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Abiyoyo More than 130 video Alistair In Outer Space The Reading Rainbow Series programs - loved by children, The Reading Rainbow Series bedtime story that has e can travel to far and Aa rhythmic song, can acclaimed by educators, Wexotic lands, meet new double the nighttime fun. applauded by critics. Take people, and explore Based on a South African wondrous adventures by lullaby and folk story, young viewers on discovering our Abiyoyo is a magical neighborhood library. storysong retold and sung adventures that encourage Alistair In Outer Space by by Pete Seeger. When a Marilyn Sadler, illustrated town is threatened by the reading. Each inspired by an by Roger Bollen, is a close terrible giant Abiyoyo, a encounter of the silliest little boy and his father outstanding children's book kind. Alistair, that lovable, come up with a plan to fastidious little boy, is on save the townspeople. his way to return his books Music, in its different to the library when he is forms, can be a very The Adventures Of Taxi Alejandro's Gift captured by a spaceship beautiful way to tell a Dog The Reading Rainbow Series and whisked into space. story. Using an upbeat The Reading Rainbow Series His captors are two music video format, LeVar rade 4: Habitats and colourful and outlandish reveals some of the ways a eople have special GCommunities. Basic creatures called Goots. story can be told. Pete Prelationships with their Concepts: Recognize that LeVar visits the Library of Seeger talks to LeVar pets...they really are loyal animals and plants live in Congress in Washington, about his special song. A friends! specific habitats; Describe D.C., and takes us on a structural adaptations of popular New York City The Adventures of Taxi Dog treasure hunt through plants and animals that street rapping group, Run by Debra and Sal Barracca, several library demonstrate a response to DMC, performs its version illustrated by Mark departments, including the their environment. of a rap-video, and a Buehner and narrated by division of maps and professional dance Vincent Gardenia, follows a The lush oasis of globes, book restoration, company tells the story of day in the life of a dog California's Indian Canyon and film. As an added “Beauty and the Beast.” befriended by a New York desert provide the setting treat, viewers meet Conan State-of-the-art computer City “cabby”. Grab a seat for this book written by the Librarian, who candidly animation, accompanied next to LeVar as he gets Richard E Albert, illustrated illustrates that librarians by the music of Philip behind the wheel of a New by Sylvia Long and may not be who or what Glass, is an added feature York City taxi cab. Laugh narrated by Franciso we think they are. Program to this musical program. as you watch the many Rivela. Number 27. Program Number 35. interesting and unusual Discover the vast Review Books: Review Books: Blackberry ways that people “hail” taxi importance of water, and Check it Out! The Book About Ink poems by Eve Merriam, cabs. Viewers will also find demonstrates how the Libraries by Gail Gibbons; pictures by Hans Wilhelm; out how a dog can be not “gift” of water can be the Commander Toad Series by Ayu and the Perfect Moon by only a best friend, but for a most important gift of all. Jane Yolen, illustrated by Donald Cox; Peter and the young girl in Colorado a Ages 9 to 11, Ages 6 to 8 Bruce Degen; Maps and Wolf adapted from the vital necessity for everyday 30 minutes, order 5-4395-IN Globes by Jack Knowlton, Musical Tale by Sergel life. Program Number 72. illustrated by Harriet Prokofiev, illustrated by Review Books: Taxi: A Book Barton. Erna Voigt. of City Words by Betsy and Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1036-IN 30 minutes, order 5-1044-IN Giulio Maestro; I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa; The First Dog by Jan Brett. Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 30 minutes, order 5-2333-IN

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Alistair's Time Machine Always My Dad Amazing Grace shelves had vanished The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series overnight, and the cash register stuffed full of tructures and Mechanisms xamines the wonderful, mazing Grace is a little money. Inspired by the S- Grade 2: Movement; Ecomplex and multi- Agirl who wants to be feature book, Animal Cafe Basic Concepts: describe faceted relationships that Peter Pan and refuses to let by John Stadler and different mechanisms; make everyone's family narrow thinking stand in narrated by Martin Short, describe characteristics and unique. her way. LeVar burns the midnight movement of simple Written by Sharon Dennis Written by Mary Hoffman, oil in the city that never machines; pattern of Wyeth and illustrated by illustrated by Caroline sleeps, New York. A visit to movement. Grade 3: Raul Colon, the story Binch and narrated by Times Square, a fish Stability; Grade 4: Pulleys and warmly explores a young Tyne Daly, this inspiring market, a bakery, and the Gears. girl's special relationship story takes us on a journey flower market serve as Inventing takes with her father, despite the where we meet other examples of some of the imagination and hard work fact that she does not see amazing women who have busiest “night spots” in but most of all it takes him frequently. reached beyond town. We also get a close- up look at one of the most determination. LeVar drops in on a stereotypes to pursue their dreams. In a warm and fascinating and curious Alistair's Time Machine by neighbourhood “Family night creatures - bats - the Marilyn Sadler, illustrated Day” picnic and pairs up personal interview, Oscar- winning actor Whoopi masters of night flight. by Roger Bollen, is a with a young friend in a Program Number 26. delightful story about a “Dad and Me” three-legged Goldberg shares her own boy who builds his own race. Program 121 aspirations and triumphs. Review Books: The Moon time machine. Meet a Program Number 91. by Robert Louis Stevenson, Feature Book: Always My illustrated by Denise wacky woman inventor Dad by Sharon Dennis Review Books: Roses Sing from the Stone Age, on New Snow: A Delicious Saldutti; The Dream Eater by Wyeth, Ilustrated by Raul Christian Garrison, Thomas Edison and a Colon (Apple Soup/Knopf) Tale by Paul Yee, Illustrated clever machine from the by Harvey Chan; Great illustrated by Diane Goode; HC ISBN 0-679-83447-8 Night Markets: Bringing Food future who has its own LIB ISBN 0-679-93447-2 Women in the Struggle by surprises for LeVar. Toyomi Igus, Veronica to a City by Joshua Horwitz. Viewers will also discover Review Books: Boundless Freeman Ellis, Diane Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1035-IN some children with Grace by Mary Hoffman, Patrick and Valerie Wilson creative inventions of their pictures by Caroline Binch Wesley; Mirette on the High (Dial) HC ISBN 0-8037- And Still The Turtle own, and take a look at Wire By Emily Arnold Watched some amusing inventions 1715-6 McCully The Reading Rainbow Series from the past that never Taxi! Taxi! by Cari Best, illus Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-4217-IN quite made it into today's by Dale Gottlieb (Little rade 1: Characteristics and lifestyle. Program Number Brown) HC ISBN 0-316- GNeeds of Living Things 71. 09259-2 Animal Cafe The Reading Rainbow Series Grade 4: Habitats and Review Books: Find Waldo The Perfect Spot by Robert J Communities Now by Martin Handford; Blake (Philomel) HC ISBN 0- sneak peak at the This Native American tale The Many Lives of Benjamin 399-22132-8 excitement of a city A by Sheila MacGill-Callahan Franklin by Aliki; What Does Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 that's “open all night,” recounts the timeless it Do? Inventions Then and 30 minutes, order 5-4482-IN shows that while some of message of our Now by Daniel Jacobs. us are drifting off into responsibility to nature and Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to sleep, others are just 11 our environment. 30 minutes, order 5-2332-IN beginning their day. LeVar explores various What really happens ways that children and during the late night hours adults are working well into the wee hours of together to protect and the morning? That's the preserve the earth. question Maxwell Program Number 99. pondered one morning Ages 6-11 each week when he found 30 minutes, order 5-4218-IN the food on his shop

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Appelemando's Dreams Barn Dance! of a kindergartner and her Dorling Kindersley Ltd; The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series father who change places Introduction to Musical in life. Lots of people wish Instruments Series: Brass/ ritten by Patricia ood music and great they could trade places Percussion/Strings/Woodwin WPolacco and narrated Gdancing make us feel with someone else. Jason ds Dee Lillegard. by Michael Learned, happy and foot-stomping Hardman, age 12, Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned Appelemando's Dreams is bluegrass music is an dreamed of running a 30 minutes, order 5-4057-IN the story of a little boy American original. library and became the Best Friends who uses his dreams to Viewers are invited to an youngest librarian in the The Reading Rainbow Series create colourful images old-fashioned hoedown country. For those who that brighten the world for don't know what to dream when LeVar Burton travels rade 1: Basic Concepts; himself and his friends. to the hilltops of of, Stephanie Mills may be able to help as she reads GIdentify and describe LeVar demonstrates fun Tennessee in search of common characteristics of and creative ways to spark true bluegrass music and poetry of Daydreamers by Eloise Greenfield, humans and other animals the imagination and down home dancing. The ...; describe ways in which inspire the artist in all of feature book Barn Dance! illustrated by Tom Feelings. Program Number 3. people adapt to the loss of us. Program Number 105. by Bill Martin Jr and John sensory or physical ability... Review Books: The Little Archambault, illustrated by Review Books: Max by Ted Rand and read by Roy Rachel Isadora; There's a Best friends can be Painter of Sabana Grande by humans or animals, but Patricia Maloney Clark inspires LeVar to get Nightmare in My Closet by a lesson in clogging, and Mercer Mayer; The Ugly whichever they are, it's Markun;The Incredible wonderful to have them! Painting of Felix Clousseau kicks up his heels at an Duckling retold by Lorinda by Jon Agee; I Am An Artist authentic barn dance. Bryan. In this story by Steven by Pat Lowery Collins. Program Number 51. Ages 6-11 Kellogg, two best friends 30 minutes, order 5-1012-IN Ages 6-11 Review Books: Half a Moon learn how to share a newly 30 minutes, order 5-4327-IN born puppy and LeVar and One Whole Star by Berlioz The Bear Crescent Dragonwagon, learns too, when he meets The Reading Rainbow Series Archibald Frisby illustrated by Jerry eight golden retriever The Reading Rainbow Series Pinkney; I Like the Music by puppies. There's a saying he rhythm and energy “a dog can be your best Leah Komaiko, illustrated of music draws people. eVar takes viewers on a by Barbara Wstman; The T friend,” and it is important L“tale-spinning” ride, when Old Banjo by Dennis Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett to take care of that friend. he climbs aboard the Great Haseley, illustrated by is the amusing tale of the But, some pets take care of American Scream Machine Stephen Gammell. mishaps encountered by a people, like seeing-eye Six Flags Great Adventure Ages 6-11 band of bears who take dogs. Viewers learn how Amusement Park and 30 minutes, order 5-1998-IN their show on the road. these special dogs are explores the humourous The rhythm of New York trained to act as eyes for adventures of Archibald Bea And Mr Jones City sends LeVar off on his the blind — people who Frisby, written by Michael The Reading Rainbow Series own musical journey. really depend on their Chesworth and narrated by Along the way, he meets best-friend dogs. Program Arnold Stang. magining what it might musicians who call the Number 43. LeVar takes a scientific Ibe like to be someone or streets their stage. And Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1250-IN approach to winning park something else cannot viewers go behind the games, and shows that only be fun, but it can also scenes at The Boys Choir with the right questions point out the importance of Harlem. Program and a little of being ourselves. Like a Number 90. experimentation, an easy vacation... it's great to go, Review Books: Georgia solution is sometimes close but it's even better to come Music by Helen V. Griffith, at hand. home again! illustrated by James Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 After a really rough day of Stevenson; The Science 30 minutes, order 5-4397-IN taping — including flubbed Book of Sound by Neil lines — LeVar wearily Ardley, illustrated by opens the book, Bea and Mr. Jones, narrated by Madeline Kahn, which tells CANADIAN LEARNING COMPANY, 95 Vansittart Avenue, Woodstock ON N4S 6E3 Tel: (800) 267-2977 Fax: (519) 537-1035 PAGE 3 Reading Rainbow Series

