Reading Rainbow (1991)

Genres - Education  |   Sub-Genres - Children's Educational, Children's Entertainment, Literary Studies  |   Run Time - 30 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Alice Day

Work is the topic of Reading Rainbow: Fox on the Job, as Fox needs to buy a new bike, and gets a job to make enough money. However, it's not as easy as it seems, and he learns a lesson or two. Various occupations are discussed, and LeVar Burton offers footage of people as they go about their business. The series points out the pleasures of reading and is well-suited for preschoolers and young students through fourth grade. Each episode has a feature book, celebrities from time to time, trips to sites related to the topic of the show, and entertaining activities.

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educational-television, reading, book, reading-skills, field-trip, learning-skills, literature, employment