Reading rainbow

Review books: Luba: the Angel of Bergen-Belsen as told to Michelle R. McCann by Luba Tryszynska-Frederick, THe Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeannette Winter, The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern.

Review books: The Kids' Family Tree Book by Caroline Leavitt; What a Family! by Rachel Isadora; Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne.

Explains the process of how cows produce milk, and how milk is processed before being delivered to stores.

Stellaluna, a baby fruitbat, falls headfirst into a bird's nest and is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

In Alejandro's gift, by Richard E. Albert, Alejandro creates an oasis at his house in the desert as a gift for all of the animals that live near him. Also, in this program, host LeVar Burton discovers an oasis in the California desert and travels to Niagara Falls. The books It rained on the desert today, by Ken and Debby Buchanan, The desert alphabet book, by Jerry Pallotta, and Water, water everywhere, by Mark J. Rauzon and Cynthia Overbeck Bix are reviewed.

A naturalist records his observation of wildlife in these three books.

Review books: Madlenka by Peter Sis, My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Fall Out by Lauren Child, Rites of Passage: Coming of Age by Mandy Ross.

A Native-American tale about a boy who becomes an artist and brings the colors of the sunset to earth. Artist Dominic Arquero talks about his heritage, painting sunsets, and how paints are made from earth elements. Dolly Naranjo, with her daughter and mother, show how they make traditional pottery. The Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance.

LeVar celebrates the geographical beauty of America with wonderful poems that conjure up images of the beautiful, geographical regions in the United States.