions and heritage passed down through generations when he meets young people from Vietnam, Yemen, Russia and South Africa who have recently come to the United States. Viewers will see how each retains unique attributes of their own heritage, yet also contributes to a multicultural, harmonious society. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1152 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Trinka Hakes Noble. Looking for a diversion, a bored Rancher Hicks drives to town, not knowing that he will miss a very eventful, surprise-filled day back at the ranch. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits Old Tucson, an authentic western town, and gets a taste of western life as a cowboy when he dons true western garb. Viewers will also meet a talented stuntwoman who demonstrates rope tricks and thrilling stunts on horseback. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1153 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by John Steptoe. Based on an African folk tale, the book tells the story of Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad tempered and one kind and sweet, who are tested unknowingly to reveal which one is worthy of marrying the king. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton celebrates the culture of Africa in New York City's Central Park, where he learns how African drums are made and plays some authentic African instruments. LeVar then joins in some festival fun with an African dance troupe, Forces of Nature. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1154 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Aliki. The book describes the techniques and reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt. Also in the episode, host LeVar Burton explores mummies and learns about the art of conserving Egyptian artifacts at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Then, CT scan technology provides an inside look at a mummy that is thousands of years old, and a forensic expert recreates the head of a mummy by using intricate skull dimensions. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1155 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Lee Bennett Hopkins. The book celebrates the geographical beauty of America with a collection of poems describing every region of the country. In the episode, host LeVar Burton meets children from different regions of the country who share features about their home state. Viewers will visit a girl who lives on a Montana ranch and a boy from New York City to learn how being a kid in America is as varied as the 50 states. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1156 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Frane Lessac. A young boy takes his best friend to visit the little Caribbean island of Montserrat, where he was born. Then, host LeVar Burton travels to Montserrat, where he tours the town of Plymouth and the open market. Also, islander Danny Sweeny takes viewers on a "mountain chicken" (frog) hunt and shows them an iguana. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1157 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Linda Glaser. The book expands the concept of home to include the entire earth. In the episode, host LeVar Burton explores our global interdependence when he visits the United Nations and then meets Craig Kielburger, the teenage founder of Kids Can Free the Children, a global youth group totally run by kids. Viewers will follow members of this youth organization on an extraordinary journey to the poorest section of Nicaragua, where they build a school. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1158 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Donald Hall. The book follows the life of an early 19th-century New England family for an entire year. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton gets a glimpse of 18th-century life at Old Sturbridge Village and learns how early books were printed during a visit to the Isaiah Thomas Printshop. Viewers will learn about training oxen, blacksmithing, bartering and more. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1159 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Molly Bang. In the story, a generous restaurant owner receives a magical gift from a stranger -- a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances. Then, host Levar Burton explores the artistry of a Japanese vegetable carver, the art of origami and joins a group of Japanese drummers as they perform the celebratory "festival of the drums." The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1160 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Don Brown. The book tells the true story of the record-breaking flight of a daring woman pilot, Ruth Law, from Chicago to New York in 1916. In the episode, host LeVar Burton takes viewers on a trip through time from the barnstorming days and flying machines of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to get her pilot's license, to modern aviation machines and female pilots. Viewers will also see a teenage pilot who takes to the air for the first time, following in the footsteps of the great women who went before her. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1161 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Paul O. Zelinsky. In Zelinsky's adaptation of the classic fairy tale, a strange little man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king in exchange for her firstborn child. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits a Renaissance festival in California to experience life in medieval times, and Mistress Nora demonstrates spinning and weaving techniques. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1162 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Gail Gibbons. The book describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast Florida in 1662. Hosted by LeVar Burton, the program visits the real Atocha, as divers work to recover artifacts from the shipwrecked vessel, and introduces Dr. Robert Ballard, the scientist who discovered the Titanic. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1163 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Margaree King Mitchell. The book tells the story of Sara Jean's Uncle Jed, an African-American barber who overcame many setbacks, including the Great Depression, as he worked to save enough money to open his own barbershop. In the episode, host LeVar Burton finds out about making dreams come true with determination and faith as he talks with The Persuasions, an a cappella quartet. The group tells how they pursued their dream in spite of being told that a singing group without musical instruments didn't have a chance for success. