Reading Rainbow - Season 16

Reading Rainbow - Season 16

Season 16

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Datesavr. 7, 1997 - avr. 11, 1997
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Episodes

On the Day You Were Born
Season 16Episode 130 min

On the Day You Were Born

How babies are born is explored, in great detail, in this episode, as a family welcoming their fourth child is profiled during the last few weeks before delivery. Patrick Stewart reads a poem about how special each person is when they come into the world, and how every birth should be celebrated.
avr. 7, 1997
Hip Cat
Season 16Episode 230 min

Hip Cat

In this episode of the "Reading Rainbow," Levar Burton visits with The Bill Saxton Quartet and Saxophonist Joshua Redman. We learn about jazz and the concept of improvisation. Books featured in this episode include: "Hip Cat", "Conga Crocodile", "Charlie Parker Played BeBop", and "Willie Jerome."
avr. 8, 1997
Regina's Big Mistake
Season 16Episode 330 min

Regina's Big Mistake

As LeVar works to make a clay model of his childhood home as a birthday gift for his mother, artists and their different mediums are profiled. Anna Holbrooks reads the story of Regina, who frets about making the perfect drawing in art class, and gets frustrated when her classmates accuse her of copying them when she has difficulty deciding what to draw after the teacher gives the class a theme.
avr. 9, 1997
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Season 16Episode 430 min

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

LeVar 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 each day to bless the earth and pray for all the gifts they have been given by respecting the planet.
avr. 10, 1997
The Carousel
Season 16Episode 530 min

The Carousel

This episode of "Reading Rainbow," teaches a lesson about legacies. The book "Carousel", narrated by Sarah Hubbard, shows that a legacy is a special gift passed down from generation to generation. Other books recommended are "The Long Silk Strand", "The Always Prayer Shawl", and "Up and Down on the Merry Go Round."
avr. 11, 1997

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