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List of Reading Rainbow episodes

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This is a list of Reading Rainbow episodes, hosted by longtime executive producer LeVar Burton. The show premiered on PBS on July 11, 1983.[1][2] The final episode aired on November 10, 2006, reruns ceased on August 28, 2009. On June 20, 2012, an app for the show was released.

VHS releases distributed by PBS and Pacific Arts

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Title Release Date Notes
Volume 1 August 13, 1992 "Rumpelstiltskin", and "Snowy Day: Stories and Poems"
Volume 2 August 13, 1992 "Dive to the Coral Reef", and "The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth"
Volume 3 August 13, 1992 "Mummies Made in Egypt", and "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain"
Volume 4 August 13, 1992 "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush", and "The Life Cycle of the Honeybee"
Volume 5 August 13, 1992 "The Bicycle Man", and "The Adventures Of Taxi Dog"
Volume 6 August 13, 1992 "Opt: An Illusionary Tale", and "A Three Hat Day"

DVD releases

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DVD Name # of Episodes Release Date No. of Discs
Reading Rainbow Favorites 8 July 18, 2006 4
Reading Rainbow: Family Matters 2 July 18, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Man's Best Friend 2 July 18, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Ocean Life 2 July 18, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Music, Music Everywhere 2 July 18, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Let's Go! 2 September 12, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: How's That Made? 2 September 12, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Birds of a Feather 2 September 12, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Desert Life 2 September 12, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Sea To Shining Sea – Stories of America 2 November 7, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Farm Life 2 November 7, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Math Is Everywhere 2 November 7, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: Buried Treasures 2 November 7, 2006 1
Reading Rainbow: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 4 May 12, 2015 1
Reading Rainbow: Animal Cafe 4 June 30, 2015 1
Reading Rainbow: Miss Nelson Is Back 4 January 12, 2016 1
Reading Rainbow: LeVar's Favorites 5 May 10, 2016 1

Episodes

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155 half-hour episodes produced.

Season 1 (1983)

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All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.

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TitleWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
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11"Tight Times"Ellen SchecterPatrick McCaffreyJuly 11, 1983 (1983-07-11)101
Review Books: Pet Show! by Ezra Jack Keats; When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Diane Goode; The Terrible Thing That Happened at Our House by Marge Blaine, illustrated by John Wallner
22"Miss Nelson is Back"Ellen SchecterRuth BuzziJuly 12, 1983 (1983-07-12)102
Review Books: Grandmama's Joy by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Carole Byard; Harlequin and the Gift of Many Colors by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree; Daddy is a Monster Sometimes by John Steptoe
33"Bea and Mr. Jones"Ellen SchecterMadeline KahnJuly 13, 1983 (1983-07-13)103
Review Books: Max by Rachel Isadora; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, retold and illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley; There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
44"Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain"Lou BergerJames Earl JonesJuly 14, 1983 (1983-07-14)104
Review Books: Rain by Peter Spier; A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley; The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola
55"Louis the Fish"Lou BergerVincent GardeniaJuly 15, 1983 (1983-07-15)105
Review Books: A Fish Hatches by Joanna Cole and Jerome Wexler; One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz; Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
66"Digging Up Dinosaurs"Lou BergerLinda GelmanJuly 18, 1983 (1983-07-18)106
Review Books: Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish, pictures by Arnold Lobel; If You Are a Hunter of Fossils by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall; Dinosaurs!: A Drawing Book by Michael Emberley
77"Liang and the Magic Paintbrush"Ellen SchecterLauren TomJuly 19, 1983 (1983-07-19)107
Review Books: Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora; If You Take a Pencil by Fulvio Testa; Emma by Wendy Kesselman, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
88"Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport"Ellen SchecterDouglas ParvinJuly 20, 1983 (1983-07-20)108
Review Books: The Big Hello by Janet Schulman, illustrated by Lillian Hoban; Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats; Mitchell is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey
99"Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe"Ellen SchecterCarolyn McHanonJuly 21, 1983 (1983-07-21)109
Review Books: Today We Are Brother and Sister by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Glo Coalson; Anno's Journey by Mitsumasa Anno; Worlds to Explore by Girl Scouts of the USA
1010"The Gift of the Sacred Dog"Ellen SchecterMichael AnsaraJuly 22, 1983 (1983-07-22)110
Review Books: Suho and the White Horse by Yuzo Otsuka, illustrated by Suekichi Akaba; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon; Moonsong Lullaby by Jamake Highwater, photographs by Marcia Keegan
1111"Gregory the Terrible Eater"Mark SaltzmanMarilyn MichaelsJuly 25, 1983 (1983-07-25)111
Review Books: Poem Stew by William Cole, pictures by Karen Ann Weinhaus; Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy by Mary Rayner; Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book
1212"Three by the Sea"Ellen SchecterChicago City LimitsJuly 26, 1983 (1983-07-26)112
Review Books: Come Away from the Water, Shirley by John Burningham; Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel; Regards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack Keats
1313"Arthur's Eyes"Ellen SchecterBill CosbyJuly 27, 1983 (1983-07-27)113
Review Books: Is This a Baby Dinosaur? by Millicent E. Selsam; Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan, pictures by Deborah Kogan Ray; A Show of Hands by Mary Beth Sullivan and Linda Bourke
1414"The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash"Mark SaltzmanKaleena Kiff and Laura HicksJuly 28, 1983 (1983-07-28)114
Review Books: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz; Crictor by Tomi Ungerer; "Could Be Worse!" by James Stevenson
1515"Ty's One-Man Band"Ellen SchecterLou RawlsJuly 29, 1983 (1983-07-29)115
Review Books: The Banza by Diane Wolkstein, pictures by Marc Brown; The Amazing Bone by William Steig; Making Musical Things by Ann Wiseman

