Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash, The

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 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.