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(0)LeVar Burton
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement. When the Watson family--ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron--sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don't realize that they're heading toward one of the darkest moments in America's history. The...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 55
Publisher
Distributed by GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of the book Mufaro's beautiful daughters written by John Steptoe. Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 73
Publisher
GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A Native-American tale about a boy who becomes an artist and brings the colors of the sunset to earth. Artist Dominic Arquero talks about his heritage, painting sunsets, and how paints are made from earth elements. Dolly Naranjo, with her daughter and mother, show how they make traditional pottery. The Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 97
Publisher
GPN
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A reading of the book, "If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Discusses chain reactions from a bowling alley, leading into the reading of the main story. Then it's off to a factory where bowling balls are made and a domino expert demonstrates how he designs chain reactons as he sets up a domino art event. Reviews: "This is the key to the kingdom" by Diane Worfolk Allison, "The house that Jack built" illustrated by Jebby Stow, and...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 070
Publisher
Distributed by GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Robert Morse reads the featured book "Sunken treasure" by Gail Gibbons. Host, LeVar Burton goes on a treasure hunt at "Pirates Cove" in California. Viewers also meet Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of Massachusetts who located and explored the Titanic.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 120
Publisher
GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A mathematical magician helps readers conceptualize a million, a billion, and a trillion. Other segments include: Really big numbers: LeVar explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques ; How crayons are made: a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory shows how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs ; Football estimation: a visit to Giants Stadium...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 62
Publisher
Distributed by GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The featured book explores the ecosystem of the giant Saguaro cactus. LeVar introduces desert animals such as jackrabbits, bobcats, gila monsters, javelina pigs and woodpeckers. Explorers how cacti adapt to the heat and scarcity of water. A "snake man" offers a close-up look at rattlesnakes. A video montage shows the life and seasons of the desert. Review books - Snakes are hunters by Patricia Lauber ; Cactus by Cynthia Overbeck ; A living desert...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 4
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of a tale from the Nandi people of Kenya, Verna Aardema's Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain. Host LeVar Burton also plans a fun-filled day around rainy weather, including an aerial charge of a thunderstorm and puddle-hopping.
Language
English
Description
Called to the neutral zone to help negotiate peace between the Romulans and the Federation, Picard and the crew of the Enterprise are confronted by the mysterious new Romulan Praetor Shinzon, a man who claims to be Picard's clone, and who plans to lead a Romulan attack on the Federation.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 29
Publisher
GPN
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A brother and sister bravely travel alone across the ocean to the United States, from the book by Riki Levinson.
LeVar explores the plight of the many courageous immigrants who came to America filled with hopes and dreams.
17) June 29, 1999
Series
Reading rainbow volume 100
Publisher
GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A reading of the book, "June 29, 1999" by David Wiesner. This segment explores fact and fiction. A science-project gone awry takes viewers into a whimsical world of science fiction ... or is it fact?
Series
Reading rainbow volume 020
Publisher
Distributed by GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of the book A chair for my mother, by Vera Williams. Host LeVar Burton carries through the story line about members of a family who team up and work together to rebuild their lives after a tragic fire, as he and his friends create a song and dance number called Teamwork.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 117
Publisher
Distributed by GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Sara Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, overcomes many setbacks, including the Great Depression of the 1930's, as he works to save enough money to open his own barbershop.
