PRODUCT SUMMARY
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.