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Episode Detail: Two Old Potatoes and Me - Reading Rainbow

Regeneration is discussed. The book: “Two Old Potatoes and Me,” by John Coy, about a girl who plants a potato. There's also a segment on composting featuring host LeVar Burton and his daughter Michaela.

Episodes: Two Old Potatoes and Me - Reading Rainbow - 159 total Episodes

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11/9/2006: Game Day
11/8/2006: Boxes for Katje
11/7/2006: I Lost My Tooth in Africa
11/6/2006: The Biggest Test in the Universe
1/21/2005: Two Old Potatoes and Me
1/20/2005: Beegu
12/17/2004: Mr. George Baker
12/16/2004: Unique Monique
12/15/2004: Visiting Day
9/6/2002: Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
9/5/2002: Enemy Pie
9/4/2002: Max
9/3/2002: The Tin Forest
4/20/2001: Badger's Parting Gifts
3/16/2001: My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
2/16/2001: The Secret Shortcut
1/19/2001: Lemonade for Sale
11/20/2000: Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk
5/8/2000: The Shaman's Apprentice
Mama Don't Allow
Someplace Else
Fox on the Job
Rechenka's Eggs
When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba
Raccoons and Ripe Corn
Three by the Sea
Paul Bunyan
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Germs Make Me Sick
The Bicycle Man
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Dive to the Coral Reefs
Sam the Sea Cow
Alistair's Time Machine
A Three-Hat Day
Imogene's Antlers
Always My Dad
A Chair for My Mother
Mrs. Katz and Tush
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Abiyoyo
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Archibald Frisby
The Tortoise and the Hare
Work Song
Stellaluna
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo
Alejandro's Gift
Tight Times
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Louis the Fish
June 29, 1999
Aspiring Astronauts
Bea and Mr. Jones
Sunken Treasure
Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story
Stay Away from the Junkyard
The Piggy in the Puddle
Miss Nelson Is Back
The Patchwork Quilt
Berlioz the Bear
Feelings
The Purple Coat
Barn Dance
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
Mystery on the Docks
Galimoto
Snowy Day: Stories and Poems
Applemando's Dreams
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Opt: An Illusionary Tale
Hip Cat
Little Nino's Pizzeria
Amazing Grace
Rumpelstiltskin
The Brush
Reading Rainbow
Jack, the Seal and the Sea
Uncle Jed's Barbershop
The Lady with the Ship on Her Head
Nosey Mrs. Rat
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner
Borreguita and the Coyote
Knots on a Counting Rope
Reading Rainbow
Ludlow Laughs
Bread Is for Eating
Florence and Eric Take the Cake
Summer
Fly Away Home
Gregory the Terrible Eater
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Regina's Big Mistake
My Life with the Wave
Hotel Animal
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
The Salamander Room
My Shadow
Arthur's Eyes
Space Case
The Life Cycle of the Honeybee
Furry News
The Sign Painter's Dream
Saturday Sancocho
Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus
The Wall
The Milk Makers
The Sports Pages
Ox-Cart Man
Perfect the Pig
Bored---Nothing to Do!
Digging Up Dinosaurs
Hill of Fire
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good-Morning Message
The Runaway Duck
Liang and the Magic Paint Brush
Tar Beach
Once There Was a Tree
Math Curse
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
My Little Island
Tooth-Gnasher Superflash
Ty's One-Man Band
Silent Lotus
Duncan and Dolores
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
Watch the Stars Come Out
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Bugs
Owen
Hail to Mail
The Paper Crane
The Carousel
Sophie and Lou
On the Day You Were Born
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies
The Lotus Seed
Best Friends
Animal Cafe
Simon's Book
And Still the Turtle Watched
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Tight Times
The Wonderful Towers of Watts
How Much Is a Million?
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Come a Tide
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
The Bionic Bunny Show
Three Days on a River
The Life Cycle of the Honeybee
Martha Speaks
Mummies Made in Egypt
Alistair in Outer Space
Is This House for Hermit Crab?
Seashore Surprises
The Adventures of Taxi Dog
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Premiered: 1983, on PBS
Rating: TV-Y
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Premise: A long-running series that tries to instill the joy of reading in children (the target age is 4-8). It has succeeded, as its Peabody and numerous Emmys and Parent's Choice awards attest.

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