PRODUCT SUMMARY
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.
