Reading Rainbow
LeVar Burton introduces an appropriate subject for each episode to go with the featured children's book that is read in its entirety. This is followed by suggestions of other books for further reading.
- 1983-2006
- 21 seasons
- PBS
- Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- TV-Y
LeVar Burton introduces an appropriate subject for each episode to go with the featured children's book that is read in its entirety. This is followed by suggestions of other books for further reading.
Season 21 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2006
Episode 1
The Biggest Test in the Universe
Mon, Nov 6, 2006 28 mins
In addition to discussing accomplishing difficult tasks, LeVar profiles the New York children's theater group Tada, as they prepare auditions for their newest show. Richard Gere reads The Biggest Test in the Universe, a story about a grade school class having anxiety over an annual aptitude test.
Episode 2
I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Tue, Nov 7, 2006 28 mins
"I Lost My Tooth in Africa", written by a girl and illustrated by her father, tells the tale of a young girl who loses a tooth while visiting her father's family in Africa. In the African tradition, she places the tooth under a gourd and in return gets two chickens from the Tooth Fairy. LeVar explores with youngsters how things have changed for them as they've grown, and how taking care of our teeth is part of that process. Then it's off to attend a Quinceanera -- a celebration for a 15-year-old Hispanic girl in honor of her transition into womanhood.
Episode 3
Boxes for Katje
Wed, Nov 8, 2006 30 mins
LeVar profiles Children For Children, a New York based youth organization that creates care packages for relief to children affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Elizabeth Tuke (Or Elizabeth Tuke McClean) reads a story about a US penpal who sends care packages to her friend in war-torn Holland after WWII.
Episode 4
Game Day
Thu, Nov 9, 2006 28 mins
"Game Day", written by NFL superstar twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, share the story of how, as youngsters, they learned that success is built on team effort. Follow as athletes train for, play and enjoy a variety of sports, and we learn that every player on a team has a special role in contributing to the success of the group. As LeVar Burton points out, the lessons learned in sports can help you achieve your goals.
Episode 5
Show Way
Fri, Nov 10, 2006 28 mins
Show Way traces the lineage of one family's women who began creating quilts with secret maps to freedom during the years of slavery and continued in the generations beyond as a tribute to the past. Host LeVar Burton and his family discover some items from earlier relatives, and then we meet a grandmother who inspires her grandson, family members and others with her childhood memories of surviving the Holocaust during World War II.