Reading Rainbow

A little lamb outwits a hungry coyote in this Mexican-American folk tale retold by Verna Aardema. Then explore the Latino culture with LeVar Burton in a visit with the musical group Los Lobos for a fun-filled Mexican fiesta.

In the book by Tomi dePaola a young Indian boy follows his vision quest for a special gift he can give to his people. He discovers the Pueblo Indian peoples' use of natural materials in their pottery, painting and dance. 

Jeanne M. Lee.  Cambodia, communicating without speech or hearing.  

Story based on a South African lullaby set by Pete Seeger. Explore ways music can be a beautiful way to tell a story with LeVar Burton.

Hear the story by Jan Brett. Then go behind the scenes with The Boys Choir of Harlem and visit street musicians in New York.

In the story by Jonathan London, a cat creates a sound all his own and sees how the rhyme and rhythms affect his audience.

John Steptoe's Caldecott Honor book retells Cinderella story and introduces the tale as well as history, culture of Zimbabwe.

The Paper Crane by Molly Bang. Celebrate Japanese culture by exploring the ancient art of origami and Japanese dance.

The fairy tale of the miller's daughter who gets help spinning straw into gold.  LaVar Burton visits the Renaissance festival where daily life is re-enacted and traveling performers.

In the book by Jeanne Lee, a young Cambodian girl, who cannot hear or speak, is invited to become a dancer in the king's court. She finds a way to communicate through the beauty of movement and dance. 

In the book by Petra Mathers a shy mouse teaches herself to dance.  From mambo to hip-hop, host LeVar Burton does some fancy footwork, then he takes us on a tour of dance around the world.

In the book by Margaree King Mitchell, Uncle Jed, a black barber, struggles through the Great Depression to save enough money to open his own barbershop.

This Emmy Award-winning series inspires a love of reading in PreK-3, and offers an excellent introduction to many varieties of music through the medium of the best children's literature. Highly recommended.

Lloyd Moss creates a clever counting rhyme introducing the instruments and ensembles. Gegory Hines narrates the story on the DVD and LeVar Burton and viewers visit with an orchestra and with the performers of STOMP!

An origami crane that becomes real in this story from Japan that also shows us more of the culture.

A little lamb outwits a hungry coyote, then explore Latino culture at a fiesta.