Season 2 (1984)

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All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.

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TitleWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
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161"Hot-Air Henry"Ellen SchecterWilliam WindomJuly 16, 1984 (1984-07-16)201
Review Books: The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr, pictures by Carolyn Croll; Just Us Women by Jeannette Caines, illustrated by Pat Cummings; Easy-to-Make Spaceships that Really Fly by Mary and Dewey Blocksma, illustrated by Marisabina Russo
172"Simon's Book"Ellen SchecterRuby DeeJuly 17, 1984 (1984-07-17)202
Review Books: Me and Neesie by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Moneta Barnett; Begin at the Beginning by Amy Schwartz; What's Under My Bed? by James Stevenson
183"Ox-Cart Man"Ronnie Krauss & Ellen SchecterLorne GreeneJuly 18, 1984 (1984-07-18)203
Review Books: Round Trip by Ann Jonas; A Winter Place by Ruth Yaffe Radin, illustrated by Mattie Lou O'Kelley; Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner, pictures by Don Bolognese
194"Mystery on the Docks"Ellen SchecterRaul JuliaJuly 19, 1984 (1984-07-19)204
Review Books: Nate the Great Mystery series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, illustrated by Marc Simont; The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg; Big City Port by Betsy Maestro and Ellen DelVecchio, illustrated by Giulio Maestro
205"A Chair for My Mother"Ellen SchecterAmy LinkerJuly 20, 1984 (1984-07-20)205
Review Books: Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi; I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, pictures by Deborah Kogan Ray; My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter, pictures by Pat Cummings

Season 3 (1985)

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All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.