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Bicycle Man Viewers go behind the Review Books: The Magic explores the love and The Reading Rainbow Series scenes of “Star Trek: The Wings: A Tale From China by warmth that goes into Next Generation” where Diane Wolkstein, illustrated making every loaf of rade 1: Everyday LeVar plays Lt. Geordi by Robert Andrew Parker; bread; from seed to GStructures. Grade 2: LaForge and learn about Redbird by Patrick Fort; supermarket. Movement - Basic concept: making a television show Flying from the “Let's In mouth-watering Describe the characteristics in front of and behind the Discover Library”. segments, LeVar tries his and movements of simple camera. Program Number Ages 6-11 hand at bread making, and 30 minutes, order 5-2137-IN machines. 46. discusses the history of this Grade 4: Pulleys and Gears Review Books: Lights! Borreguita And The basic, wonderful and The world is full of wheels Camera! Action! by Gail Coyote international food. Gibbons; The Philharmonic Program 122 doing all kinds of things! The Reading Rainbow Series Gets Dressed by Karla Allen Say's story inspires Feature Book: Bread is for Kuskin, illustrated by Mark nter the vibrant world of Eating by David and Phillis LeVar to explore the world Simont; Ramona: Behind the of wheels and see how EMexican-Americans in Gershator, illus by Emma Scenes of a Television Show Borreguita and the Coyote. In Shaw-Smith (Henry Holt) HC they keep us all rolling by Elaine Scott, photos by along. LeVar meets a Verna Aardema's charming ISBN 0-8050-3173-1 Margaret Miller. retelling of a Mexican folk freestyle bicyclist who Ages 6-11 Review Books: Walter the shows him some of the 30 minutes, order 5-1976-IN tale, beautifully illustrated Baker by Erick Carle (Simon fancy tricks of the trade by Petra Mathers, and & Schuster) HC ISBN 0-689- and takes a spin on several Bored - Nothing To Do! narrated by Olga Merediz, 80078-9. wheels himself, including: The Reading Rainbow Series a little lamb uses her wits to gain the upper hand Bread Bread Bread by Ann a skateboard, a scooter, Morris, photos by Ken and rollerblades. Viewers tructures and Mechanisms: and outsmart a hungry coyote. Heyman (Lothrop) HC ISBN also get a glimpse of some SGrade 4 - Pulleys and 0-688-06334-9; LIB ISBN 0- human powered vehicles Gears. LeVar explores the sights 688-06335-7 (Mulberry) PB that are one of a kind. Matter and Materials: Grade and sounds of his Mexican- ISBN 0-688-12275-1 BIG Program Number 68. 6: Properties of Air and American neighbors, and BOOK PB ISBN 0-688- Review Books: The White Characteristics of Flight interviews the musical 12939-0 Bicycle by Rob Lewis; Our group Los Lobos, who A wonderful adventure can invite LeVar to their home The Tortilla Factory by Gary Teacher's In a Wheelchair by cure any case of boredom. Paulsen, paintings by Ruth Mary Ellen Powers; for a fun-filled fiesta. Peter Spier's story is about Program Number 102. Wright Paulsen (Harcourt Delphine by Molly Bang. Brace & Co) HC ISBN 0-15- Ages 6-11 two boys who build their Review Books: Coyote 30 minutes, order 5-2262-IN own plane out of backyard 292876-6. La Tortilleria: Dreams by Susan Nunes; (Spanish Vers) (Harcourt materials, and actually fly Diego by Johan Winter; The Bionic Bunny Show it. This exciting book Brace & Co) HC ISBN 0-15- Three Little Javelinas by 200237-5 The Reading Rainbow Series inspires LeVar to take a Susan Lowell. flight lesson, and learn all Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-4483-IN very time you pick up a about the miraculous feat 30 minutes, order 5-4324-IN Egood book your of flying. Viewers go imagination brings the behind the scenes at an Bread Is For Eating story and characters to life. airport, and get a glimpse The Reading Rainbow Series In real life, Wilbur is an of the action that takes ordinary rabbit. But when place before a plane takes ot, delicious, home- he goes to work in the off. Program Number 64. Hmade bread. Everyone morning, he becomes TV's loves it and every culture superhero...star of The makes it. this book, written Bionic Bunny Show by Marc by David and Phillis Brown and Laurene Gershator and illustrated Kransey Brown. by Emma Shaw-Smith,

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Bringing The Rain To Brush We share our world with A Chair For My Mother Kapiti Plain The Reading Rainbow Series ants, crickets, flies, The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series centipedes and lady ometimes “things” are beetles. In Bugs by Nancy orking together as a arth and Space Systems, Snot always what they Winslow Parker and Joan Wteam is important EGrade 2: Air and Water in seem. Richards Wright, viewers because a group can the Environment - Basic Can inanimate objects learn where insects live, accomplish more than an concept: identify and describe really come to life? In Brush what they're good for, how individual. Also, things that forms of moisture in the by Pere Calders, illustrated they grow, and much are worth doing take time environment; identify the by Carme Sole Vendrell, a more. LeVar visits Insect to achieve. factors that cause things to brush becomes a warm World at the Cincinnati Yea, team! How many dry quickly or slowly. replacement for a lost dog. Zoo for an in-depth look at teams do you see in action Grade 5: Weather - Basic All may not be what it some of the more every day? LeVar and concept: weather and seems when LeVar takes a fascinating members of the friends are working hard climate look at the art of 3-D insect world. The incredible as a team in this show to animation and visits story of the migration to prepare a very exciting A rainy day offers Macy's warehouse where the Sierra Cinqui song and dance number opportunities to explore the famous Thanksgiving Mountains in Mexico of the called “Teamwork”. He gets creative pastimes and to Day parade balloons and monarch butterfly is an the idea from the feature appreciate the wonder of floats come alive. Program added highlight. Program book, A Chair for My Mother weather. Who says rainy Number 49. Number 47. by Vera B. Williams days can't be fun? Ages 6-11 Review Books: Egg-Carton narrated by Amy Linker, all LeVar plans an adventure 30 minutes, order 5-1977-IN Zoo by Rudi Haas and about a special family that filled day around the Hans Blohm with an works together, and little weather, including a look The Carousel introduction by David by little rebuilds their life at the latest explanations The Reading Rainbow Series Suzuki; What the Mailman after a fire destroys their for thunder and a big Brought by Carolyn Craven, ritten by Liz Rosenberg, home. splash in a puddle to the illustrated by Tomie de this is the touching Program Number 20. tune of a lively song, W Paola; Jumanji by Carlos story of two sisters who “Puddle Hoppin'”. The Review Books: My Mamma Van Allsburg. after the death of their feature book, narrated by Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Ages 6-11 mother, search for her James Earl Jones, tells of a Walter, illustrated by Pat 30 minutes, order 5-1979-IN legacy through their young African boy who Cummings; I Have a Sister, memories, imaginations brings rain to his dry and My Sister is Deaf by Jeanne Bugs and a magical ride on a thirsty pastures. There's no Whitehorse Petersen, The Reading Rainbow Series carousel. such thing as dull weather illustrated by Deborah Ray, as we share in an action- rade 2: Growth and LeVar visits children who Everett Anderson's Goodbye packed aerial chase for GChanges in Animals: Basic are working with artists by Lucille Clifton, illustrated thunderstorms at the concept: responding and and designers to build a by Ann Grifalconi. National Centre for adapting to their carousel for their Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1029-IN Atmospheric Research. environment. Grade 4: community park, LeVar explores weather Habitats and Communities illustrating how the power predictions and shows how of legacies are passed on to make your own Insects are amazing to us by special people in rainbow. Program Number creatures that live our lives. Program # 130 4. everywhere - so why not Closed Captioned, Ages 6-11 get to know them! 30 minutes, order 5-4523-IN Review Books: The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola; Peter Spier's Rain by Peter Spier; A Story A Story by Gail E Haley. Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1013-IN

