Reading Rainbow

Season 3 (10 Episodes)

21 Seasons 1985 TV-Y 30m 8.4

Levar Burton introduces young viewers to illustrated readings of children's literature and explores their related subjects.

LeVar Burton introduces an appropriate subject for each episode to go with the featured children's book that is read in its entirety. This is followed by suggestions of other books for further reading.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Paul Bunyan

1. Paul Bunyan

Aired: Jul 1, 1985

Lavar visits a lumberjack camp in the forest. Today's featured book is based ...

Episode 2 The Patchwork Quilt

2. The Patchwork Quilt

Aired: Jul 2, 1985

LeVar visits the Boston Children's Museum to participate with other children ...

Episode 3 Hill of Fire

3. Hill of Fire

Aired: Jul 3, 1985

LeVar visits Hawaii to get a closer look at active volcanoes. He studies lava...

Episode 5 Perfect the Pig

5. Perfect the Pig

Aired: Jul 22, 1985

LeVar visits a pig farm in Hawaii to find out why pigs are so popular. He als...

Episode 6 Animal Cafe

6. Animal Cafe

Aired: Nov 30, -1

LeVar goes to a 24-hour diner to look into night jobs, and profiles people wh...

Episode 8 Feelings

8. Feelings

Aired: Nov 30, -1

LeVar seems to have a lot of things going wrong for him as he spends a day in...

Episode 10 Mama Don't Allow

10. Mama Don't Allow

Aired: Nov 30, -1

LeVar shows how music can help interpret a situation, from meeting alligators...

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Info about Reading Rainbow

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Animation, Fantasy