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TitleWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
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211"Paul Bunyan"Lydia WilenBuddy EbsenJune 24, 1985 (1985-06-24)301
Review Books: The Star-Spangled Banner, illustrated by Peter Spier; Whale in the Sky by Anne Siberell; The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola
222"The Patchwork Quilt"Ellen SchecterIsabel SanfordJune 25, 1985 (1985-06-25)302
Review Books: The Two of Them by Aliki; Being Adopted by Maxine B. Rosenberg, photographs by George Ancona; Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat, pictures by Vo-Dinh Mai
233"Hill of Fire"Ronnie KraussFernando EscandonJune 26, 1985 (1985-06-26)303
Review Books: The Tamarindo Puppy and Other Poems by Charlotte Pomerantz, pictures by Byron Barton; Ed Emberley's Science Flip Books; Emma's Dragon Hunt by Catherine Stock
244"The Tortoise and the Hare"Ellen SchecterGilda RadnerJune 27, 1985 (1985-06-27)304
Review Books: Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Lisa Campbell Ernst; Hooray for Snail! by John Stadler; Albert the Running Bear's Exercise Book by Barbara Isenberg and Marjorie Jaffe, illustrated by Diane de Groat
255"Perfect the Pig"Lydia WilenJames CocoJune 28, 1985 (1985-06-28)305
Review Books: Poinsettia and Her Family by Felicia Bond; Hector the Accordion-Nosed Dog by John Stadler; The Bionic Bunny Show by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

Season 4 (1986)

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261"Animal Cafe"Hugh MartinMark SaltzmanMartin Short (Season 3 leftover)June 23, 1986 (1986-06-23)306
Review Books: Night Markets: Bringing Food to a City by Joshua Horwitz; The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson, paintings by Denise Saldutti; The Dream Eater by Christian Garrison, pictures by Diane Goode[3]
272"Alistair in Outer Space"Hugh MartinRonnie KraussArnold StangJune 24, 1986 (1986-06-24)307
Review Books: Check It Out!: The Book About Libraries by Gail Gibbons; Commander Toad series by Jane Yolen, pictures by Bruce Degen; Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton, illustrated by Harriett Barton
283"Feelings"Hugh MartinEllen SchecterRaima Evans, Jessica Mercado, Laura Haymann, Paul Sidoriak, Jonathan Rose, Timothy Oakes, Jerry David, and Pamela StognerJune 25, 1986 (1986-06-25)308
Review Books: Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems by Eloise Greenfield, pictures by Diane and Leo Dillon; Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully by Nancy Carlson; Fireflies! by Julie Brinckloe
294"Watch the Stars Come Out"Hugh MartinPeter BartonLaura Haymann (Season 3 leftover)June 26, 1986 (1986-06-26)309
Review Books: Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen, illustrated by Michael J. Deraney; The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg; The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin[4]
305"Mama Don't Allow"Hugh MartinPeter BartonFred NewmanJune 27, 1986 (1986-06-27)310
Review Books: Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats; Alligator Shoes by Arthur Dorros; Miranda by Tricia Tusa
316"Space Case"Hugh MartinEllen SchecterMichael WinslowAugust 4, 1986 (1986-08-04)401
Review Books: Is There Life in Outer Space? by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Don Madden; Legend of the Milky Way retold and illustrated by Jeanne M. Lee; Astronuts: Space Jokes and Riddles compiled by Charles Keller, illustrated by Art Cumings
327"The Milk Makers"Hugh MartinPatti SullivanAlaina ReedAugust 5, 1986 (1986-08-05)402
Review Books: From Blossom to Honey by Ali Mitgutsch; Baby Animals on the Farm by Hans-Heinrich Isenbart, photographs by Ruth Rai; Whales and Other Sea Mammals by Elsa Posell
338"Imogene's Antlers"Mitchell GellerJoan Wilen, Lydia Wilen & Patti SullivanImogene CocaAugust 6, 1986 (1986-08-06)403
Review Books: George Shrinks by William Joyce; The Trek by Ann Jonas; When Panda Came to Our House by Helen Zane Jensen
349"Germs Make Me Sick!"Hugh MartinRonnie KraussMolly MandlinAugust 7, 1986 (1986-08-07)404
Review Books: The Microscope by Maxine Kumin, pictures by Arnold Lobel; Guess What? by Beau Gardner; Teddy Bears Cure a Cold by Susanna Gretz, illustrated by Alison Sage
3510"Abiyoyo"Larry Lancit & Mitchell GellerMark SaltzmanPete SeegerAugust 8, 1986 (1986-08-08)405
Review Books: Peter and the Wolf adapted by Sergei Prokofiev, illustrated by Erna Voigt; Ayu and the Perfect Moon by David Cox; Blackberry Ink by Eve Merriam, pictures by Hans Wilhelm