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Chickens Aren't The Only Come A Tide The Day Jimmy's Boa Desert Giant: The World Ones The Reading Rainbow Series Ate The Wash Of The Saguaro Cactus The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series rade 5 - Weather; Basic rade 2: Basic Concepts: Gconcept: recognize large- little girl's version of an rade 4 - Habitats and GIdentify and describe the scale and local weather Aunusual class outing GCommunities. Basic major physical characteristics systems, e.g. storms becomes a lesson on Concept: Identify various of ... Compare the Weather affects all our appreciating and having factors that affect plants and appearance of young and lives; severe weather fun with different kinds of animals in a specific habitat; mature animals requires special animals. Describe structural A look at all the different precautions. Kaleena Kiff narrates the adaptations of plants and animals that demonstrate a kinds of animals that hatch This delightful book by tale of a school trip to a from eggs convinces us peaceful farm - turned wild responce to their George Ella Lyon, read by environment. that “chickens aren't the Dixie Carter, tells the story when Jimmy's pet boa only ones.” of one quirky family's constrictor escapes. LeVar Grade 3: Growth and Which came first, the adventure during a spring visits an exotic pet shop Changes in Plants: Basic chicken or the egg? flood. LeVar takes a look where he meets a concept: Describe how the Inspired by the feature at dramatic weather ... tarantula and a boa growth of plants is affected by book, Chickens Aren't the from blizzards to constrictor. Then we're off changes in environmental Only Ones by Ruth Heller tornadoes, and everything to a livestock show where conditions. and narrated by Georgia in between. A news LeVar learns some The desert is a magical Engel, LeVar searches for reporter gives an surprising facts about place with more plants and the answer to this age-old eyewitness account of barnyard animals. Program animals than you may question. Assuming the Hurricane Hugo and the Number 14. think, and one very role of a reporter, LeVar courageous people who Review Books: Crictor by important cactus — the visits a chicken farm and weathered the storm. Tom Ungerer; Could be saguaro. Program Number 86. provides viewers with Worse! by James This story by Barbara Bash “eggsclusive” information Review Books: Storms by Stevenson; Alexander and takes viewers to the about how baby chicks are Seymour Simon; Tornado the Terrible, Horrible, No beautiful landscape of kept safe until their final Alert by Franklyn M. Good, Very Bad Day by Arizona's Sonoran Desert moment of hatching. LeVar Branley, illustrated by Judith Viorst, illustrated by to discover the mysteries also travels to the beaches Guilio Maestro; Weather by Ray Cruz. of the majestic saguaro of Melbourne, Florida, Rena K. Kirkpatrick, Ages 6-11 cactus. The life and 30 minutes, order 5-1023-IN where he discovers illustrated by Janetta seasons of the desert are majestic loggerhead turtles Lewin. explored with an emerging from the ocean Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned introduction to a variety of to lay and bury their eggs 30 minutes, order 5-4053-IN the desert's inhabitants in the sand. Program including bobcats, gila Number 38. monsters, and a javelina Ages 6-11 pig. Viewers will also meet 30 minutes, order 5-1245-IN a real life “snake man” who gives them a close-up look at the amazing rattlesnake. Program Number 62. Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-2135-IN

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Digging Up Dinosaurs Dinosaur Bob And His Dive To The Coral Reefs Duncan And Dolores The Reading Rainbow Series Adventures The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series rade 4: Rocks, Minerals rade 2 - Growth and ets and people can have Gand Erosion; Basic ll across Canada and GChanges in Animals; Basic Pvery special concepts - identify and AAmerica, spring means concept: describe ways in relationships, but they describe rocks that contain the return of something we which animals respond and have to work at it. records of the earth's history, all love...baseball. adapt to their environment. Duncan and Dolores, by and explain how they were While on safari in Africa Grade 4 - Habitats and Barbara Samuels and read formed with his family, Scotty Communities; Basic concept: by Jane Curtin, is a story The great mystery Lazardo befriends a identify various factors that about a little girl's attempts surrounding the dinosaurs dinosaur he names Bob. affect plants and animals in to win a cat's affection. continues to fascinate; how Dinosaur Bob is a real pal specific habitats. LeVar Burton travels to the giant creatures with a hidden talent.....he There's a whole different Marine World Africa U.S.A. evolved, lived and plays baseball! The book world beneath the sea, in Vellejo, California, and disappeared over 65 Dinosaur Bob and his especially where there's a learns how to befriend the million years ago are Adventures with the Family coral reef. king of the beasts. Viewers questions that are still Lazardo by William Joyce, also get a glimpse at how intriguing scientists. and read by Ed Asner, Explores the strange and humans turn into cats beautiful world that lies There's a great deal of takes LeVar to spring when Reading Rainbow training in Phoenix, beneath the surface of the goes behind the scenes of mystery surrounding the sea...the living coral reef. life and death of dinosaurs, Arizona, with the American the popular Broadway League Champions, the Inspired by this remarkable musical “Cats”. Program but sleuth LeVar is just the book, LeVar scuba dives in leader for a fact-finding Oakland Athletics, where Number 52. he gets baseball tips from the coral reefs off the expedition. Inspired by the Florida Keys where he Review Books: Puss in Boots book which tells how the pros. Program Number by Charles Perrault, retold 60. encounters tropical fish dinosaur bones are and a variety of fascinating and illustrated by Lorinda uncovered and Review Books: Casey at the coral. Viewers will also Bryan Cauley; Cat and reassembled, LeVar Bat by Ernest Thayer, meet a “reef doctor” who Canary by Michale decides to go on a fossil illustrated by Ken Bachaus; restores life to damaged Foreman; Moon Tiger by hunt of his own. With his Old Turtle's Baseball Stories reefs by transplanting Phyllis Root, illustrated by trusty “Jeeposaurus by Leonard Kessler; Ronald living coral. Program Ed Young. Wreck,” he takes us to Morgan Goes to Bat by Number 61. Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1999-IN Dinosaur National Park, Patricia Reilly Giff, Ages 6-11 where expert Linda West illustrated by Susanna 30 minutes, order 5-2134-IN digs up some dinosaur Natti. secrets. The program is Ages 6-11 punctuated with dinosaur 30 minutes, order 5-2007-IN jokes told by a pretty saur- y comic (the voice of Jerry Stiller), from the book Tyrannosaurus Wrecks: A Book of Dinosaur Riddles by Noelle Sterne, illustrated by Victoria Chess. Program Number 6. Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1015-IN

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Feelings Florence And Eric Take Fly Away Home Review Books: Shake it to The Reading Rainbow Series The Cake The Reading Rainbow Series The One That You Love the The Reading Rainbow Series Best: Play Songs and ven though we can't ritten by Eve Bunting Lullabies From Black Musical Etouch or smell feelings, ometimes your eyes can Wand illustrated by Traditions collected and everybody has them. Sfool you and things are Ronald Himler, this is the adapted by Cheryl Warren Happiness, loneliness, not what they seem to be. touching story of a young, Mattox, illustrated from the homeless boy who longs embarrassment, jealousy Florence and Eric Take The works of Varnette P for the day when he can and excitement are just Cake by Jocelyn Wild, read Honeywood and Brenda “fly away” to a home of his some of the feeling people by Julia Child, is a Joysmith; A Picture of Harriet own, and away from the experience, and that's delightful tale of good Tubman by David A Adler, airport where he lives with what the feature book, intentions gone wrong, or, illustrated by Samuel Byrd; his father. Feelings, by Aliki, is all quite simply, a case of Sweet Clara and the Freedom about. The sights and mistaken identity. This Revealing interviews with Quilt by Deborah sounds of New York City's spirited, tongue-in-cheek children and their families Hopkinson, illustrated by Central Park provide the story sets the stage for explore the plight of the James Ransome. backdrop for LeVar's probe homeless, and highlights Ages 6-11 LeVar's own case of 30 minutes, order 5-4219-IN into the world of feelings mistaken identity. LeVar young people who are and how they affect us and takes a trip behind the working to better the lives Fox On The Job those around us. Whether of homeless families. scenes of the MovieLand The Reading Rainbow Series it be the up-and-down Wax Museum and gets a Program Nbr 116 sensation of a carousel, or close-up look at how a Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 here are many jobs in 30 minutes, order 5-4491-IN the tranquility of a wax figure is made — and Tthe world and you have rowboat, the variety of not just any wax figure at Follow The Drinking to try to find the one that's feelings we experience that! Viewers also get a right for you. every day is endless. The glimpse of how some very Gourd highlighted book, Koko's talented bakers can make The Reading Rainbow Series The perfect job is hard to Kitten, by Dr. Francine a cake look like just about come by and in Fox on the Patterson with photos by anything. Program Number ased on the song Follow Job by James Marshall, lazy Ronald H. Cohen, and a 69. Bthe Drinking Gourd, with Fox has an amusing time visit to the Gorilla story and pictures by looking for one. Inspired Review Books: Uncle Jeanette Winter and by this delightful tale, Foundation in Woodslide, Nacho's Hat adapted by California, grants viewers narration by Keith David, LeVar goes to work on Harriet Rohmer, illustrated this show explores an some household chores. the unusual privilege of by Veg Reisberg; The meeting Koko, the gorilla, infamous chapter in Viewers will meet a young Garden of Abdul Gasazi by America's history. entrepreneur who turns and her kitten, whose Chris Van Allsburg; My First relationship typifies the As he celebrates the road bright colours into big Cook Book by Angela business and they'll also idea that feelings do not Wilkes. to freedom to Canada only occur between paved by the Underground encounter a unique twist Ages 6-11 on walking the family dog. humans, but between 30 minutes, order 5-2263-IN Railroad, LeVar introduces other animals as well. viewers to the history, Program Number 75. Program Number 28. heroes, stories and music Review Books: Pig Pig Gets Review Books: Honey, I of the African-American a Job by David McPhail; Love and Other Poems by culture which emerged Music, Music for Everyone by Eloise Greenfield, from slavery. Program Vera B Williams; Helping illustrated by Diane and Number 96. Out by George Ancona. Leo Dillon; Fireflies! by Julie Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 Brincklow; Loudmouth 30 minutes, order 5-2336-IN George and the Sixth-Grade Bully by Nancy Carlson. Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1037-IN

