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Introduces viewers to the beautiful landscape of Arizona's Sonoran Desert to discover the mysteries of the magestic saguaro cactus. The life and seasons of the desert are explored as well.

Assuming the role of a reporter, Levar Burton visits a chicken farm and provides viewers with "eggsclusive" information about how baby chicks are kept safe until their final moment of hatching. He then travels to the beach were he finds loggerhead turtles hatching from the sand.

Pay a visit to a real- life beekeeper and learn how honey is extracted from combs and how important the queen bee is to a well-organized hive.

What would it be like to meet beings from another planet? In Space Case, A young boy has this very opportunity one spooky halloween night.

Inspired by the featured book by Verna Aardema, host LeVar Burton plans a fun-filled day around rainy weather, including an aerial chase of a thunderstorm and puddle-hopping.

Presents Janell Cannon's "Stellaluna," in which a baby bat is separated from her mother and ends up being raised in a most peculiar way by a family of birds; and includes visits with bats in their natural habitat, a bat expert, and a sleep study at the New York University Sleep Center.

LeVar's favorite pooch, Luke, takes over the show and shares his favorite book. Viewers get a dog's eye view of life, and get to meet some canine actors.

In the featured book by Eve Bunting a homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom. Includes interviews with homeless children, as well as young people working to help the homeless.

Retells a Mexican folktale 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.

Presents the story of a young boy who gives a cookie to a bossy mouse and is run ragged by the energetic rodent's subsequent requests, and includes visits to a bowling center and bowling ball factory, an interview with dominoes expert Bob Specka, and a review of similar books.