Take a look, it’s in a book, a Reading Rainbow!
Reading Rainbow ist eine US-amerikanische Fernsehsendung für Kinder, in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur vorgestellt und daraus vorgelesen wird. Kinder sollen so zum Lesen animiert werden.
Reading Rainbow (Staffel 18)
The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 2000-10-23
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: LeVar visits the Amazon rain forest to meet the real people profiled in today's featured book, a story about how a young man was chosen to follow around his tribe's medicine man to learn all the natural methods of treating injuries and illness using plants of the rain forest.
Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 2000-11-20
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: "Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk", read by Jason Alexander, features stories about pets. LeVar Burton throws a birthday party for his golden retriever, Roy, and treats the dog to a bath at a pet spa for his special day.
Lemonade For Sale (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 2001-01-19
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: LeVar explores way that young people can earn money before they're old enough for official jobs in this show. Andrea McArdle reads the feature story of a group of kids who decide to run a lemonade drink stand to raise money to make repairs to their clubhouse, and how a new neighbor helps them drum up business.
The Secret Shortcut (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 2001-02-16
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: In the first of two map shows, LeVar Burton wants to show how to use maps. But he is not Rick Steves. Tim Conway reads a story about two boys who decide to try a new route to school after getting there late all the time and being reprimanded by the teacher.
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 2001-03-16
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Levar takes us on a literary tour of the United States. From Hawaii to Maine and Montana to New York, each state is different in its own way.
Badger's Parting Gifts (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 2001-04-20
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: LeVar discusses cathartic ways to adjust to losing a loved one in this episode. He and fellow viewers talk about family members that are now gone that they miss, and how they try to remember the good times rather than dwell on the pain. Ruby Dee reads the featured story about an aging Badger, who knows he doesn't have much longer to live and tries to prepare his friends for his passing.
