Reading Rainbow

Jun 06, 1983 (en) Kids [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 06, 1983
  • Production
    Lancit Media Productions, GBH
  • Rotten tomato
    84%
  • Original title
    Reading Rainbow
  • Release
    Jun 06, 1983
  • en
    -

Take a look, it’s in a book, a Reading Rainbow!

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Tony Buttino

    Producer

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Casts

  1. LeVar Burton

    Self - Host

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 1 / Crews : 8

Season 1 ( 1983-06-06)

Tight Times

Episode: 1

Miss Nelson Is Back

Episode: 2

Bea and Mr. Jones

Episode: 3

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Episode: 4

Louis the Fish

Episode: 5

Digging Up Dinosaurs

Episode: 6

Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

Episode: 7

Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport

Episode: 8

Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

Episode: 9

The Gift of the Sacred Dog

Episode: 10

Gregory, the Terrible Eater

Episode: 11

Three by the Sea

Episode: 12

Arthur's Eyes

Episode: 13

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

Episode: 14

Ty's One Man Band

Episode: 15

Season 2 ( 1984-01-01)

Hot-Air Henry

Episode: 1

Simon's Book

Episode: 2

Ox-Cart Man

Episode: 3

Mystery on the Docks

Episode: 4

A Chair for My Mother

Episode: 5

Season 3 ( 1985-07-01)

Paul Bunyan

Episode: 1

The Patchwork Quilt

Episode: 2

Hill of Fire

Episode: 3

The Tortoise and the Hare

Episode: 4

Perfect the Pig

Episode: 5

Season 4 ( 1986-06-23)

Animal Cafe

Episode: 1

Alistair in Outer Space

Episode: 2

Feelings

Episode: 3

Watch the Stars Come Out

Episode: 4

Mama Don't Allow

Episode: 5

Space Case

Episode: 6

The Milk Makers

Episode: 7

Imogene's Antlers

Episode: 8

Germs Make Me Sick!

Episode: 9

Abiyoyo

Episode: 10

Season 5 ( 1987-06-22)

The Life Cycle of the Honey Bee

Episode: 1

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

Episode: 2

Chickens Aren't the Only Ones

Episode: 3

The Paper Crane

Episode: 4

The Runaway Duck

Episode: 5

A Three Hat Day

Episode: 6

Rumplestiltskin

Episode: 7

Best Friends

Episode: 8

Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

Episode: 9

My Little Island

Episode: 10

Season 6 ( 1988-08-15)

The Bionic Bunny Show

Episode: 1

Bugs

Episode: 2

The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner

Episode: 3

Brush

Episode: 4

The Purple Coat

Episode: 5

Barn Dance!

Episode: 6

Duncan and Dolores

Episode: 7

Knots on a Counting Rope

Episode: 8

Mummies Made in Egypt

Episode: 9

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

Episode: 10

Season 7 ( 1989-07-03)

Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story

Episode: 1

Stay Away from the Junkyard!

Episode: 2

Little Nino's Pizzeria

Episode: 3

Ludlow Laughs

Episode: 4

Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo

Episode: 5

Dive to the Coral Reefs

Episode: 6

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus

Episode: 7

Tooth-Gnasher Superflash

Episode: 8

Bored-Nothing to Do!

Episode: 9

Sports Pages

Episode: 10

Season 8 ( 1990-09-10)

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

Episode: 1

Jack, the Seal and the Sea

Episode: 2

The Bicycle Man

Episode: 3

Florence and Eric Take the Cake

Episode: 4

Sunken Treasure

Episode: 5

Season 9 ( 1991-09-16)

Alistair's Time Machine

Episode: 1

The Adventures of Taxi Dog

Episode: 2

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

Episode: 3

Galimoto

Episode: 4

Fox on the Job

Episode: 5

Opt: An Illusionary Tale

Episode: 6

Raccoons and Ripe Corn

Episode: 7

The Lady with the Ship on her Head

Episode: 8

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

Episode: 9

Snowy Day: Stories and Poems

Episode: 10

Season 10 ( 1992-10-05)

Tar Beach

Episode: 1

The Wall

Episode: 2

Sam The Sea Cow

Episode: 3

Rechenka's Eggs

Episode: 4

Sophie and Lou

Episode: 5

Come a Tide

Episode: 6

The Piggy in the Puddle

Episode: 7

Seahorse Surprises

Episode: 8

Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies

Episode: 9

Berlioz the Bear

Episode: 10

Season 11 ( 1993-10-11)

Amazing Grace

Episode: 1

The Furry News

Episode: 2

Mrs. Katz and Tush

Episode: 3

The Salamander Room

Episode: 4

Silent Lotus

Episode: 5

Follow the Drinking Gourd

Episode: 6

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Episode: 7

Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

Episode: 8

And Still the Turtle Watched

Episode: 9

June 29, 1999

Episode: 10

Season 12 ( 1994-10-03)

Nosey Mrs. Rat

Episode: 1

Borreguita and the Coyote

Episode: 2

Summer

Episode: 3

Once There Was a Tree

Episode: 4

Appelemando's Dreams

Episode: 5

The Lotus Seed

Episode: 6

Hail to Mail

Episode: 7

Stellaluna

Episode: 8

My Shadow

Episode: 9

Ruth Law Thrills a Nation

Episode: 10

Season 13 ( 1995-10-02)

The Wonderful Towers of Watts

Episode: 1

Martha Speaks

Episode: 2

Alejandro's Gift

Episode: 3

The Sign Painter's Dream

Episode: 4

Archibald Frisby

Episode: 5

Season 14 ( 1995-10-08)

Fly Away Home

Episode: 1

Uncle Jed's Barber Shop

Episode: 2

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

Episode: 3

Owen

Episode: 4

How Much is a Million?

Episode: 5

Season 15 ( 1996-10-07)

Always My Dad

Episode: 1

Bread is for Eating

Episode: 2

Hotel Animal

Episode: 3

Someplace Else

Episode: 4

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

Episode: 5

Season 16 ( 1997-04-07)

On the Day You Were Born

Episode: 1

Hip Cat

Episode: 2

Regina's Big Mistake

Episode: 3

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

Episode: 4

The Carousel

Episode: 5

Season 17 ( 1998-10-05)

Math Curse

Episode: 1

My Life with the Wave

Episode: 2

Saturday Sancocho

Episode: 3

When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba

Episode: 4

Work Song

Episode: 5

Season 18 ( 2000-10-23)

The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest

Episode: 1

Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk

Episode: 2

Lemonade For Sale

Episode: 3

The Secret Shortcut

Episode: 4

My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States

Episode: 5

Badger's Parting Gifts

Episode: 6

Season 19 ( 2002-09-02)

The Tin Forest

Episode: 1

Max

Episode: 2

Enemy Pie

Episode: 3

Our Big Home: An Earth Poem

Episode: 4

Season 20 ( 2004-12-15)

Visiting Day

Episode: 1

Unique Monique

Episode: 2

Mr. George Baker

Episode: 3

Beegu

Episode: 4

Two Old Potatoes and Me

Episode: 5

Season 21 ( 2006-11-06)

The Biggest Test in the Universe

Episode: 1

I Lost My Tooth in Africa

Episode: 2

Boxes for Katje

Episode: 3

Game Day

Episode: 4

Show Way

Episode: 5
Jun 06, 1983 (en)
Kids
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 06, 1983
  • Production
    Lancit Media Productions, GBH
  • Rotten tomato 84%
Original Title Reading Rainbow
en

Take a look, it’s in a book, a Reading Rainbow!

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Tony Buttino

    Producer