PRODUCT SUMMARY
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 along 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, and goes to a livestock show, where he learns unique facts about farm animals and watches events, including 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.
(Note: DVD-R)
