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Reading Rainbow Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 1985 - 1985
Episode 1
Paul Bunyan
Mon, Jun 24, 198527 mins
Lavar visits a lumberjack camp in the forest. Today's featured book is based on the legend of Paul Bunyan, the giant woodsman.
Episode 2
The Patchwork Quilt
Tue, Jun 25, 198527 mins
LeVar visits the Boston Children's Museum to participate with other children to design a patchwork quilt with everyone having their own individual square. Isabel Sanford reads The Patchwork Quilt, a story about a young girl who learns how to make a special quilt from her grandmother, and how she and her mother spend the next year collaborating on the quilt after grandmother falls ill.
Episode 3
Hill of Fire
Wed, Jun 26, 198527 mins
LeVar visits Hawaii to get a closer look at active volcanoes. He studies lava and the way the earth changes after an eruption. Fernando Escandon reads "Hill of Fire", a true story of how a volcano suddenly started to build up in a farmer's field in Mexico, and how the city then had to evacuate.
Episode 4
The Tortoise and the Hare
Thu, Jun 27, 198528 mins
LeVar has entered a bicycle race. He's in competition not just with the other bikers, but with himself as well. This program also includes a lengthy piece on a karate class. Comedienne Gilda Radner reads the Aesop's tale of "The Tortoise and the Hare," about an arrogant rabbit that's over confident that he can beat a determined turtle in a foot race.
Episode 5
Perfect the Pig
Fri, Jun 28, 198530 mins
LeVar visits a pig farm in Hawaii to find out why pigs are so popular. He also interviews Kermit the Frog to ask him about his famous pig girlfriend, Miss Piggy. James Coco reads the story of "Perfect the Pig", about a little runt pig who makes a wish to have wings in order to be special, and how he found a special person to be his friend and companion.
