Reading Rainbow

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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.

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15 Episodes

Tight Times
E1
Tight TimesWhat can you do with very little money? That's what the featured book and LeVar must face. To set the tone for the entire series, LeVar shows a friend a wealth of fun at the local library. Patrick McCaffrey reads Tight Times, a story about how a little boy talks his parents into letting him adopt a stray cat even though they have to make budget cuts after the father is laid off from his job.
Miss Nelson Is Back
E2
Miss Nelson Is BackAs 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 their teacher's absence when she's out sick one day, and how she gets revenge on them by pretending to be "the meanest teacher in the world, Viola Swamp."
Bea and Mr. Jones
E3
Bea and Mr. JonesLeVar is already worn out after working on several scenes all day long on the production of the series. He feels he needs to take on another identity, segueing into introducing the featured book, Bea and Mr. Jones. Madeline Kahn reads the book about a kindergarten student and her father who get so bored with their jobs that they decide to experiment by switching places for the day.
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
E4
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti PlainBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Louis the Fish
E5
Louis the FishLouis the Fish
Digging Up Dinosaurs
E6
Digging Up DinosaursTechnically not the first science-related show in its history, LeVar seeks a place where archaeologists retrieve dinosaur bones. At the end of the program, LeVar buries a time capsule, containing (among other things) a can of old Coke and his picture. Linda Gilman reads Digging Up Dinosaurs, a story about how paleontologists unearth dinosaurs skeletons and preserve them in museum exhibits.
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
E7
Liang and the Magic PaintbrushLiang and the Magic Paintbrush
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
E8
Gila Monsters Meet You at the AirportIn the featured book, a young boy and his family move from New York City to the Southwest and he has many misconceptions about what his new home is like.
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
E9
Three Days on a River in a Red CanoeThree Days on a River in a Red Canoe
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
E10
The Gift of the Sacred DogThe first of many programs favoring Native Americans. In this instance, a Midwestern legend suggests how horses arrived to the tribe. Later in this episode is the song "Ancient Places, Sacred Lands" which lists several words originating from various locations of the United States and the tribal meaning of their names.
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
E11
Gregory, the Terrible EaterToday's subject is goats and what they eat.
Three by the Sea
E12
Three by the SeaThree by the Sea
Arthur's Eyes
E13
Arthur's EyesLaVar explores seeing and our other senses, as Bill Cosby tells the story of how the young aardvark, Arthur Read acquired his pair of glasses.
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
E14
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the WashThe Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Ty's One Man Band
E15
Ty's One Man BandLeVar is ready to find music everywhere, and he does. This show includes the animation Onomatopoeia. Lou Rawls reads the story of Ty's One-Man Band, about a man who teaches a boy how to make music using household items.