A hearing boy and his deaf parents from Brooklyn enjoy the rides, food, and sights of 1930's Coney Island where the father longs to know about how everything sounds and his son tries to interpret the noisy surroundings through sign language and a wealth of new words learned from a trip to the library.
Lionel and Leona ride a train into a book called "Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain," by Verna Aardema. Learn about African tales, the environment, problem solving and transportation. Featuring the "AI" as long "A" sound.
It's Alice Day! It's Alice Day! Callooh! Callay! Hooray! Learn about challenges and determination and self-esteem, read classics. Featuring the short "E" sound.
The two pigeons, Walter and Clay, want "The fox and the crow" banned from the library because they think the book makes birds look like birdbrains. Learn about animal stories and writing stories and poems, read Aesop's fables. Featuring the short "o" sound.
Lionel is very unhappy because author Livingston Dangerously has written The Last Cliffhanger. Learn about writing short stories and poems, reading original stories. Featuring the short "A" sound.
Teaches reading through entertainment. In this episode, Lionel won't let Leona play a computer game because she isn't old enough. Focuses on the word "hen" and short "e" sound, the -en word family, and more.
