Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport

PRODUCT SUMMARY

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.