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The Furry News: How To Viewers learn the many kinds of germs to study Suekishi Akaba; Why Make A Newspaper practical uses for wire, them. Viewers will also Mosquitos Buzz in People's The Reading Rainbow Series from transporting people examine different kinds of Ears by Verna Aardema, on the longest tramway in microorganisms including illustrated by Leo and ritten and illustrated by the world, to playing an mold that feeds on some Diane Dillon. WLoreen Leedy and integral part in a circus act of the same foods we eat. Ages 6-11 delightfully narrated by the that requires balance, A visit to an organic farm 30 minutes, order 5-1019-IN cast of “Forbidden concentration and talent. illustrates how Broadway,” The Furry News Program Number 74. microorganisms also help Gila Monsters Meet You At The Airport is an entertaining look at Review Books: The Little keep the world alive. The Reading Rainbow Series the ins and outs of creating Pigs' Puppet Book by N Program Number 34. a newspaper. Cameron Watson; Look at Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1043-IN rade 2 - Growth and Nationally syndicated This by Harlow Rockwell; GChanges in Animals: Basic cartoonist Ray Billingsley My First Activity Book by Gift Of The Sacred Dog concept: describe ways in Angela Wilkes. shares his inspirations with The Reading Rainbow Series which animals respond and viewers and demonstrates Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 adapt to their environment. the process involved in he Native American 30 minutes, order 5-2335-IN The best way to dispel creating his cartoon strip culture holds a deep, T fears about the unknown “Curtis”. Program Number abiding respect for the Germs Make Me Sick! is to find out the truth 92. earth, animals and people, The Reading Rainbow Series about someone or especially children, and we Review Books: Great something. Newspaper Crafts by F rade 1 - Characteristics clearly see this Virginia Walter, illustrated and Needs of Living interrelationship at work. Moving can give a person G the jitters, whether it's from by Teddy Cameron Long; Things: Relating Science and The First Americans, one part of the country to Newpapers by David Technology ...: Identify ways misnamed Indians by another, or even from one Petersen; What it's Like to be in which individuals can Columbus, had a very grade to another. In the a...Newspaper Reporter by maintain a healthy special relationship with feature book, a little boy Janet Craig, illustrated by environment for our the world around them. Richard Max Kolding. themselves and for other has some pretty unusual The feature book, The Gift Ages 6-11 living things. ideas about the life he'll 30 minutes, order 5-4220-IN of the Sacred Dog, a lead when he moves to the Staying healthy by learning powerful, strikingly left of the map — “Out Galimoto good health habits is an illustrated folktale brought West”. LeVar takes an The Reading Rainbow Series important part of growing to life by Michael Ansara, inquiring look at these up. tells a Native Indian legend myths with the help of a t's amazing how Our world is shared with about the arrival of the biologist in Arizona who Isomething as common millions of horse and its significance shows us an amazing foot- and uncomplicated as wire microorganisms, and to the Plains Indian. long lizard, a Gila (heela) can be used to create although most of them are On location at the Crow monster. Program Number complicated and harmless, some make Fair in Crow Agency, 8. interesting things. people sick. Using the Montana, contemporary Review Books: Peter's Chair Galimoto by Karen Lynn world's best private eye, a and traditional Native by Ezra Jack Keats; Mitchell Williams and illustrated by microscope, LeVar American life and is Moving by Marjorie Catherine Stock, tells the examines pond water and traditions meet. Program Weinman Sharmat, story of a young African discovers what germs Number 10. illustrated by Byron Barton; boy who uses his wits to really look like. Then, in The Big Hello by Janet the featured book, we find Review Books: Moonsong search for scraps of wire to Lullaby by Jamake Schulman, illustrated by make his very own out what germs are, what Illian Hoban. they look like, how they Highwater, photos by “Galimoto.” You'll meet an Marcia Keegan; Suho and Ages 6-11 artist who lets her are caught, and how the 30 minutes, order 5-1017-IN human body fights against the White Horse retold by imagination run free while Yuzo Otsuko, illustrated by creating objects made of them. While visiting a wire. microbiology laboratory LeVar learns about how scientists grow different

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Giving Thanks: A Native Is there anything goats Review Books: Stringbean's the fiery beauty of an American Good Morning won't eat? LeVar journeys Trip to the Shining Sea by eruption also inspires Message to the San Diego Zoo to Vera B Williams and artists to create beautiful The Reading Rainbow Series find out. In the feature Jennifer Williams; Messages raku pottery. Program book, narrated by Marilyn in the Mailbox: How to Write Number 23. rade 3 - Growth and Michaels, a young goat a Letter by Loreen Leedy; Review Books: Emma's GChanges in Plants: named Gregory has an The Jolly Postman by Janet Dragon Hunt by Catherine Relating Science and abnormal penchant for & Allan Ahlberg. Stock; Ed Emberley's Science Technology ...: describe ways “revolting” foods like eggs, Ages 6-11 Flip Books by Ed Emberley; 30 minutes, order 5-4329-IN in which humans can protect vegetables, fruit and milk. The Ramarindo Puppy and nautral areas to maintain His distraught parents must Hill Of Fire Other Poems by Charlotte native plant species. teach him to enjoy such Pomerantz, illustrated by delicacies as cans, The Reading Rainbow Series Written by Chief Jake Byron Barton. cardboard and wide, Swamp and illustrated by Ages 6-11 striped ties. LeVar samples rade 4 - Earth and Space Erwin Printup, Jr, this title 30 minutes, order 5-1032-IN haute cuisine a la goat GSystems: Basic concept: celebrates the beauty, when he happens upon identify natural phenomena bounty and resources of Hip Cat Nanny and Billy's cafe, a that casues rapid and the earth. The Reading Rainbow Series small, intimate eatery run significant changes in the The First Nations' belief by and for the four-legged. landscape ritten by Jonathan that the natural world is a Back at the San Diego Zoo An exploration of one of WLondon and illustrated precious and rare gift leads kitchen, we find out about Mother Nature's most by Woodleigh Hubbard, viewers to a family diets of a variety of awesome spectacles, the this book explores a most harvesting cranberries and animals. Program Number volcano, reveals how the original music form - Jazz! to city kids planting trees 11. Earth was created. LeVar becomes a “hip cat”, in their neighbourhood, Ages 6-11 Rumbling earthquakes, hanging out with reinforcing the message of 30 minutes, order 5-1020-IN molten lava, fountains of musicians while they responsibility that we all fire - a volcano is born in a experiment with the cool, share in caring for our Hail To Mail poor farmer's cornfield in melodic sounds of jazz. environment. Program # The Reading Rainbow Series the feature book by 129. Highlighted is jazz Thomas P. Lewis. Based on Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned n Hail To Mail, written by saxophonist, Joshua 30 minutes, order 5-4522-IN ISamuel Marshak, the true story of the Redman, who discusses humorously illustrated by eruption of Paricutin the influence that music Gregory The Terrible Vladimir Radunsky and volcano in Mexico. Host has had on his life and Eater narrated by Al Roker, the LeVar Burton travels to how he uses music to The Reading Rainbow Series seemingly simple act of Hawaii, home of one of the communicate with the mailing a letter is revealed most active volcanoes in world. Program # 127 rade 1 - Characteristics as a journey through an the world. At Volcanoes Ages 6-11 Gand Needs of Living intricate network, National Park, LeVar is 30 minutes, order 5-4520-IN Things: Relating to the world sometimes spanning the perched 2,000 feet from a outside the school - eating a world in an effort to get major eruption of Kilauea balanced diet. the mail delivered on time. volcano! For this show, Reading Rainbow's crew A look at the specially LeVar takes viewers captures spectacular prepared diets of the behind the scenes of the original footage of animals at the zoo shows postal service and Kilauea's eruption in the importance of a introduces some of the March, 1985. Visiting other nutritionally balanced diet dedicated staff who bring parts of the Big Island of for people, too. us closer to the people we Hawaii, LeVar discovers care about, no matter how that the Earth itself is a far away they are. Program living thing creating land Number 107. through volcanoes. Destructive yet creative,

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Hot Air Henry the humorous adventures In fun segments, viewers Learning about whales The Reading Rainbow Series experienced by a pair of visit the Crayola factory in enables us to help them petite chameleons who Pennsylvania to see how survive in our rade 2: Air and Water in check-in to the amply sized millions of crayons are environment. Gthe Environment Hotel Animal. made, and Giants Stadium Based on a real story of a Rising above the clouds in In equally amusing to see how the stadium California humpback hot-air balloons, airplanes, segments, LeVar's crew and concession whale that gets lost, by helicopters and spaceships imagination takes him on vendors prepare for the Wendy Tokuda and can provide a whole new a topsy-turvey ride when giant crowd on game day. Richard Hall. Follow the perspective on the world. he shrinks to the size of a Program 120 amazing journey of A colourful and exciting pencil and grows as large Ages 9 to 11, Ages 6 to 8 “wrong-way” Humphrey as 30 minutes, order 5-4495-IN expedition for LeVar and as a giant as he explores he finds his way back to our audience in a hot-air size relationships and the sea with the help of proportions. Program 123. How To Make An Apple some friends. Humphrey's balloon! LeVar enjoys the Pie And See The World feature book, Hot-Air Henry, Feature Book Hotel Animal story, read by Jane Pauley, The Reading Rainbow Series all about a very clever by Keith Duquette (Viking) inspires LeVar to spend a Siamese cat named Henry HC ISBN 0-670-85056-X day at sea on a whale- arjorie Priceman's watching adventure where who has a riotous Review Books: Mr Tall and book, narrated by adventure with ballooning. M he uncovers some of the Mr Small Mike Shanon Helen Mirren, tells the mysteries of the majestic LeVar takes us to a great (Henry Holt) HC ISBN 0- whimsical story of a young ballooning event in whale. Program Number 8050-2757-2 The Three girl whose desire to make 56. Camden, South Carolina Bears by Paul Galdone a simple apple pie results where aeronauts from all Ages 6-11 (Clarion Books) HC ISBN 0- in an exotic global jaunt, 30 minutes, order 5-2003-IN over the country meet and 395-28811-8 PA ISBN 0- as she gathers ingredients compete for prizes and 89910-40x-X Zoom by for her pie. If You Give A Mouse A pride. We travel into the Istvan Banyai (Viking) HC Cookie past for a comical look at Viewers also visit LeVar in ISBN 0-670-85804-8 The his kitchen as he whips up The Reading Rainbow Series flying machines that never Trhee Bears made it off the ground. some of his own goodies Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 rade 3: Forces and Program Number 16. 30 minutes, order 5-4484-IN and gets fun cooking tips from chef Curtis Aikens, GMovement. Basic concept: Review Books: identify force as a push or pull How Much Is A Million? who uses science to Easy-to-Make Spaceships by one body or another; The Reading Rainbow Series unravel some of the tricks That Really Fly by Mary and reasoning behind distinguish between kinds of Blocksma and Dewey everyday cooking. motion; investigate the effects eading Rainbow of directional forces and how Blocksma, illustrated by Rventures into the Program Nbr 118 Marisabina Russo; The Big Ages 9 to 11, Ages 6 to 8 unbalanced forces cause magical world of math in visible motion in objects that Balloon Race by Eleanor this story written by David 30 minutes, order 5-4493-IN Coerr, illustrated by are cabable of movement. M. Schwartz and illustrated Humphrey The Lost Carolyn Croll; Just Us by Steven Kellogg. Explores the delightful Women by Jeannette Whale chain reaction set in Caines, illustrated by Pat LeVar explores creative The Reading Rainbow Series motion when a little boy Cummings. ways of counting to a offers a cookie to a visiting Ages 6-11 million, and uses simple rade 2 - Growth and mouse. 30 minutes, order 5-1025-IN techniques of grouping GChanges in Animals; Basic and estimating to solve concept: identify and describe LeVar takes viewers to a Hotel Animal everyday problems. behavioural characteristics bowling centre where he The Reading Rainbow Series that enable animals to tries to master the chain survive. reactions involved in the ritten by Keith game of bowling. Program Grade 4 - Habitats and Duquette, this program Number 97. W Communities. explores math from an Ages 6-11 amusingly tiny point of 30 minutes, order 5-4221-IN view. The story examines

