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Reading Rainbow, The Piggy in the Puddle and Other Stories Episode 1 (The Piggy in the Puddle)
Date de diffusion: : 13 Octobre 1992This episode of READING RAINBOW, "Piggie in the Puddle," features a look at the art of claymation and the joys of mud. Claymation artists Becky and Cody introduce host LeVar Burton to the art of claymation and create a claymation...
Reading Rainbow, The Piggy in the Puddle and Other Stories Episode 5 (The Perfect Pig)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Juin 1985LeVar 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 girlfriend, Miss Piggy.James Coco reads the story of Perfect the Pig, about a little runt pig who makes...
Reading Rainbow, The Piggy in the Puddle and Other Stories Episode 3 (Tar Beach)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Octobre 1992LeVar's presence looms over New York once again, this time literally. He's taken to the roof of one of the nondescript skyscrapers, very close to the bridge mentioned in the featured book, Tar Beach.
Reading Rainbow, The Piggy in the Puddle and Other Stories Episode 4 (The Wonderful Tower of Watts)
Date de diffusion: : 02 Octobre 1995In this episode of "Reading Rainbow," Levar takes a wonderful and fascinating look at the Watts Towers, a landmark in southern California. He goes into the neighborhood and talks to the residents about what the city means to them and...
Reading Rainbow, The Piggy in the Puddle and Other Stories Episode 2 (Summer)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Octobre 1994In this episode of Reading Rainbow, Levar shows the kids the different sights and sounds of Summer. The different wildlife of Summer, and how they live. Also, there are segments on the different seasons and how they effect different...
Reading Rainbow, My Shadow and Other Stories Episode 2 (Sports Pages)
Date de diffusion: : 30 Mars 1990Levar Burton works out in a gym and talks about the determination it takes to succeed in sports. Burton narrates two poems from "Sports Pages” by Arnold Adoff. Burton visits with a young Olympic gymnast who talks about the preparation...
Reading Rainbow, My Shadow and Other Stories Episode 5 (Little Nino's Pizzeria)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Juillet 1989LeVar takes a shot at making his own pizza. He gets the yeast right, but he underestimates just about everything else. (That includes the volume of "vox pops" shots.) Josh Saviano reads Little Nino's Pizzeria, a story about a boy who...
Reading Rainbow, My Shadow and Other Stories Episode 4 (Meanwhile Back At the Ranch)
Date de diffusion: : 02 Juin 1987LeVar travels to an old west town made to look like life in the 1880's to see how times have changed in the last 100 years. He explores how cowboys lived and traveled, and he also shows how stunt riders practice tricks on their horses...
Reading Rainbow, My Shadow and Other Stories Episode 3 (Mama Don't Allow)
Date de diffusion: : 27 Juin 1986LeVar shows how music can help interpret a situation, from meeting alligators in a Louisiana swamp to joining a party on a Mississippi riverboat. Fred Newman narrates the story of Mama Don't Allow, about how a young musician starts his...
Reading Rainbow, My Shadow and Other Stories Episode 1 (My Shadow)
Date de diffusion: : 13 Octobre 1994In this episode of Reading Rainbow: Levar shows the kids how shadows and lights make up our everyday lives. Andrea Davis is featured as a photographer who shoots different parts of the city and develops the pictures in her own studio.
Reading Rainbow, My Shadow and Other Stories Episode 6 (Is This a House for a Hermit Crab?)
Date de diffusion: : 20 Octobre 1993LeVar sets out to build a bird house, prompting an examination of animal habitats. Eartha Kitt reads the story of a growing hermit crab, who is now too large for his current shell, and all the difficulties he has trying to find a new...
Reading Rainbow, The Tin Forrest and Other Stories Episode 5 (Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin)
Date de diffusion: : 11 Octobre 1996Music and orchestras are profiled in this tuneful show. The episode soon gets rhythmic when LeVar introduces the viewers to the theatrical percussion group, Stomp. Gregory Hines reads Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, a counting story that...
