Reading Rainbow - Season 5
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1987
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.341 (44 votes)
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The Life Cycle of the Honey Bee
Season 5 - Episode 1
LeVar visits a beehive to look into beekeeping and how honey is made. Barbara Feldon narrates The Life Cycle of the Honeybee, which goes int...
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Season 5 - Episode 2
Sada Thompson reads the story of Abbie, the eldest daughter of a family that tends a lighthouse, and how she had to keep the lamps working d...
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
Season 5 - Episode 3
LeVar wants to find the answer to the old question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Posing as field reporter for E.G.G.-TV , he ...
The Paper Crane
Season 5 - Episode 4
LeVar provides insight on Japanese culture. Keye Luke reads the story of a kind restaurant owner who is thanked by a customer with a magical...
The Runaway Duck
Season 5 - Episode 5
In a small boat on the Chesapeake Bay, LeVar is on the lookout for ducks who are spending the winter. During the trip, he gets a chance to s...
A Three Hat Day
Season 5 - Episode 6
A totally unreal hat store called "Hats... to Where?" sells hats that transport customers to all parts of the world. LeVar whisks himself to...
Rumplestiltskin
Season 5 - Episode 7
This looks like an extension of the previous episode, but it is a separate venture. LeVar appears in proper attire for an English Renaissanc...
Best Friends
Season 5 - Episode 8
The best of friends are those whose friendships endure everything. And it extends to all walks of life, particularly to dogs. Liza Siegler r...
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
Season 5 - Episode 9
LeVar travels to an old west town made to look like life in the 1880's to see how times have changed in the last 100 years. He explores how ...
My Little Island
Season 5 - Episode 10
LeVar spends a day on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. With the featured book as his guide, LeVar drives around the coastline, visits an ...