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Imogene's Antlers Is This A House For The heartfelt story of a Review Books: Time Train The Reading Rainbow Series Hermit Crab? man who, after finding an by Paul Fleischman, The Reading Rainbow Series ailing seal, can no longer illustrated by Claire Ewart; rade 2 - Growth and ignore the sorry state of Growing Vegetable Soup by GChanges in Animals; Basic rade 4 - Habitats and our world's seas. Inspired Lois Ehlert; Cloudy With a concept: describe wasy in GCommunities; Basic by this moving book, Chance of Meatballs by Judi which aninmals respond and concept: recognize that LeVar goes on a Discovery Barrett, illustrated by Ron adapt tot heir environment. animals live in specific Voyage in San Francisco Barrett. Creating wonderful stories habitats because they are Bay to learn more about Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-4223-IN and tales stretches the dependent on those habitats the preservation of our imagination and is fun too! and have adapted to them. water and ways we can preserve the oceans. On Kate Shelley And The Animals, like people, come Grade 2 - Growth and Midnight Express Change in Animals; Basic this floating laboratory, he in different sizes, shapes The Reading Rainbow Series concept: classify a variety of looks at a variety of and colours; and all these marine life from the differences make each of naials using observable rains transport people characteristics. smallest the eye can see, them unique. In David to an amazing leopard Tand goods from one Small's story, a young girl Finding the right home shark. Viewers also get a place to another. who wakes up one becomes particularly first-had look at the All Aboard! Join LeVar on morning to find she has important when that home cleanup effort after a Amtrak's Coast Starlight grown antlers overnight! is carried around on your disastrous oil spill in train as he travels up the What transpires is an back. Written by Megan Alaska. Program Number California coastline. hilarious adventure McDonald, this story takes 67. Inspired by the heroic true illustrating how Imogene's a lighthearted look at Ages 6-11 story Kate Shelley and the antlers can be put to animal habitats and shows 30 minutes, order 5-2261-IN Midnight Express by practical use. LeVar takes a LeVar building a house for Margaret K Wetterer and trip to the Philadelphia Zoo his favourite flying friends June 29, 1999 read by Brian Dennehy, and gets a close-up look at in his own backyard. The Reading Rainbow Series viewers will tour the various animals strutting Program Number 98. engineer's cab and take a ar-fetched fact and their horns, antlers, Ages 6-11 trip back in train history. 30 minutes, order 5-4222-IN fiction are explored in feathers, colours, stripes F Program Number 79. and a multitude of animal June 29, 1999, written by fashions. Also included is Jack, The Seal And The David Wiesner and Review Books: The Train to an introduction to a Sea narrated by Charles Lulu's by Elizabeth tradition held in the city of The Reading Rainbow Series Kimbrough. Fitzgerald Howard, illustrated by Robert brotherly love - the A science project rade 4 - Habitats and Casilla; The Little Engine Mummer's Parade, whose apparently gone awry Communities: Basic That Could by Watty Piper, participants display of G propels viewers into a concept: dependency on a illustrated by George and choreography, music and whimsical world of science specific habitat; identify Doris Haufman; The Polar ornate costumes illustrate fiction...or is it fact? LeVar factors that afffect animals in Express by Chris Van an extraordinary way takes viewers on a trip to a specific habitat. Allsberg. people can disguise Nova Scotia to visit with themselves in their version Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to It's up to each of us to Howard Dill, world-famous 11 of “animal fashion”. keep the ocean clean and pumpkin grower. Mr Dill 30 minutes, order 5-2340-IN Program Number 33. free from pollution. shows how he grows the Ages 6-11 world's largest pumpkins. 30 minutes, order 5-1042-IN A segment discussing “unidentified flying objects” asks children to determine if the story is fact or fiction. Program Number 100.

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Keep The Lights Burning, Knots On A Counting the biggest barbershop in Review Books: Rainbow Abbie Rope the world and get a sneak Crow retold by Nancy Van The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series preview of a hot new Laan, illustrated by Beatriz music video. Program Vidal; Indians of the young girl's bravery in ith courage we can Number 78. Americas From the New Aa dangerous and trying Wface what frightens us. Review Books: The Flyaway True Book series; The Mud situation shows how It's a test of LeVar's Pantaloons by Joseph Pony retold by Caron Lee people can excel beyond courage when he chooses Sharples, illustrated by Sue Cohen, illustrated by their expectations. to camp out all night alone Scullard; An Enchanted Hair Shonto Begay. Tale by Alexis De Veaux, Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to The true story of a brave in the wilderness. He is 11 young girl who kept her inspired by the book Knots illustrated by Cheryl 30 minutes, order 5-2334-IN lighthouse burning during On a Counting Rope by Bill Hanna; Moog-Moog, Space a tremendous storm, is told Martin Jr. and John Barber by Mark Teague. Liang And The Magic in Keep the Lights Burning, Archambault, illustrated by Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to Paintbrush 11 Abbie written by Peter and Ted Rand. It's a Native The Reading Rainbow Series Connie Roup, illustrated by American tale about a 30 minutes, order 5-2339-IN Peter E Hanson and young boy's emerging The Legend Of The xploring how art is narrated by Sada confidence as he faces his Indian Paintbrush Eintegrated into many Thompson. LeVar travels greatest challenge — his aspects of Chinese- The Reading Rainbow Series to the rocky mid-coast of blindness. Viewers will also American culture shows us Maine for a tour through a be inspired by a segment ike Little Gopher, we all that art is an important modern-day lighthouse. He featuring Bree Walker, a possess gifts and talents part of everyone's life. also takes a trip on a one TV reporter who overcame L that make us special to the The richness of that culture hundred foot Maine the obstacle of his physical people around us. is explored on location in coasting schooner and deformity. Program New York City's Chinatown joins and authentic sailing Number 53. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, retold and where LeVar Burton family for a day at sea. As Review Books: Harriet's illustrated by Tomie encounters the famous lion an added treat, viewers will Recital by Nancy Carlson; dePaola, follows the dancers, who for meet a skillful craftsman Let's Go Swimming with Mr journey of a young Indian thousands of years, have who reveals the mystery of Sillypants by M K Brown; boy as he follows his celebrated happiness and putting a ship in a bottle. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, vision quest to find the brought good fortune. The Program Number 37. illustrated by John special gift that he can give feature book, Liang and the Review Books: Very Last Schoenherr. his people. For the Pueblo Magic Paintbrush, taken First Time by Jan Andrews, Ages 6-11 Indian People of New from an old Chinese illustrated by Ian Wallace; 30 minutes, order 5-2000-IN Mexico, Mother Earth plays legend, tells of a boy who The Little Red Lighthouse and a crucial role in their art. finds a magic paintbrush the Great Gray Bridge by The Lady With The Ship They use natural materials that brings everything he Hildegard H Swift and Lynd On Her Head in their pottery, buckskin paints to life. This legend Ward; Sailing With the Wind The Reading Rainbow Series painting and dance. A visit seems alive today as a by Thomas Locker. to the Taos Pueblo in Taos, computer magically creates Ages 6-11 illy situations are the latest in technological 30 minutes, order 5-1244-IN Sentertaining and fun. New Mexico, provides a beautiful backdrop for art. Program Number 7. Join LeVar as anchor of a LeVar and three Pueblo Review Books: Emma by wild and wacky news artists. Program Number Wendy Kesselman, report, Headline News...all 73. illustrated by Barbara the news from the neck Cooney; Ben's Trumpet by up! Inspired by The Lady Rachel Isadora; If You Take With the Ship on Her Head A Pencil by Fulvio Testa. by Deborah Nourse Ages 6-11 Lattimore, viewers will visit 30 minutes, order 5-1016-IN

