Purple Coat (Full Screen), The

PRODUCT SUMMARY

From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Amy Hest. Every year Gabby's grandfather, a tailor, makes her a new blue coat. Despite her mother's reminder that "navy blue is what you always get," Gabby begs her grandfather to make her a beautiful purple fall coat. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton takes viewers to the Fashion Institute of Technology and to New York City's garment district to explore the fascinating world of clothing design, and then gets a coat made especially for him. Viewers also meet an artist who creates caricatures of people out of papier-māche.

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)