Reading rainbow

Presents the featured story in which a young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family, and includes visits to a tar beach on an urban rooftop and to the George Washington Bridge, and reviews of related books.

Presents the title work which explains how waves, sand, and pebbles form at the seashore, and describes animals, plants, and shells which can be seen when the tide goes out, and includes an exploration of the seashore, a visit with a naturalist, and reviews of related books.

Presents the title work in which an injured goose, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, and includes a visit with author Patricia Polacco, a look at egg-shaped objects, and reviews of related books.

Presents Molly Bang's story in which a restaurant owner receives an origami crane as a gift from a stranger and is astonished when the paper bird comes to life; and includes an origami demonstration and visits with artist Mitsry Yafufuchi, paper specialist Linda Forgach, Japanese drumming group Soh Daiko, and musician Yoko Gates, who discusses the koto, a stringed instrument.

Presents the title work in which a child describes her relationship with her shadow, and includes discussion of what light is, an introduction to a man who makes shadow figures, a visit with a photographer, and reviews of related books.

Presents the title work which describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt, and includes a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, 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 which describes in simple terms the life cycle of the honeybee; and includes a look at various aspects of beekeeping, a performance of the "Busy Bee Rap Song," and reviews of related books.

Presents the featured story in which Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to Earth; and includes a visit with the Pueblo Indian people of Taos, New Mexico, as well as reviews of similar 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.