Season 5 (1987)

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TitleDirected byWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
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361"The Life Cycle of the Honeybee"Mitchell GellerRonnie KraussBarbara FeldonJune 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)406
Review Books: Going Buggy!: Jokes About Insects by Peter and Connie Roop, pictures by Joan Hanson; The Lady and the Spider by Faith McNulty, illustrated by Bob Marstall; The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller
372"Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie"Mitchell GellerEllen SchecterSada ThompsonJune 2, 1987 (1987-06-02)407
Review Books: The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward; Very Last First Time by Jan Andrews, illustrated by Ian Wallace; Sailing with the Wind by Thomas Locker
383"Chickens Aren't the Only Ones"Mitchell GellerMark EismanGeorgia EngelJune 3, 1987 (1987-06-03)408
Review Books: Turtle and Tortoise by Vincent Serventy from the Animals in the Wild series; Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah by Lydia Dabcovich; Egg to Chick by Millicent E. Selsam, pictures by Barbara Wolff
394"The Paper Crane"Mitchell GellerEllen SchecterKeye LukeJune 4, 1987 (1987-06-04)409
Review Books: How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman, illustrated by Allen Say; Perfect Crane by Anne Laurin, illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak; "Paper" Through the Ages by Shaaron Cosner, illustrated by Priscilla Kiedrowski
405"The Runaway Duck"Mitchell GellerJeanne Marie LaskasOrson BeanJune 5, 1987 (1987-06-05)410
Review Books: The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese; Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill, illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien; Dabble Duck by Anne Leo Ellis, illustrated by Sue Truesdell
416"A Three Hat Day"Vern OakleyMark SaltzmanZelda RubinsteinJuly 27, 1987 (1987-07-27)411
Review Books: Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa; Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina; Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop, illustrated by William Joyce
427"Rumpelstiltskin"Vern OakleyJill GlucksonRalph WaiteJuly 28, 1987 (1987-07-28)412
Review Books: The Sleeping Beauty retold and illustrated by Mercer Mayer; The Story of a Castle by John S. Goodall; A Medieval Feast by Aliki
438"Best Friends"Vern OakleyRonnie KraussLiza SieglerJuly 29, 1987 (1987-07-29)413
Review Books: The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy by Jane Thayer, illustrated by Lisa McCue; A Gift for Tia Rosa by Karen T. Taha, illustrated by Dee deRosa; The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat by Lore Segal, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
449"Meanwhile Back at the Ranch"Vern OakleyRonnie KraussHoyt AxtonJuly 30, 1987 (1987-07-30)414
Review Books: Rodeo by Cheryl Walsh Bellville; Dakota Dugout by Ann Turner, illustrated by Ronald Himler; Bossyboots by David Cox
4510"My Little Island"Vern OakleyRonnie KraussRon FosterJuly 31, 1987 (1987-07-31)415
Review Books: Yagua Days by Cruz Martel, pictures by Jerry Pinkney; The Viking Children's World Atlas by Jacqueline Tivers and Michael Day; Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III by Ann McGovern, illustrated by Tomie de Paola

Season 6 (1988–89)