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1164 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Eve Bunting. In the book, a boy and his father come to Washington D.C., to visit the Vietnam Memorial and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict. This moving story takes host LeVar Burton to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, where viewers meet Maya Lin, the young architect who designed it. Then, it is on to look at other special monuments that help us remember our past, including Mount Rushmore in South Dakota and a mural dedicated to Louis Armstrong. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1165 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Riki Levinson. In the story, a little girl and her brother bravely travel alone across the ocean to join their mama and papa in a strange new land called America. Viewers visit Ellis Island, the port of entry into America for millions of immigrants who came with hopes and dreams, and see footage of immigrants arriving. Also, A.J. Annello, who works for the company that restored the Statue of Liberty, gives host LeVar Burton a tour and tells about why and how Lady Liberty has been restored. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1166 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Gary Paulsen. The book presents a gentle rhyme about the working world and people at work. In this episode, host LeVar Burton explores the world of work as he meets several people with unusual jobs, including a tiger trainer, a comic strip creator and a fireworks specialist. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
LeVar Burton hosts the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Designed to promote literacy, Reading Rainbow encourages children to read by bringing books to life and transporting young learners to exciting, real-life settings. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits and instill in them a love of learning. The series has received international acclaim, garnering more than 250 awards, including a prestigious Peabody and nine Parents' Choice awards. Each program presents a featured book along with animated sequences, original songs, special guests, live-action field trips illustrating the show's theme and book reviews presented by young readers of other books on similar topics that viewers might enjoy. Digital Delivery Rights Available
#J1034 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Samuel Marshak. In the book, a certified letter is followed in a humorous journey to its intended recipient. Viewers will see how the simple act of mailing a letter becomes a trip spanning the entire world in an effort to get the mail on time. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton follows a young boy's letter to his grandma's house, explores earlier ways of sorting, transporting and delivering the mail, and meets a young stamp collector. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1063 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Patricia Polacco. A rescued goose, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter festival in Moskva, lays 13 marvelously colored eggs, plus one final miracle in egg form. The author, Patricia Polacco, demonstrates the traditional Ukrainian egg-painting art (pysanky), and shares how she got the idea for this story. Viewers will gain a new appreciation for the egg in art as host LeVar Burton decorates eggs and finds objects that are egg-shaped. Viewers also see the practical side during a montage of animal babies emerging from eggs. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1091 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Lloyd Moss. The book features the melodious, rhythmical and mathematical patterns that make music fun. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits Juilliard School of Music to find out how orchestra members work as a team under the leadership of the conductor. Then STOMP, a percussion performance group, demonstrates how creativity, expression, rhythm, dance and self-expression are incorporated into a team effort that's very active and entertaining. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1097 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by David M. Schwartz. A mathematical magician helps readers conceptualize a million, a billion and a trillion. In the episode, host LeVar Burton explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques. In a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory, workers show how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs. Then, viewers will head to Giants Stadium where vendors and stadium employees use estimation to prepare for game day. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1118 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Chief Jake Swamp. The feature book is a prayer of the Iroquois Indians, celebrating the precious and rare gift of the natural world, and the resources of the Earth. In the episode, host LeVar Burton introduces a family who grows and harvests cranberries, visits a pueblo where native artists use clay from the earth to make pottery and joins a group of children as they plant trees in their neighborhood. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1139 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Janell Cannon. The book tells the story of a baby fruit bat who falls headfirst into a bird's nest. Stellaluna is raised by the family of birds until she reunited with her mother. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton explores the mysterious and fascinating world of nocturnal animals. Viewers see bats in their natural habitats and visit with a bat expert. Then, at the New York University Sleep Center, viewers learn about the world of slumber and dreams, and follow a young girl as she takes part in a sleep study. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
#J1146 $29.95 From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Verna Aardema. The book tells the story of a little lamb that uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her. In the episode, viewers are introduced to Mexican-American culture. Host LeVar Burton spends time with a family who has made guitars for three generations, visits a mural painter and her students, and joins Los Lobos as they share their music and cultural ties. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes. |
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