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The Life Cycle Of The Review Books: Eats Poems Louis The Fish funny from a comedy Honey Bee by Arnold Adoff, illustrated The Reading Rainbow Series make-over specialist. The Reading Rainbow Series by Susan Russo; What Viewers will also take a Happens to a Hamburger? by rade 2 - Growth and peek behind the scenes of rade 2 - Growth and Paul Showers, illustrated by GChanges in Animals; Basic a comedy club, and meet a GChanges in Animals; Anne Rockwell; The concept: identify and describe real-life stand-up comic. describe changes ... complete Popcorn Book by Tomie de major hysical characteristics Program Number 59. life cycle; compare life cycles Paola. of divvernt types of animals; Review Books: Pig William Ages 6-11 behavioural characteristics Learning about honeybees by Arlene Dubanevich; 30 minutes, order 5-2005-IN that enable animals to shows how important Shake My Sillies Out, A Raffie survive. working together in a The Lotus Seed Song to Read, illustrated by Grade 4 - Habitats and community can be. The Reading Rainbow Series David Allender; The Make Communities. Where does honey come Me Laugh Joke Books, a from? And how is it made? he Lotus Seed, written by Pretending to be someone series illustrated by Joan These are just some of the TSherry Garland, else can be exciting and Hanson. illustrated by Tatsuro can also be a way of Ages 6-11 questions explored here. 30 minutes, order 5-2006-IN LeVar's curiosity is satisfied Kiuchi and narrated by discovering how wonderful when he visits a real-life Rona Figueroa, is the it is to be yourself. Mama Don't Allow touching story of a young beekeeper and examines a Nearly everyone has The Reading Rainbow Series beehive close up. Viewers Vietnamese woman who, longed to be an animal or will learn how honey is when forced to flee her bird or even a fish at one ometimes “Mama do extracted from combs and country, takes a lotus seed time or another. This is a Sallow”... and sometimes how important the queen with her as a warm whale of a tale about a “Mama don't”, but the real bee is to a well organized reminder of her past. butcher who yearns to be key to success is hive. Program Number 36. LeVar explores how a fish and turns into a dependent on the amount Ages 6-11 traditions and heritage are salmon. LeVar gets along of time and effort we 30 minutes, order 5-1243-IN passed down through swimmingly with other invest in pursuing a chosen generations when he interest. Little Nino's Pizzeria creatures of the deep and meets families who have the New England The Reading Rainbow Series When Miles gets a come to the United States Aquarium and meets saxophone for his orking as a team, and embraced more than dolphins Dixie and Dolly of birthday, neither his Wespecially a family one culture. Program the Aquacircus in parents nor his team, helps people Number 106. Yarmouth, Cape Cod, neighbourhood can stand accomplish some Review Books: I'm New Massachusetts. Program the racket! However, when wonderful things. Here by Bud Howlett; Number 5. Miles and his Swamp Band Halmoni and the Picnic by Ages 6-11 receive an invitation to Tony loves helping his dad 30 minutes, order 5-1014-IN make pizza at their family Sook Nyul Choi; play at the Alligator Ball, restaurant, until his dad Grandfather's Journey by Ludlow Laughs no one guesses what's in Allen Say. store for them. LeVar decides to open up a fancy The Reading Rainbow Series Ages 6-11 travels deep into the new restaurant instead. In 30 minutes, order 5-4328-IN the new place Tony seems aughter is the best swamps of Louisiana to to always be in the way, Lmedicine because it visit an alligator farm, but after a while his father makes people feel good! journeys down the Mississippi in a riverboat, misses making his own In Ludlow Laughs by Jon pizza and goes right back and meets one of New Agee, and read by Phyllis Orlean's hottest jazz to his old ways. Inspired by Diller, Ludlow is a big Little Nino's Pizzeria by saxophonists. Program grump who never laughs Number 30. Karen Barbour, LeVar or smiles, but one night he decides to make a pizza on has the funniest dream Review Books: Miranda by his own, but what he ever, and the whole world Tricia Tusa; Apt. 3 by Ezra doesn't know is that his laughs with him. Jack Keats; Alligator Shows ordinary pizza pie has to Influenced by Ludlow, by Arthur Dorros. feed an entire basketball LeVar learns how to be Ages 6-11 team. Program Number 58. 30 minutes, order 5-1039-IN CANADIAN LEARNING COMPANY, 95 Vansittart Avenue, Woodstock ON N4S 6E3 Tel: (800) 267-2977 Fax: (519) 537-1035 PAGE 14 Reading Rainbow Series

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The Salamander Room The true story of Sam the The Science Comes Alive Science program numbers The Reading Rainbow Series Sea Cow by Francine With Reading Rainbow for the second edition of Jacobs, illustrated by Laura Guide (1st Ed) this popular guide are: 31, rade 2: Basic concepts: Kelly, is narrated by Jason The Reading Rainbow Series 32, 34, 36, 38, 47, 54, 56, Gdescribe ways in which Robards. LeVar travels to 61, 62, 66, 67, 70, 76, 77, animals respond and adapt Florida for an up close look our Science Comes Alive 83, 86, 88, 94 and 98. to their environment. at manatees. These gentle with Reading Rainbow Professional Y minutes, order 5-4346-IN Grade 3: Describe how the giants and their natural Teacher's Guide has been habitat are explored, and developed especially for growth of plants is affected by Seashore Surprises changes in environmental LeVar joins the Sea World use with these science The Reading Rainbow Series conditions; how features of staff as they nurse an programs. It includes injured manatee back to helpful background plants help them survive. rade 4 - Habitats and health and return it to the information, as well as fun Communities: basic Grade 4: Factors that affect wild. Program Number 83. and enlightening hands-on G concept: identify various plants and animals in a Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned science activities. Includes factors that affect plants and specific habitat. 30 minutes, order 5-4050-IN a list of further resources. animals in a specific habitat; In this story by Anne Science program numbers Mazer, viewers learn that Saturday Sancocho are: 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 47, Look closely; sandy shores there's more to creating an The Reading Rainbow Series 54, 56, 61, 62. These are teeming with life. animal habitat than meets programs and another 10 ELEASE DATE: MID In this book by Rose Wyler the eye. are contained in the RNOVEMBER, 1998 viewers find there's more LeVar guides us through second edition of the to the beach than meets “Jungle World,” a simulated It's early in the morning as guide. the eye. Using the book as rainforest at the Bronx vendors at the Professional his guide, LeVar goes Zoo, and shows us how neighbourhood “Swap and minutes, order 5-2141-IN beachcombing in Flea Market” set up. Hints southwestern Florida. Then this incredible environment The Science Comes Alive was created. Program of “swapping” - trading he meets up with two local Number 94. coffee for strawberries - set With Reading Rainbow naturalists to explore plant Ages 6-11 the stage for this story Guide (2nd Ed) and animal life at the edge 30 minutes, order 5-4225-IN written and illustrated by The Reading Rainbow Series of the sea, including shells, Leyla Torres. mangroves and more. Sam The Sea Cow LeVar explores the fun of rom mammoth whales to Program Number 88. The Reading Rainbow Series collecting and trading Fmicroscopic germs... from Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned treasures - and how it's caves beneath the earth to 30 minutes, order 5-4055-IN rade 4 - Habitats and based on the ever- the heavens above it... 20 GCommunities: Basic changing nature of value. Reading Rainbow programs concept: identify various All the while he is offer a perfect blend of factors that affect animals in classifying, estimating, science and reading. a specific habitat; recognize bartering, trading, Your Science Comes Alive they live in specific habitats collecting and figuring out with Reading Rainbow because they are dependent trade - and monetary - Teacher's Guide has been on those habitats and have values. developed especially for adapted to them. Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 use with these science Many people are working 30 minutes, order 5-4744-IN programs. It includes hard to help save and helpful background protect manatees. information, as well as fun and enlightening hands-on science activities.

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The Shaman's Silent Lotus who shows us how he Frost, illustrated by Susan Apprentice: A Tale Of The Reading Rainbow Series turns gobs and splats of Jeffers; Over the River and The Amazon Rain Forest paint and ink into Through the Wood By Lydia The Reading Rainbow Series he art of communication wonderful characters and Maria Child, illustrated by Tis beautifully explored in creates his stories! But Iris Van Rynbach. he book by Lynne Silent Lotus, written by where does an artist's Early Years, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to Cherry and Mark Plotkin Jeanne M. Lee and read by work begin to look like a 11 T 30 minutes, order 5-2341-IN is the basis for this Lea Salonga. book? Is it all magic? LeVar episode, shot among the This charming story takes us to the Rae Lithographers in Cedar Someplace Else Tirio people on location in introduces viewers to a The Reading Rainbow Series Suriname, South America. little deaf girl who is Grove, New Jersey, to watch and help as books The episode follows host blessed with the talent to or many people, no are actually made before LeVar Burton and communicate with her place is as special as our very eyes. We follow F ethnobotanist/author Mark world through dance. home, while others long to the whole process from Plotkin as they meet LeVar opens the door to a explore life someplace idea (or doodle) to the Kamanya, the boy from vast and expressive world else. This program, written finished product on the the book who was cured of non-verbal by Carol P Saul, is the fun- shelf of your library or by his village shaman's communication and even loving tale of Mrs. Tilby favorite store. American “plant cures,” and who has tries his hand at sign who, after years of living in Film Festival Red Ribbon become a shaman. We language. Program the same place, sets off to Winner. Program Number join them as they explore Number 95. explore life in other places; 17. the Amazon rainforest in Review Books: The from the hustle of the big search of plants used for Handmade Alphabet by Review Books: Begin at the city, to the quiet of a healing. Laura Rankin; Hand Rhymes Beginning by Amy lakeside cabin. Schwartz; What's Under My Viewers learn firsthand collected and illustrated by Other segments highlight Bed? by James Stevenson; how the world of the Marc Brown; Amy: The LeVar's own love of Me and Neesie by Eloise rainforest remains a vital Story of a Deaf Child by Lou travelling as he takes Greenfield, illustrated by source for modern Ann Walker, photos by viewers from one end of Moneta Barnett. medicines and of spiritual Michael Abramson. the country to the other, Ages 6-11 healing. Ages 6-11 exploring the places we all 30 minutes, order 5-4226-IN 30 minutes, order 5-1026-IN Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 call home. Program 124 30 minutes, order 5-4995-IN Simon's Book Snowy Day: Stories And Feature Book: Someplace The Sign Painter's Dream The Reading Rainbow Series Poems Else by Carol P Saul, illus by The Reading Rainbow Series Barry Root (Simon & The Reading Rainbow Series ots of imagination and Schuster) HC ISN 0-689- isit the bright lights and Lhard work can make a rab your mittens and 80273-0 Vbig city signs of New small idea grow and grow - Gscarf and join LeVar in a Review Books: Town York's Times Square in this even into a book. wintery wonderland. Mouse, Country Mouse by program written by Roger Inspired by Snowy Day: Carol Jones (Houghton Doodle-di-do, Doodle-di- Stories And Poems edited by Roth and narrated by do! Do you doodle? Have Mifflin) HC ISBN 0-395- Jamie Farr. In this episode, Caroline Feller Bauer, 71129-0 Somewhere In The your doodles ever come to illustrated by Margot LeVar takes a look at the life? Well, Simon's did. In World Right Now by Stacey role that signs play in our Thomas, LeVar travels to Schuett (Knopf) HC ISBN 0- our feature book, Simon's Jackson Hole, Wyoming. everyday lives and goes Book by Henrik Drescher, 679-86537-3 Me On The behind the scenes of an charmingly narrated by Ms. Viewers will experience a Map by Joan Sweeney, illus advertising agency and the Ruby Dee, Simon and his variety of ways to beat by Annette Cable (Crown) Artkraft Strauss sign pen and ink friends are winter's chills and enjoy all HC ISBN 0-517-70095-6 company, to witness the desperately trying to of its snowy thrills! Ages 9 to 11, Ages 6 to 8 creation and placement of escape the clutches of the Program Number 80. 30 minutes, order 5-4485-IN these spectacular, neon-lit “monster”. An avid Review Books: Winter By signs in Times Square. “doodler” himself, LeVar Ron Hirschi, photos by Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 takes us to the studio of Thomas D Mangelsen; 30 minutes, order 5-4396-IN the creator of the monster Stopping by Woods on a doodle, Henrik Drescher, Snowy Evening By Robert CANADIAN LEARNING COMPANY, 95 Vansittart Avenue, Woodstock ON N4S 6E3 Tel: (800) 267-2977 Fax: (519) 537-1035 PAGE 24 Reading Rainbow Series

