Reading rainbow

Presents the title work in which a boy and his father visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington to find the name of the boy's grandfather who was killed in the conflict, and includes a visit with Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, and reviews of related books.

In this Reading Rainbow episode, a series of young friends share stories of how they became friends and how they make their friendships work. Then LeVar introduces us to two friends from very different backgrounds who spend the day exploring their cultural differences. They discover that they are more similar than they ever would have thought.

Presents the title work in which a child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire, and includes a discussion of teamwork, a visit to the New York Fire Academy Firefighting Training Center, and reviews of related books.

Presents the title work in which Mufaro's two beautiful daughters--one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet--go before the king who is choosing a wife; and includes a visit with an African drum maker, and a collector of traditional African instruments, and reviews of related books.

Presents the title work in which Hip Cat journeys to the city by the bay to live his dream of being a jazz musician, and includes an exploration of jazz music, a visit with jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, and reviews of related books.

Presents the title work in which a little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up, and includes visits to a guitar maker, a mural painter, and the musical group Los Lobos, and reviews of related books.

Discription in simple terms of the life cycle of the honey bee. Also featured: Meet a Beekeeper- Beekeeper/Apiarist Tony Janczak tells about bees and honey as LeVar Burton and Tony explore a beehive; Let's Make Honey- Dave Smith shows how honey is removed from the comb and readied for market; Busy Bee Rap- The Busy Bee Rap Song tells the story about making honey; Starting a New Hive-Tony Janczak gets some bees delivered by mail and shows how he starts a new beehive. Review Books - The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller; The lady and theSpider by Faith McNulty; Going Buggy!

Berolioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when their bandwagon becomes stuck in a hole in the road. The surprise that saves the day is the strange buzzing sound in Berlioz's instrument. Also featured: Music of the City, Boy's Choir of Harlem, Street Musicians. Review Books: Georgia Music by Helen V. Griffith; The Science Book of Sound by Neil Ardley;An Introduction to Musical Instruments (series)by Dee Lillegard.

Monique's school uniform doesn't allow her to express herself so she experiments with ways to be unique before finally discovering how to stand out without breaking the rules. Also features the following book titles : The Twins Festival, Celebrating Uniqueness, Double Vision,Review Books- Daffodil by Emily Jenkins, The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi; I'm Gonna Like Mr: Letting off a Little Self-Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell.