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Series
Reading rainbow volume 032
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Visits California's dairy country and features the book The milk makers by Gail Gibbons, which explains how cows produce milk and how it is processed before being delivered to stores. Reviews books - Baby animals on the farm by Hans Heinrich Isenbart ; Whales and other sea mammals by Elsa Posell ; From blossom to honey by Ali Mitgutsch.
22) My shadow
Series
Reading rainbow volume 109
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Host LeVar Burton introduces the book My shadow, by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Ted Rand, which is an illustrated version of the poem in which a child describes her relationship with her shadow. Also discussed are light and shadow, shadow plays, and shadows in photography. Reviewed books are "Shadows and reflections" by Tana Hoban, "I have a friend" by Keiko Narahashi, and "Shadowgraphs anyone can make" by Phila H. Webb and Jane Corby.
23) Martha speaks
Series
Reading rainbow volume 112
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of Susan Meddaugh's Martha speaks, in which Martha, the family dog, learns to speak after eating alphabet soup. A variety of dogs also appear.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
To promote literacy, the library is giving out tee-shirts to young readers, and Franklin wants to be the first one in the neighborhood to wear one. Franklin succeeds in the challenge, but discovers he's read all his books so fast, he didn't get a chance to enjoy them.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 38
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Chickens aren't the only animals that lay eggs. The featured book explains that many animals lay eggs and they are called oviparous. Other segments include: Which came first - the chicken or the egg?: LeVar goes to the Moyer Hatchery to ask the roosters & hens that question ; I'm breaking out: features a visit to an incubator room at the hatchery and a baby chick hatching from it's shell ; Loggerhead turtles: a turtle biologist joins LeVar to watch...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Arthur's lost library book: In the first story, Arthur can't find the scary library book he checked out. D.W.'s imaginary friend: Much to Arthur's embarrassment, D.W. has invented an imaginary friend. When D.W. brings "Nadine" to the amusement park, Arthur learns that even imaginary friends, and little sisters, aren't always so bad. D.W.'s library card: After finally getting her first library card, Arthur's little sister D.W. tries to check out her...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The popcorn popper:" Lionel and Leona persuade Click the Mouse to take a magic popcorn popper out of a book. "Hug, hug, hug!:" Leona helps a sculptor who falls in love with his statue. "Piggyback, piggyback:" Leona decides to ride piggyback on her dad's back forever and ever.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 72
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Presents the title work in which a stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he rides and shares adventures each day; and includes an introduction to Cosmo, canine companion to a woman in a wheelchair, a look at different pets, and people who hail taxis, and reviews of related books.
31) Stellaluna
Series
Reading rainbow volume 108
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
LeVar discovers a mysterious and fascinating world of nocturnal animals, and explores the not-so-silent world of slumber and dreams.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 73
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A Native-American tale about a boy who becomes an artist and brings the colors of the sunset to earth. Artist Dominic Arquero talks about his heritage, painting sunsets, and how paints are made from earth elements. Dolly Naranjo, with her daughter and mother, show how they make traditional pottery. The Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 34
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The book explains what germs are, how bacteria and viruses affect the human body, and how the body fights against them. Other segments include: Finding out about germs: LeVar uses a microscope to discover what germs really look like ; How your body fights germs: animation featuring the body's defense team works in action ; How bacteria can help: a visit to an organic farm illustrates how micro-organisms are important to growing food.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The Art of Reading is about the wonderful feeling of engaging with a novel or short story on all levels and learning how artful readers think about and approach the works they read. Whether you're someone who loves curling up with a good book, a writer who is looking for insights into how to get inside your readers' minds, or a student who wants to contribute to class discussions, there's something for you to find in this course. 24-lecture course...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
The Neverending story III: On his first day at a new school, Bastian is chased by a vicious gang called the Nasties. He hides in the school library where he finds a magic book that writes itself according to the imagination of the reader. To escape the Nasties, Bastian wishes himself into Fantasia, the storybook's phantasmic world of incredible creatures. It's here that Bastian feels safe. But when the Nasties take control of the book, his Fantasian...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The Hollywood Librarian is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film, and storytelling, it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. Interviews with actual librarians, intercut with film clips of cinematic librarians, examine such issues as literature, books and reading, censorship, library funding, citizenship...
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