Larry Lancit
Director
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Season 16
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Released June 6, 1983
Episode 30 min
4+
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Keywords: imdb.reading, imdb.children-s-literature, imdb.picture-book, imdb.book-review, imdb.book, imdb.educational, awards.emmy-award-nominated, mdblist.has-trailer
Watch Providers: PBS Kids Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Lancit Media Productions, RCN Entertainment, On-Screen Entertainment, WNED-TV Channel 17
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S16E1 - On the Day You Were Born
How babies are born is explored, in great detail, in this episode, as a family welcoming their fourth child is profiled during the last few weeks before delivery. Patrick Stewart reads a poem about how special each person is when they come into the world, and how every birth should be celebrated.
April 7, 1997, midnight
S16E2 - Hip Cat
In this episode of the "Reading Rainbow," Levar Burton visits with The Bill Saxton Quartet and Saxophonist Joshua Redman. We learn about jazz and the concept of improvisation. Books featured in this episode include: "Hip Cat", "Conga Crocodile", "Charlie Parker Played BeBop", and "Willie Jerome."
April 8, 1997, midnight
S16E3 - Regina's Big Mistake
As LeVar works to make a clay model of his childhood home as a birthday gift for his mother, artists and their different mediums are profiled. Anna Holbrooks reads the story of Regina, who frets about making the perfect drawing in art class, and gets frustrated when her classmates accuse her of copying them when she has difficulty deciding what to draw after the teacher gives the class a theme.
April 9, 1997, midnight
S16E4 - Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
LeVar discusses how people show gratitude for kind acts and how we can repay each other in acts of kindness to spread good will in the world. Nicholson Earl Billey reads the featured story, a poem of greeting that Native Americans say each day to bless the earth and pray for all the gifts they have been given by respecting the planet.
April 10, 1997, midnight
S16E5 - The Carousel
This episode of "Reading Rainbow," teaches a lesson about legacies. The book "Carousel", narrated by Sarah Hubbard, shows that a legacy is a special gift passed down from generation to generation. Other books recommended are "The Long Silk Strand", "The Always Prayer Shawl", and "Up and Down on the Merry Go Round."
April 11, 1997, midnight
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30 min/ep
4650 min
June 6, 1983
Nov. 10, 2006, midnight
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