Reading Rainbow - Season 8

Reading Rainbow - Season 8

Season 8

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DatesSep 10, 1990 - Sep 14, 1990
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Episodes

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
Season 8Episode 130 min

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

Burton introduces the episode by talking about cavern and cave exploring. The featured book, "The Magic School Bus Inside The Earth", is narrated by Keshia Knight Pulliam. Eccentric Ms. Frizzle takes her students on a science field trip to the center of the earth while teaching them about geology. Burton then visits California Caverns, where he learns about stalagmites, stalactites, and other crystal formations and goes spelunking with a cave expert.
Sep 10, 1990
Jack, the Seal and the Sea
Season 8Episode 230 min

Jack, the Seal and the Sea

LeVar takes a journey aboard a fishing boat to explore small ocean wildlife, such as plankton, sea horses, and small sharks as he learns information from oceanographers about caring for the seas and oceans. Leslie Uggams reads the featured story of a fisherman who decides to educate his neighbors about prevention of water pollution after he must rescue a small seal trapped in debris.
Sep 11, 1990
The Bicycle Man
Season 8Episode 330 min

The Bicycle Man

Wheels are set in motion for this program. In-line skating, then a brand-new commodity, get featured side-by-side with bicycles. Tom Matsusaka narrates The Bicycle Man, a story about an American soldier who visits Japan and performs amazing tricks on a bicycle.
Sep 12, 1990
Florence and Eric Take the Cake
Season 8Episode 430 min

Florence and Eric Take the Cake

LeVar visits a famed wax sculpture museum, where an expert wax artist makes a statue of him. Julia Child reads the story of two children helping their grandmother plan a party, and how they accidentally mistake a fancy decorated hat for a cake decorated in the same way.
Sep 13, 1990
Sunken Treasure
Season 8Episode 530 min

Sunken Treasure

A hurricane of the coast of Florida in 1662 caused the Atocha, a Spanish galleon to sink. This book describes the many-years-long search for the treasure believed to be on it. Also contains The Atocha, The Titanic and book reviews for The Titanic: Lost... and Found, A Day Underwater and What's in the Deep? An Underwater Adventure.
Sep 14, 1990

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