Reading Rainbow - Season 19

Reading Rainbow - Season 19

Season 19

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DatesSep 2, 2002 - Sep 6, 2002
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Episodes

The Tin Forest
Season 19Episode 130 min

The Tin Forest

LeVar visits a school in New York City to ask the class how they have coped since the past year when the World Trade Center was destroyed nearby and they had to evacuate and some children lost family members. Jeff Bridges reads the story of The Tin Forest, about a lonely man who builds a metal forest of trees and animals in hopes of attracting real animals to ease his sadness.
Sep 2, 2002
Max
Season 19Episode 230 min

Max

LeVar profiles people who are considered "Everyday Heroes" for doing important jobs to provide services, like firefighters, doctors, police officers, nurses, and even jobs like lawyers, judges and teachers. Regina King and Ian Desdone read the story of Max, a boy born into a family of superheroes who hasn't shown any signs of having powers yet.
Sep 3, 2002
Enemy Pie
Season 19Episode 330 min

Enemy Pie

LeVar observes activity in a playground to see how people do and don't get along with each other. Ed Harris reads Enemy Pie, a story about a boy who dislikes one of his new classmates, and how his father helps bring the two boys to start a friendship by making a secret recipe Enemy Pie.
Sep 5, 2002
Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
Season 19Episode 430 min

Our Big Home: An Earth Poem

LeVar visits the United Nations building to learn more about how different countries of the world try to work together. Naomi Judd reads Our Big Home, a poem about how everything in the world is connected to each other and how we all must work together to make it succeed.
Sep 6, 2002

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