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| Reading Rainbow with LeVar Burton |
"Butterfly in the sky! I can go twice as high!" ... "Take a look! It's in a book! A reading rainbow!" We loved the song. We loved the graphics. We loved to read thanks to Reading Rainbow. Reading Rainbow, hosted by the lovable LeVar Burton, is an award-winning (26 Emmy Awards!) 30-minute PBS TV program. LeVar recently told Mashable that a Reading Rainbow app and more is coming soon for today's readers.
Five Fun Facts Behind Reading Rainbow
- Reading Rainbow was introduced back in 1983 and continued to enlighten and educate children through 2006.
- Each episode focused on a different imaginative book and was narrated by a noted celebrity.
- Famous for its easy-to-remember theme song, Chaka Khan sang the intro in later episodes.
- Reading Rainbow has won more than 200 awards.
- On March 19, 2010, LeVar Burton tweeted that a Reading Rainbow 2.0 is in the works.
7 comments:
I always liked LeVar Burton's voice, very very soothing to me. I also enjoyed yelling "THATS THE BLIND GUY FROM STAR TREK! THATS THE BLIND GUY FROM STAR TREK!!" when I was little haha
Yes, I loved Reading Rainbow! Although when I was very little I was confused as to why the blind guy from Star Trek could suddenly see and read to children. Ah youth, so adorable, so stupid.
I absolutely loved that show!! One of the best!!
This was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I can still see myself sitting out on the sun porch of our rented summer house, playing with my toys on the coffee table while watching "Reading Rainbow." Ah, memories. :)
Wow, he looks so young! I had no idea the show was on that long. I liked it.
I remember at least a couple of our kids watching that one...
I LOOOOOVED this show as a kid. I always thought it was so strange that he was in Star Trek: The Next Generation. I was all "Are you going to teach me something??"
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