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Sophie And Lou to all the aliens who might and feelings of each sport The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack The Reading Rainbow Series be watching Reading are explored when we Keats; The Story of Rainbow to visit the earth, meet a variety of young Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, hen you're afraid to try and shows them some of athletes who, through illustrated by Robert Wsomething new, earth's wonders. Among determination and Lawson; Make Way For sometimes all you need to the varied and spectacular perseverance express the Ducklings by Robert do is take that first step to places visited are the joy of participating in McCloskey. open up a whole new natural beauty of the sports. Program Number Ages 6-11 world. majestic cliffs in Carmel, 65. 30 minutes, order 5-2004-IN California; the Lick Sophie and Louby Petra Review Books: Miss Nelson Stellaluna Mathers, read by Lola Observatory on Mount Has A Field Day by Harry The Reading Rainbow Series Falana, is the story of a Hamilton, California, where Allard and James Marshall; mouse named Sophie who astronomers use a gigantic Making the Team by Nancy telescope to scan the skies; rade 1: Characteristics and overcomes her shyness by Carlson; Soccer Sam by GNeeds of Living Things: learning to dance. From and Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Jean Marzollo. for an introduction to the Basic concept: how animals mambo to hip hop, LeVar Ages 6-11 move; classify characteristics world's largest radio- 30 minutes, order 5-2136-IN masters some fancy of animals. footwork. Then viewers are telescope. Program off on a globe trotting look Number 31. Stay Away From The Grade 2: Major physical at dance around the world, Review Books: Astronuts: Junkyard! characteristics of different including Bali, Ireland, and Space Jokes and Riddles The Reading Rainbow Series types of animals; compare Australia. Program Number compiled by Charles Keller, how animals eat their food 85. illustrated by Art ust because something is This is the charming story old doesn't mean it's Review Books; Cummings; Is There Life in J of a baby bat who is Outer Space? by Franklin M junk...take another look. separated from her mother Cordelia, Dance! by Sarah Branley, illustrated by Don What one person calls junk and ends up being raised Stapler; Dancing With the Madden; Legend of the another might call in a most peculiar way by Indians by Angela Shelf Milky Way retold and treasure. a family of birds. Medearis, illustrated by illustrated by Jeanne M In Stay Away From the LeVar discovers a Samuel Byrd; Lion Dancer: Lee. Junkyard! by Tricia Tusa, Ernie Wan's Chinese New mysterious and fascinating Ages 6-11 Theodora wanders into the world of nocturnal animals, Year by Kate Walters & 30 minutes, order 5-1040-IN forbidden junkyard where Madeline Slovenz-Low, and explores the not-so- she discovers that, silent world of slumber and photos by Martha Cooper. Sports Pages although some things may Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned The Reading Rainbow Series dreams. Program Number 30 minutes, order 5-4052-IN appear old and useless at 108. first glance, there are oals are important in creative ways to give them Review Books: Amazing Space Case sports; athletes set goals G purpose. Viewers meet an Bats by Frank Greenaway; The Reading Rainbow Series and work hard to reach artist who collects what Sleep is for Everyone by Paul them in spite of the some people may consider Showers; Step into the Night hen you think about it, obstacles. by Joanne Ryder. Wthere are millions and `junk'. The artist then LeVar sweats it out on the transforms these everyday Ages 6-11 millions of miles of outer 30 minutes, order 5-4330-IN space and it's interesting to basketball court, in the `junk' objects - woodpieces, guess what kinds of life weight room, and on a buttons and juice cans - forms might exist out bicycle built for three into beautiful artwork. there. during Sports Pages by Program Number 57. Arnold Adoff, illustrations Review Books: What would it be like to by Steve Kuzma. LeVar meet beings from another shares his enthusiasm for planet? In Space Case, by athletics when he takes Edward Marshall, a young viewers from sport to boy has this very sport...including soccer, opportunity one spooky basketball, ice skating, Halloween night. LeVar swimming, and sends a special invitation gymnastics. The emotions

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Summer technology, located and Three By The Sea Three Days On A River In The Reading Rainbow Series explored the most famous The Reading Rainbow Series A Red Canoe shipwreck in history — the The Reading Rainbow Series rade 1: Daily and Titanic. Program Number elling a story or listening GSeasonal Cycles: compare 70. Tto one can unlock the eading a good book can the different characteristics of Review Books: The Titanic: imagination. One learns Radd to the fun of the four seasons. Lost...and Found by Judy that a story with the same summer vacation by Lemonade on a garden Donnelly, illustrated by characters can be told in creating a whole new porch; pumpkins and rust Keith Kohler; A Day many ways. world of real and make- coloured leaves; hot cocoa Underwater by Deborah LeVar spends the day at believe adventure. and snowmen; brightly Kovacs; What's in the Deep? the beach and discovers A book can be a big help coloured tulips and singing An Underwater Adventure for groups of people all when you want to do birds - the unique drama Children by Alese and reading the same book: something but you don't created by each season is Morton Pechter. Three By The Sea. He buys a know exactly how. LeVar explored in this program Ages 6-11 copy and reads about refers to his much used writen by Ron Hirschi and 30 minutes, order 5-2264-IN Lolly, Sam and Spider, who copy of the feature book, narrated by Ossie Davis. each tell their own story. Three Days on a River in a Tar Beach LeVAr cycles through the LeVar explores the history Red Canoe. The exciting The Reading Rainbow Series seasons and shows just and adventure of sea story gives practical hints shanties and talks with on how to tie knots, put up how special each seasonal e all have or need a change is to the plants, winners of a sand a tent and cook a delicious Wspecial place where we sculpture contest. Finally, a outdoor meal. In a real-life animals and the world can think or fantasize and around us. group of children join with rafting trip of his own, our daydreams can come an improvisational group LeVar rides the white water Contains a wonderful true. to create ideas and action of the dangerous and segment on maple sugar Faith Ringgold's Tar Beach out of thin air - and their uncharted Zambezi River in farming. read by Ruby Dee, takes imaginations! Program Africa. Program Number 9. Ages 6-11 viewers up on the roof to a Number 12. 30 minutes, order 5-4325-IN Review Books: Anno's “tar beach,” an urban oasis Review Books: Frog and Journey by Mitsumasa Sunken Treasure in the sky. A celebration of Toad Together by Arnold Anno; Worlds to Explore: life above the city profiles The Reading Rainbow Series Lobel; Come Away from the Handbook for Brownie and a pigeon keeper and a Water by John Birningham; Junior Girl Scouts by Girl treasure hunt is exciting rooftop gardener. And a Regards to the Man in the Scouts of the U.S.A.; Aand fun, and there are soaring tribute to George Moon by Ezra Jack Keats. Mundos as Explorer (Spanish many kinds of treasures to Washington Bridge takes Ages 6-11 adaption of Worlds to discover. viewers to new heights. 30 minutes, order 5-1021-IN Explore); Today We are Program Number 81. An old treasure map leads Brother and Sister by Arnold LeVar on an exciting Review Books: I'm Flying! Adoff, illustrated by Glo treasure hunt at “Pirates by Alan Wade, illustrated Coalson. Cove” in California. by Peter Mathers; On Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1018-IN Inspired by Sunken Grandma's Roof by Erica Treasure, by Gail Gibbons, Silverman, illustrated by read by Robert Morse, he Deborah Kogan Ray; To uses every device known Sleep by James Sage, to find a treasure, including illustrated by Warwick a trusty bloodhound. Hutton. Viewers also meet Dr. Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned 30 minutes, order 5-4048-IN Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who, by using science and

