Episode guide
Reading Rainbow: Season 5
10 episodes · premiered Jun 22, 1987
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- Episode 1: The Life Cycle of the Honey Bee Jun 22, 1987 · 30m LeVar visits a beehive to look into beekeeping and how honey is made. Barbara Feldon narrates The Life Cycle of the Honeybee, which goes into detail about how bees make hives in natural…
- Episode 2: Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Jun 23, 1987 · 30m Sada Thompson reads the story of Abbie, the eldest daughter of a family that tends a lighthouse, and how she had to keep the lamps working during a storm while her father was in the city…
- Episode 3: Chickens Aren't the Only Ones Jun 24, 1987 · 30m LeVar wants to find the answer to the old question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Posing as field reporter for E.G.G.-TV , he uncovers other discoveries instead, such as…
- Episode 4: The Paper Crane Jun 25, 1987 · 30m LeVar provides insight on Japanese culture. Keye Luke reads the story of a kind restaurant owner who is thanked by a customer with a magical crane made from a napkin, whose dancing…
- Episode 5: The Runaway Duck Jun 28, 1987 · 30m In a small boat on the Chesapeake Bay, LeVar is on the lookout for ducks who are spending the winter. During the trip, he gets a chance to see a duck up close and show how a couple turns a…
- Episode 6: A Three Hat Day Jun 29, 1987 · 30m A totally unreal hat store called "Hats... to Where?" sells hats that transport customers to all parts of the world. LeVar whisks himself to the horse racetrack at Turf Paradise, to a…
- Episode 7: Rumplestiltskin Jun 30, 1987 · 30m This looks like an extension of the previous episode, but it is a separate venture. LeVar appears in proper attire for an English Renaissance festival. Ralph Waite reads the fairy tale of…
- Episode 8: Best Friends Jul 1, 1987 · 30m The best of friends are those whose friendships endure everything. And it extends to all walks of life, particularly to dogs. Liza Siegler reads the story of two girls who are best…
- Episode 9: Meanwhile Back at the Ranch Jul 2, 1987 · 30m LeVar travels to an old west town made to look like life in the 1880's to see how times have changed in the last 100 years. He explores how cowboys lived and traveled, and he also shows…
- Episode 10: My Little Island Jul 3, 1987 · 30m LeVar spends a day on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. With the featured book as his guide, LeVar drives around the coastline, visits an open market, and gets a glimpse of a mountain…