Reading Rainbow Season 7

July. 03,1989      TV-Y
Rating:
8.4
Trailer Synopsis

Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.

Episode 10 : Sports Pages
March. 30,1990
Levar Burton works out in a gym and talks about the determination it takes to succeed in sports. Burton narrates two poems from "Sports Pages" by Arnold Adoff. Burton visits with a young Olympic gymnast who talks about the preparation she must go through before competition. Burton talks to a brother-sister figure skating team, the skaters show how hard they must work to achieve their goals.
Episode 9 : Bored-Nothing to Do!
March. 29,1990
Focusing on planes in this episode, LeVar takes a flying lesson and flies a plane himself. Also included: the activities of a top-notch airline in flight, as well as a look at the people who made the dream of flying come true, like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindburgh. Alex Borg and David Hyman read the story of two boys who decide to build their own airplane, using household items, after their mother sends them outside to play when they complain of being bored.
Episode 8 : Tooth-Gnasher Superflash
March. 28,1990
LeVar, the jack of all trades, becomes a garage mechanic for this episode. Much of it fantasizes about dream cars. Then comes a real dream car, which a man has decorated, followed by stock footage of an assembly line and a piece on a solar-powered car named the Sunraycer. Victoria Jackson narrates Tooth-Gnasher Superflash, the story of a family that buys a car that is not like any other.
Episode 7 : Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus
March. 27,1990
LeVar explores the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, photographing its natural environment and learning about how animals in the desert adapt to this kind of climate. Philip Basco narrates the feature book on the natural world of the famous desert cactus, the giant saguaro.
Episode 6 : Dive to the Coral Reefs
March. 26,1990
Within the sea, lies a combination of scuba diving and (just slightly) snorkeling as LeVar and a friend of his dive beneath the ocean to explore a living coral reef and the life around it. Fran Brill narrates Dive to the Coral Reefs, a book that shows the life and structures of the beauty that lies beneath the sea.
Episode 5 : Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo
July. 07,1989
It's spring 1989, and LeVar gets in the training camp of the Oakland Athletics (back when it was Tony LaRussa, Dave Stewart, Mark McGwire and Terry Steinbach) for a program on baseball. Edward Asner reads the story of a family who meets a dinosaur who they soon find out loves to play baseball.
Episode 4 : Ludlow Laughs
July. 06,1989
Ludlow is a big grump who never laughs or even smiles. One night he has the funniest dream ever. When he starts laughing, the whole world laughs with him. Also includes LeVar "Clowning Around", Stand Up Comic and book reviews for Pig William, Shake My Sillies Out and The Make Me Laugh! Joke Books.
Episode 3 : Little Nino's Pizzeria
July. 05,1989
LeVar makes a pizza, while "The Wonder Years" star Josh Saviano reads a story about about a boy who's father runs a pizzeria.
Episode 2 : Stay Away from the Junkyard!
July. 04,1989
LeVar decides it's time to clean out the things cluttering up his house. What he finds is only memories of his entire life. None of this is junk, as it turns out. Michelle Mariano reads the story of a young girl visiting relatives who befriends the local junkyard manager, even though the rest of the town avoids him and spreads rumors.
Episode 1 : Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story
July. 03,1989
LeVar is sailing on the Atlantic coast whale watching. He and a team of scientists learn about how whales eat and how they live in their habitats in the ocean. Jane Pauley narrates the true story of Humphrey, the Lost Whale, all about a humpback whale who gets separated from his pod and gets stuck under a bridge over the Sacramento River.

Seasons

Season 21
Season 21 2006
Season 20
Season 20 2004
Season 19
Season 19 2002
Season 18
Season 18 2000
Season 17
Season 17 1998
Season 16
Season 16 1997
Season 15
Season 15 1996
Season 14
Season 14 1995
Season 13
Season 13 1995
Season 12
Season 12 1994
Season 11
Season 11 1993
Season 10
Season 10 1992
Season 9
Season 9 1991
Season 8
Season 8 1990
Season 7
Season 7 1989
Season 6
Season 6 1988
Season 5
Season 5 1987
Season 4
Season 4 1986
Season 3
Season 3 1985
Season 2
Season 2 1984
Season 1
Season 1 1983

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