LeVar Burton
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Series
Language
English
Description
Star Trek: The Next Generation meets The Original Series in this week's episode! William and LeVar celebrate their close friendship, and, in between gulps, the two talk about kids, LeVar's family, and Reading Rainbow's return. The actor and educator explains how being raised by a single mother, without the immediate presence of a father figure, didn't limit his ability to mature into the man that he wanted to be. LeVar describes and rates the mystery...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Every weekday for decades, a kind man named Mister Rogers stepped through a door in his TV house, spoke directly into the camera while he changed from street clothes into a cardigan and sneakers, and sang, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." Offering unconditional love, this soft-spoken icon was a household name for tens of millions of children, as well as their parents who grew up with this friendly neighbor themselves. Fred Rogers (1928-2003)...
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Language
English
Description
"A young woman descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings driven from her neighborhood by a white militia. A university professor studying racism by conducting a secret social experiment on his own son. A single mother desperate to buy her first home even as the world hurtles toward catastrophe. Each fighting to survive in America. Tough-minded, vulnerable, and brave, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's precisely imagined debut explores burdened inheritances...
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading rainbow! For over 30 years, this beloved children's television series has been bringing stories to life. Hosted by acclaimed actor LeVar Burton, journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books.
8) Aftermath
Author
Publisher
Aspect
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
A novel on an America torn by race wars where black people are kidnaped to serve as body-part donors. The heroine is a woman who invents a machine that increases the body's immune system to the point where disease is conquered.
Author
Series
Publisher
A Kids Book About, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What is imagination? Most of us think of it as playing pretend or what happens when we're dreaming, but imagination takes us to worlds and galaxies beyond that. Imagination helps us travel between time, space, and reality. It gives us the power to dream up the world in our own vision and encourages us to think of not just what is, but what could be. Imagination is a superpower that unlocks endless possibilities, and all by asking one simple question:...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading Rainbow! For over 30 years, the beloved children's television series has been bringing stories to life. Hosted by acclaimed actor LeVar Burton, journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with books.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The classic Transformers are joining the Rescue Bots team! The Rescue Bots, Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Bolder, are charged with the important task of protecting the town of Griffin Rock. Now, they are joined by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to face any threat that comes to Griffin Rock, including the Autobots' nemesis, the Decepticons!"--
