Reading Rainbow (1984)
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
In Reading Rainbow: Chair for My Mother, the characters all chip in to buy a chair after a devastating fire destroys their belongings. The series of programs continues to provide stimulating topics for youngsters as it encourages them to read. Reading Rainbow: Chair for My Mother stresses the importance of teamwork, and presents a performance that required the cooperative efforts of a choreographer, musicians, and a troupe of dancers. Books reviewed by child critics include I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson and My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter.
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educational-television, reading, book, field-trip, reading-skills, learning-skills, literature, family-tragedy, fire-disaster