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TitleDirected byWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
code
461"The Bionic Bunny Show"Dean ParisotEllis WeinerGene KlavanAugust 15, 1988 (1988-08-15)501
Review Books: Ramona: Behind the Scenes of a Television Show by Elaine Scott, photographs by Margaret Miller; The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin, illustrations by Marc Simont; Lights! Camera! Action!: How a Movie is Made by Gail Gibbons
472"Bugs"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussLori Delgado and Edwin Maldonado Jr.August 16, 1988 (1988-08-16)502
Review Books: Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros; Ladybug by Barrie Watts; Backyard Insects by Millicent E. Selsam and Ronald Goor, photographs by Ronald Goor
483"The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner"Dean Parisot & Larry LancitEllis WeinerPeter FalkAugust 17, 1988 (1988-08-17)503
Review Books: Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Kids' Cookbook; A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns by Ruth Heller; Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery by Doug Cushman
494"Brush"Larry LancitMark SaltzmanHéctor ElizondoAugust 18, 1988 (1988-08-18)504
Review Books: Egg-Carton Zoo by Rudi Haas and Hans Blohm; Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg; What the Mailman Brought by Carolyn Craven, illustrated by Tomie de Paola
505"The Purple Coat"Hugh MartinEllis WeinerJack GilfordAugust 19, 1988 (1988-08-19)505
Review Books: The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker; How a Book is Made by Aliki; Pablo Picasso by Ibi Lepscky, illustrated by Paolo Cardoni
516"Barn Dance!"Hugh MartinAndrew GutelleRoy ClarkMarch 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)506
Review Books: Half a Moon and One Whole Star by Crescent Dragonwagon, illustrations by Jerry Pinkney; I Like the Music by Leah Komaiko, pictures by Barbara Westman; The Old Banjo by Dennis Haseley, drawings by Stephen Gammell
527"Duncan and Dolores"Ed WisemanLoriann Champagne SmithJane CurtinMarch 28, 1989 (1989-03-28)507
Review Books: Moon Tiger by Phyllis Root, art by Ed Young; Cat and Canary by Michael Foreman; Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault, retold and illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
538"Knots on a Counting Rope"Hugh MartinEllen SchecterJ. Ruben Silverbird and Kenneth BlankMarch 29, 1989 (1989-03-29)508
Review Books: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr; Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants by M.K. Brown; Harriet's Recital by Nancy Carlson
549"Mummies Made in Egypt"Larry LancitCecily TruettCorinne OrrMarch 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)509
Review Books: Visiting the Art Museum by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown; Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie de Paola; I Can Be an Archaeologist by Robert B. Pickering from the I Can Be series
5510"Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters"Mark MannucciDavid YazbekPhylicia RashadMarch 31, 1989 (1989-03-31)510
Review Books: Who's in Rabbit's House? by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon; Jafta series by Hugh Lewin, pictures by Lisa Kopper; Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings, pictures by Tom Feelings

Season 7 (1989–90)

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TitleDirected byWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
code
561"Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story"Dean ParisotJill GlucksonJane PauleyJuly 3, 1989 (1989-07-03)601
Review Books: Whalewatch! by June Behrens, photographs by John Olguin; The Life Cycle of the Whale by Paula Z. Hogan, illustrations by Karen Halt; All About Whales by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
572"Stay Away from the Junkyard!"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussMichele MarianaJuly 4, 1989 (1989-07-04)602
Review Books: The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, drawings by Robert Lawson; The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
583"Little Nino's Pizzeria"Mark MannucciAndrew GutelleJosh SavianoJuly 5, 1989 (1989-07-05)603
Review Books: The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola; What Happens to a Hamburger? by Paul Showers, illustrated by Anne Rockwell; Eats Poems by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Susan Russo
594"Ludlow Laughs"Dean ParisotMitchell KriegmanPhyllis DillerJuly 6, 1989 (1989-07-06)604
Review Books: Shake My Sillies Out: A Raffi Song to Read, illustrated by David Allender; Pig William by Arlene Dubanevich; The Make Me Laugh! Joke Books, illustrated by Joan Hanson
605"Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo"Ed WisemanJill GlucksonEdward AsnerJuly 7, 1989 (1989-07-07)605
Review Books: Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, illustrated by Ken Bachaus; Old Turtle's Baseball Stories by Leonard Kessler; Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff, illustrated by Susanna Natti
616"Dive to the Coral Reefs"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussFran BrillMarch 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)606
Review Books: Creatures of the Sea by John Christopher Fine; How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures by Ruth Heller; I Can Be an Oceanographer by Paul P. Sipiera from the I Can Be series
627"Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus"Dean ParisotRonnie KraussPhilip BoscoMarch 27, 1990 (1990-03-27)607
Review Books: Cactus by Cynthia Overbeck Bix, photographs by Shabo Hani; Snakes Are Hunters by Patricia Lauber, illustrated by Holly Keller; A Living Desert by Guy J. Spencer, photographs by Tim Fuller
638"Tooth-Gnasher Superflash"Hugh MartinAndrew GutelleVictoria JacksonMarch 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)608
Review Books: Truck Song by Diane Siebert, pictures by Byron Barton; Tin Lizzie and Little Nell by David Cox; Fill It Up!: All About Service Stations by Gail Gibbons
649"Bored - Nothing to Do!"Larry LancitRonnie KraussAlex Borg and David HymanMarch 29, 1990 (1990-03-29)609
Review Books: Flying from the Let's Discover Library; Redbird by Patrick Fort; The Magic Wings by Diane Wolkstein, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
6510"Sports Pages"Ed WisemanJill GlucksonLeVar BurtonMarch 30, 1990 (1990-03-30)610
Review Books: Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo, illustrated by Blanche Sims; Making the Team by Nancy Carlson; Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall

