Reading Rainbow - Season 12

Reading Rainbow - Season 12

Season 12

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Datesoct. 3, 1994 - oct. 14, 1994
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Episodes

Nosey Mrs. Rat
Season 12Episode 130 min

Nosey Mrs. Rat

Observing people is the theme of the day, as LeVar finds himself with time to kill before a business meeting and chooses to watch children at a playground while he waits.
oct. 3, 1994
Borreguita and the Coyote
Season 12Episode 230 min

Borreguita and the Coyote

LeVar spends the day in a barrio in East Los Angeles studying Mexican culture as he visits friends who make their own guitars, eats some traditional food, and discusses the cultural differences that are practiced in both Mexico and the US. Olga Merediz reads Borreguita and the Coyote, the tale of a clever lamb who continually outsmarts a coyote determined to eat her.
oct. 4, 1994
Summer
Season 12Episode 330 min

Summer

In 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 parts of the country. The featured book is "Summers" written by Ron Hirschi, and read by Ossie Davis.
oct. 5, 1994
Once There Was a Tree
Season 12Episode 430 min

Once There Was a Tree

There is still use to a tree stump, as the feature book entails. Eli Wallach reads the story about the lifetime of a tree, and how different animals and people made use of the tree during its many stages, from sapling to tall tree to a cut down stump.
oct. 6, 1994
Appelemondo's Dreams
Season 12Episode 530 min

Appelemondo's Dreams

Creativity is the theme as LeVar spends the day painting a mural and other artwork. Michael Learned tells the story of Appelemondo, a boy whose daydreams were so vivid that they could be seen developing above his head, and how his friends learned how to capture the dreams to make beautiful paintings to decorate their town.
oct. 7, 1994
The Lotus Seed
Season 12Episode 630 min

The Lotus Seed

Young people who emigrated to the United States from Asian countries are interviewed and discuss having to learn a new language and fitting in with other children their age while dealing with language and cultural barriers. Rona Figueroa reads the story of The Lotus Seed, about a woman who flees her native country during wartime and manages to save only one memento, a lotus seed given to her by her mother from the garden she tended for the emperor.
oct. 10, 1994
Hail to Mail
Season 12Episode 730 min

Hail to Mail

LeVar explains the postal service and shows how important mail as a form of communication.
oct. 11, 1994
Stellaluna
Season 12Episode 830 min

Stellaluna

LeVar discusses bats and the importance of sleep. The featured story is of a bat who is separated from her family and adopted by a bird.
oct. 12, 1994
My Shadow
Season 12Episode 930 min

My Shadow

In 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. Also, the children review the books SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS I HAVE A FRIEND and SHADOW GRAPHS.
oct. 13, 1994
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
Season 12Episode 1030 min

Ruth Law Thrills a Nation

Once again the show looks into firsts in air travel, recounting great pilots such as Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart and the featured book's heroine, Ruth Law. Linda Lavin narrates the story of Ruth Law, who traveled from Chicago to New York City in a single engine airplane, without benefit of headlights to keep the weight down, in the early 20th century, in two days.
oct. 14, 1994

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