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Reading rainbow volume 97
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English
Description
A reading of the book, "If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Discusses chain reactions from a bowling alley, leading into the reading of the main story. Then it's off to a factory where bowling balls are made and a domino expert demonstrates how he designs chain reactons as he sets up a domino art event. Reviews: "This is the key to the kingdom" by Diane Worfolk Allison, "The house that Jack built" illustrated by Jebby Stow, and...
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Reading rainbow volume 36
Language
English
Description
Barbara Feldon reads the featured book, The Lifecycle of the honeybee, by Paula Z. Hogan. This book illustrates how bees make honey. Host LeVar Burton visits a beekeeper and examines a beehive close up. Viewers will learn how honey is extracted from combs and how important the queen bee is to a well-organized hive.
4) Stellaluna
Series
Reading rainbow volume 108
Language
English
Description
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
LeVar discovers a mysterious and fascinating world of nocturnal animals, and explores the not-so-silent world of slumber and dreams.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 087
Language
English
Description
Host LeVar Burton intoduces the art of claymation and participates in creating a production of "The Piggy in the puddle" by Charlotte Pomerantz. Also includes booktalks about "This house is made of mud" by Ken Buchanan, "The Hippopotamus song" by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, and "Oink" by Arthur Geisert.
6) Summer
Series
Reading rainbow volume 103
Language
English
Description
In "Summer" by Ron Hirshchi, baby animals spend the summer growing, playing, and learning from their parents.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 097
Language
English
Description
A reading of the book, "If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Discusses chain reactions from a bowling alley, leading into the reading of the main story. Then it's off to a factory where bowling balls are made and a domino expert demonstrates how he designs chain reactons as he sets up a domino art event. Reviews: "This is the key to the kingdom" by Diane Worfolk Allison, "The house that Jack built" illustrated by Jebby Stow, and...
9) Let's go!
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Language
English
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Brings great books to life onscreen through rich illustrations and live shows. Someplace else is the story of Mrs. Tilby's travels to cities, seashores, and mountains in her camper. Hot-air Henry is the journey of a sassy stowaway cat's hot-air balloon flight across the mountains.
Series
Language
English
Description
The Elm Street Kids' Club decides to sell lemonade to earn money to fix up their clubhouse. They monitor their success by tracking daily sales. In this math-based episode, LeVar takes viewers to the American Stock Exchange, for a closer look at the economics and challenges of running a business. We also explore two very different kinds of companies: a for-profit business and a non-profit organization.
11) Ox-cart man
Series
Reading rainbow volume 18
Language
English
Description
Lorne Green reads "Ox-cart man" by Donald Hall, a story of family life in 19th century New England, and host LeVar Buton visits Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, a hands-on living museum. The books reviewed are "Round trip" by Ann Jonas, "A winter place" by Ruth Yaffe Radin, and "Wagon wheels" by Barbara Brenner.
12) Bugs
Series
Reading rainbow volume 47
Language
English
Description
Bugs includes general information, jokes and descriptions of the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of common insects. Other segments include: LeVar visits Insect world: with the assistance of an entomologist LeVar discovers the uniqueness of a wide variety of bugs and insects at Cincinnati Zoo's Insect World ; See the migration of Monarch Butterflies: take a trip to the mountains in Mexico to find out where monarch...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 004
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of a tale from the Nandi people of Kenya, Verna Aardema's Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain. Host LeVar Burton also plans a fun-filled day around rainy weather, including an aerial charge of a thunderstorm and puddle-hopping.
14) Stellaluna
Series
Reading rainbow volume 108
Language
English
Description
Host LeVar discovers a mysterious and fascinating world of nocturnal animals, and explores the not-so-silent world of slumber and dreams. Presents a reading of the book Stellaluna about a fruit bat who is raised as a bird after falling into a birds nest.
15) Math cure
Series
Reading rainbow volume 131
Language
English
Description
LaVar tracks down, scouts out and sneaks up on math-in action, and he finds out firsthand that a factory -- and life -- can't run without it. Books reviewed include Marvelous math: a book of poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Twelve snails to one lizard: a tale of mischief and measurement by Susan Hightower, and Pigs on a blanket: fun with math and time by Amy Axelrod.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 89
Language
English
Description
LeVar explores the variety of ways families are created: the Harris family has 2 children, both adopted; the Peck family is a single mother and 9 adopted children; the Abney family is a set of parents, 2 brothers and an adopted sister. Viewers learn that families are really created by love. The read-aloud book, Through moon and stars and night skies, by Ann Turner is about a young boy's memories of coming to America to be adopted. Follow up activities...
17) Desert life
Series
Language
English
Description
Brings great books to life onscreen through rich illustrations and live shows.
18) Amazing Grace
Series
Reading rainbow volume 91
Language
English
Description
A reading of the book, "Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman leads into a discussion of stereotyping. LeVar interviews Whoppi Goldberg, where the topic of pursuing your own dreams is discussed.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 24
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of the book The tortoise and the hare, by Janet Stevens.
20) Paul Bunyan
Series
Reading rainbow volume 021
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of the book Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg, and explores his legend. Lavar learns about forest fires, Smokey the Bear, and lumberjack competitions.
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