Episode guide
Reading Rainbow: Season 12
10 episodes · premiered Oct 3, 1994
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- Episode 1: Nosey Mrs. Rat Oct 3, 1994 · 30m 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.
- Episode 2: Borreguita and the Coyote Oct 4, 1994 · 30m 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…
- Episode 3: Summer Oct 5, 1994 · 30m 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…
- Episode 4: Once There Was a Tree Oct 6, 1994 · 30m 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…
- Episode 5: Appelemando's Dreams Oct 7, 1994 · 30m 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…
- Episode 6: The Lotus Seed Oct 10, 1994 · 30m 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…
- Episode 7: Hail to Mail Oct 11, 1994 · 30m LeVar explains the postal service and shows how important mail as a form of communication.
- Episode 8: Stellaluna Oct 12, 1994 · 30m 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.
- Episode 9: My Shadow Oct 13, 1994 · 30m 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…
- Episode 10: Ruth Law Thrills a Nation Oct 14, 1994 · 30m 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…