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Three Hat Day of life as fathers, mothers, Review Books: When I was Tortoise And The Hare The Reading Rainbow Series sisters, brothers and more. Young in the Mountains by The Reading Rainbow Series It's a show that everyone Cynthia Rylant, illustrated ats can signify many can “relate” to. Program by Diane Goode; Pet Show eing a winner means Hdifferent types of work Number 89. by Ezra Jack Keats; The Bmore that just being the and play, and sometimes Review Books: Horace by Terrible Thing That first or the best; more it's fun to try some on for Holly Keller; Fathers, Happened at our House by importantly, it means size! Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Marge Blaine, illustrated by trying hard and being true Hats to Where? Anywhere. Collection of Family Poems John Wallner. to yourself. Inspired by A Three Hat Day by Mary Ann Hoberman, Ages 6-11 Gilda Radner narrates this 30 minutes, order 5-1010-IN by Laura Geringer, illustrated by Marylin episode's feature book, The illustrated by Arnold Lobel Hafner; Free to Be...A Family: Tooth Gnasher Tortoise and the Hare, the and narrated by Zelda A Book About All Kinds by Superflash time-honoured classic Rubinstein, LeVar can go Marlo Thomas and Friends. retold and illustrated by The Reading Rainbow Series anywhere just by changing Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned Janet Stevens. LeVar faces 30 minutes, order 5-4056-IN the hat he wears. When he rade 2 - Movement: Basic a big challenge when he puts on a jockey's cap, concept: describe the gets ready to compete LeVar visits a racetrack Tight Times G against some of Hawaii's The Reading Rainbow Series characteristics and movments where he rides in a horse of simple mechanisms. top bicyclists in the First race and experiences the Annual Rainbow Mini- thrill of the winner's circle. ven when times are Everyone loves cars, Classic Bicycle Race. As he And, with the snap of a Ehard, it's possible to whether imaginary or real. struggles up the hills and have lots of fun without finger, or the change of a The Popsnorkles decide strains to keep up, LeVar spending a cent — by hat, LeVar joins the New they need a new car, and finds that it's more working together and York Islanders professional they can't believe their tempting to give up rather using imagination. hockey team and learns eyes when they test drive than keep trying to what it's like to be a goalie. LeVar Burton visits a pet the amazing Tooth- accomplish a hard task. So Just like R. R. Pottle the show and discovers all Gnasher Superflash. Tooth- when he decides to tackle Third shows us in the kinds of unusual pets, Gnasher Superflash by a tough obstacle course book, dreams can come including pet rocks. But Daniel Pinkwater and read the Marines use in Hawaii, true...at the change of a some children can't have by Victoria Jackson, LeVar learns that to be a hat. Program Number 41. pets, so LeVar introduces a inspires LeVar to learn all “winner” really means Review Books: Caps For book called Tight Times, the the ins and outs of trying hard and doing your Sale by Esphir Slobodkina; touching story of a little automobiles as he spends best. Program Number 24. Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia boy who wants a pet at a the day in a service station. Review Books: Sam Tusa; Shoes by Elizabeth time when his family is Viewers also get a glimpse Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Winthrop, illustrated by having financial trouble at what's in store for the Quilt by Lisa Campbell; William Joyce. and must hold the line on future of automobiles Hooray for Snail! by John Ages 6-11 expenses. LeVar explains when they witness the Stadler; Albert the Running 30 minutes, order 5-1248-IN that even in “tight times” incredible Sunraycar, a Bear's Exercise Book by there are all kinds of ways solar-powered car. Barbara Isenberg and Through Moon And Stars to have fun without Program Number 63. Marjorie Jaffe, illustrated spending a dime, all for the And Night Skies Review Books: Fill it Up! All by Diane de Groat. price of a little ingenuity The Reading Rainbow Series About Service Stations by Ages 6-11 and imagination. A Gail Gibbons; Tin Lizzie and 30 minutes, order 5-1033-IN spectacular musical dance amilies are created in Little Nell by David Cox; number, “Check It Out”, Fmany different ways. Truck Song by Diane takes LeVar for a spin Through Moon and Stars and Siebert, illustrated by Byron around the FREE public Night Skies by Ann Turner, Barton. library. Program Number 1. illustrated by James Ages 6-11 Graham Hale, is a tender 30 minutes, order 5-2138-IN story about a family formed through adoption. People everywhere talk about the ups and downs CANADIAN LEARNING COMPANY, 95 Vansittart Avenue, Woodstock ON N4S 6E3 Tel: (800) 267-2977 Fax: (519) 537-1035 PAGE 27 Reading Rainbow Series

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Ty's One Man Band Uncle Jed's Barber Shop Review Books; Tillie and the When Aunt Lena Did The The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series Wall by Leo Lionni; All Rhumba Those Secrets in the World by The Reading Rainbow Series ecognizing that music is ritten by Margaree Jane Yolen, illustrated by Reverywhere enables WKing Mitchell, and Leslie Baker; My Grandson ELEASE DATE: MID everyone to create and narrated by Regina Taylor, Lew by Charlotte Zolotow, RNOVEMBER, 1998 enjoy it as an important this is the story of dreams illustrated by William Pene In this book by Eileen part of life. deferred and finally du Bois. Kurtis-Kleinman, illustrated A rap band, doo-wa group, attained. Ages 6-11, Closed Captioned 30 minutes, order 5-4049-IN by Diane Greenseid and jazz band and salsa band After years of setbacks, narrated by Lucie Arnaz, a make different kinds of Uncle Jed's dream of Watch The Stars Come litle girl hatches a plan to music when LeVar takes opening his very own Out bring Broadway to her the audience to a concert barber shop in the matinee-loving aunt who's The Reading Rainbow Series in the park on a beautiful segregated South is fulfilled in bed recovering from a summer day. Later, Ben with love and support of ifferences between Rhumba-related spill. Vereen not only makes family and friends. people, such as skin Viewers learn about the music but dances to it all at D Highlighted in the episode colour, race, and joys of performing from the same time. The feature is the a capella quartet, the nationality, can teach us members of The Boys book, Ty's One-Man Band, Persuasions, who about others and enrich Choir of Harlem, comic narrated by Lou Rawls, demonstrate that faith, our lives. Peter Petofsky and actors tells about a mysterious determination and a little from the Broadway hit, stranger who promised to What is it like to move to a help from others can make Cats. create a one-man band out new country and learn a any dream come true. different language and Ages 9 to 11, Ages 6 to 8 of thin air...and about the Program Nbr 117 30 minutes, order 5-4745-IN boy who believed he culture? In the feature Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 book, Watch the Stars come could. A visit to Reading 30 minutes, order 5-4492-IN The Wonderful Towers Rainbow's music director, Out, by Riki Levinson, illustrated by Diane Goode, Of Watts Steve Horelick, shows the The Wall The Reading Rainbow Series musical magic he performs The Reading Rainbow Series a brother and sister with a little help from a bravely travel alone across xplores the beauty and music synthesizer. Program few very special walls the ocean to the unknown Ecourage of a community Number 15. Ahelp us to remember the United States. LeVar challenged daily by explores the plight of the Review Books: Making past. violence. In a revealing many courageous segment, LeVar meets with Beautiful Things by Ann Inspired by the moving immigrants who come to Wiseman; The Amazing story of The Wall by Eve children from Watts, who America filled with hopes share thir hopes, concerns Bone by William Steig; The Bunting, LeVar visits the and dreams as they Banza by Diane Wolkstein, Vietnam Veteran's and future aspirations for descended upon Ellis themselves and there illustrated by Marc Brown. Memorial in Washington, Island. He also comes face- Ages 6-11 DC. Viewers meet Maya community. 30 minutes, order 5-1024-IN to-face with the Statue of Lin, the talented young Liberty, and finds out The original book was architect who designed this about why and how she's written by Patricia Zelver, amazing monument. A been restored. Program illustrated by Frane Lessac. look at Mount Rushmore Number 29. The video story is narrated and a mural dedicated to by Angela Bassett. Review Books: Louis Armstrong expands Ages 9 to 11, Ages 6 to 8 the concept of walls as a The Long Way to a New Land 30 minutes, order 5-4393-IN way to pay tribute to those by Joan Sandin; Molly's who have gone before. Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen, Program Number 82. illustrated by Michael J Deraney; The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellog. Ages 6-11 30 minutes, order 5-1038-IN

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Worksong Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin This listing is correct as of The Reading Rainbow Series The Reading Rainbow Series Friday January 5, 2001 but is Need More subject to change without ary Paulsen's story is a ritten by Lloyd Moss notice. If this listing appears to Information lyrical presentation of and narrated by be out of date, please contact About Our G W us for up-to-date pricing and people at work. As another Gregory Hines, this story availability. This is Subject Nbr Programs? workday begins, LeVar explores the melodious, 136. For a brief master list of heads off to a busy rhythmical, patterns and all available subjects, request breakfast spot and instruments that make up document number 800. For an These listings are very ORDER FORM, request brief. Detailed title speculates on all the jobs an orchestra. document number 801 there are to do. information is only a Filmed on location at New free phone call away. The episode explores a York City's Julliard School wide variety of jobs - of Music, viewers will visit Check out our internet ordinary and unusual - and with an orchestra of 8 to web page at all the pieces of the puzzle 18 year olds who give www.canlearn.com that fit together to make LeVar a few tips on playing Selecting the tab ’online up our world of work. the timpani. Program 125 catalog’ will take you to Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 Feature Book: Zin! Zin! Zin! a complete listing of 30 minutes, order 5-4746-IN A Violin by Lloyd Moss, every title available illustrated by Marjorie from us. Priceman (Simon & Schuster), HC ISBN 0-671- 88239-2 Review Books: Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney (Simon & Schuster) HC ISBN 0-671-78776-4 Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes, illus by Karmen Thompson (Harcourt Brace) HC ISBN 0-15-200526-9 PB ISBN 0-15-200222-7. Te Presento a la Orquesta (Spanish version) PB ISBN 0- 15-2007275-8 The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin, Jr., illus by Vladimir Radunsky (Henry Holt) HC ISBN 0-8050-1746-1 Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11 30 minutes, order 5-4486-IN

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