Reading Rainbow, The Tin Forrest and Other Stories Episode 3 (Pet Stories: You Don't Have to Walk)
Date de diffusion: : 20 Novembre 2000"Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk", read by Jason Alexander, features stories about pets. LeVar Burton throws a birthday party for his golden retriever, Roy, and treats the dog to a bath at a pet spa for his special day.
Reading Rainbow, The Tin Forrest and Other Stories Episode 2 (Miss Nelson Is Back)
Date de diffusion: : 07 Juin 1983As part of his birthday celebration, LeVar gets made-up like a movie monster, and then gets involved in Harry Blackstone's magic act. Ruth Buzzi reads Miss Nelson Is Back, all about a group of rowdy students who try to take advantage of...
Reading Rainbow, The Tin Forrest and Other Stories Episode 4 (How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World)
Date de diffusion: : 10 Avril 1996LeVar and a friend point up that following recipes and cooking foods tend very much to be science experiments. They work on recipes which include lasagna made with rice, a marinara sauce, and apple raisin muffins. Helen Mirren reads How...
Reading Rainbow, The Tin Forrest and Other Stories Episode 6 (Barn Dance)
Date de diffusion: : 27 Mars 1989LeVar is in Tennessee where he is going to a barn dance. Along the way, he meets the band who will be playing their Bluegrass music and meets a man who makes his own fiddles. At the barn, LeVar also learns a few dance steps for the big...
Reading Rainbow, The Tin Forrest and Other Stories Episode 1 (The Tin Forrest)
Date de diffusion: : 02 Septembre 2002LeVar visits a school in New York City to ask the class how they have coped since the past year when the World Trade Center was destroyed nearby and they had to evacuate and some children lost family members. Jeff Bridges reads the story...
Reading Rainbow, Animal Cafe Episode 3 (Ludlow Laughs)
Date de diffusion: : 06 Juillet 1989LeVar is assigned a comedy makeover to learn more about comedy. Phillis Diller narrates “Ludlow Laughs,” a tale about a man who never smiled at all until one strange night when he started to laugh out loud.
Reading Rainbow, Animal Cafe Episode 1 (Animal Café)
Date de diffusion: : 10 Avril 1997LeVar goes to a 24-hour diner to look into night jobs, and profiles people who have occupations in the evening and early morning hours, like radio DJ’s, bakers, cab drivers, and police officers. In a separate story, a man ventures into...
Reading Rainbow, Animal Cafe Episode 4 (Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message)
Date de diffusion: : 10 Avril 1997LeVar 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...
Reading Rainbow, Animal Cafe Episode 2 (The Tortoise and the Hare)
Date de diffusion: : 03 Juillet 1985LeVar 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...
Reading Rainbow, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Episode 1 (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie)
Date de diffusion: : 19 Octobre 1993One thing leads to another in this episode, with LeVar in a bowling alley, showing how certain actions lead to consequences. Included is a piece on an expert at domino displays and domino art. Beth Howland reads “If You Give a Mouse a...
Reading Rainbow, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Episode 4 (Mr. George Baker)
Date de diffusion: : 17 Décembre 2004Wayne Brady narrates the story of an elderly man who decides to go back to school to learn to read, even though he is almost 100, and his relationship with his young neighbor as they wait for the bus every day.
Reading Rainbow, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Episode 3 (Owen)
Date de diffusion: : 11 Avril 1996It’s easy to get flashbacks while watching Reading Rainbow. Now it’s LeVar’s turn, as he gets in touch with visions of “his boyhood.” Matthew Broderick reads “Owen,” about a little mouse who’s very attached to his...
Reading Rainbow, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Episode 2 (Two Old Potatoes and Me)
Date de diffusion: : 21 Janvier 2005Jordan Puryear reads “Two Old Potatoes and Me,” about a girl who works with her father to recycle two rotted potatoes by replanting them using the sprouts to grow a whole new crop of potatoes. LeVar, working with his daughter, is...