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Reading Rainbow

Season 2 1984
TV-G

  • 1984-09-03T18:30:00Z on PBS
  • 30m
  • 2h 30m (5 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Children
Host LeVar Burton shepherds children through the exciting world of books with celebrity guest narrations, youth book reviews, and relevant cultural tie-ins.

5 episodes

Season Premiere

1984-09-03T18:30:00Z

2x01 Hot-Air Henry

Season Premiere

2x01 Hot-Air Henry

  • 1984-09-03T18:30:00Z30m

LeVar goes to South Carolina to ride a hot-air balloon. In a totally unrelated scene (not mentioned in GPN's Reading Rainbow media guide), schoolchildren visit the Space Camp for Aspiring Young Astronauts.

1984-09-04T18:30:00Z

2x02 Simon's Book

2x02 Simon's Book

  • 1984-09-04T18:30:00Z30m

In the feature book, a doodle goes on the loose and it's up to Simon to tame it. The reality is, books take many people and special machinery to make. Such is explained in the song In The Bindary.

1984-09-05T18:30:00Z

2x03 Ox-Cart Man

2x03 Ox-Cart Man

  • 1984-09-05T18:30:00Z30m

LeVar visits Sturbridge Village in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to experience reenactments of life in Colonial America.

1984-09-06T18:30:00Z

2x04 Mystery on the Docks

2x04 Mystery on the Docks

  • 1984-09-06T18:30:00Z30m

As LeVar explores the docks, Raul Julia narrates the story of Ralph, a short order cook who foils a kidnapping plot to hold Eduardo, a famous opera singer, hostage.

Season Finale

1984-09-07T18:30:00Z

2x05 A Chair for My Mother

Season Finale

2x05 A Chair for My Mother

  • 1984-09-07T18:30:00Z30m

LeVar and eight other actors are rehearsing for a musical number called "Teamwork." Amy Linker ("Square Pegs") reads A Chair for My Mother, about a family that has to save up money to replace furniture lost when their apartment burns down in a fire. It also tells about how the rest of the neighborhood pulled together to help them during their loss.

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