Season 8 (1990)

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TitleDirected byWritten byNarrated byOriginal air dateProd.
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661"The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth"Mark MannucciAndrew GutelleKeisha Knight PulliamSeptember 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)701
Review Books: How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World; Caves; Rock Collecting
672"Jack, the Seal and the Sea"Hugh MartinRonnie KraussLeslie UggamsSeptember 11, 1990 (1990-09-11)702
Review Books: A Day in the Life of a Marine Biologist by David Paige, photographs by Roger Ruhlin; Water: What It Is, What It Does by Judith S. Seixas, illustrated by Tom Huffman; Sterling: The Rescue of a Baby Harbor Seal by Sandra Verrill White and Michael Filisky
683"The Bicycle Man"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussTom MatsusakaSeptember 12, 1990 (1990-09-12)703
Review Books: Our Teacher's in a Wheelchair by Mary Ellen Powers; The White Bicycle by Rob Lewis; Delphine by Molly Bang
694"Florence and Eric Take the Cake"Mark MannucciAndrew GutelleJulia ChildSeptember 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)704
Review Books: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg; My First Cook Book by Angela Wilkes; Uncle Nacho's Hat by Harriet Rohmer, illustrations by Veg Reisberg
705"Sunken Treasure"Larry LancitAndrew GutelleRobert MorseSeptember 14, 1990 (1990-09-14)705
Review Books: The Titanic...Lost and Found by Judy Donnelly, illustrated by Keith Kohler; A Day Underwater by Deborah Kovacs; What's in the Deep?: An Underwater Adventure for Children by Alese and Morton Pechter

Season 9 (1991)

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711"Alistair's Time Machine"Ed WisemanPatty MarxArnold StangSeptember 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)706
Review Books: Find Waldo Now by Martin Handford; What Does It Do?: A Book About Inventions by Daniel Jacobs; The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin by Aliki
722"The Adventures of Taxi Dog"Mark MannucciJill GlucksonVincent GardeniaSeptember 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)707
Review Books: Taxi: A Book of City Words by Betsy and Giulio Maestro; The First Dog by Jan Brett; I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa
733"The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush"Larry LancitKristin Laskas MartinHarold LittlebirdSeptember 18, 1991 (1991-09-18)708
Review Books: The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen, illustrated by Shonto Begay; Indians of the Americas; Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
744"Galimoto"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussHattie WinstonSeptember 19, 1991 (1991-09-19)709
Review Books: Look at This by Harlow Rockwell; The Little Pigs' Puppet Book by N. Cameron Watson; My First Activity Book by Angela Wilkes
755"Fox on the Job"Ed WisemanRobert StorkFred NewmanSeptember 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)710
Review Books: Music, Music for Everyone by Vera B. Williams; Helping Out by George Ancona; Pig Pig Gets a Job by David McPhail
766"Opt: An Illusionary Tale"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussLeVar BurtonSeptember 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)801
Review Books: Lenses!: Take a Closer Look by Siegfried Aust, illustrated by Helge Nyncke; If at First You Do Not See by Ruth Brown; Hide and Seek edited by Jennifer Coldrey and Karen Goldie-Morrison
777"Raccoons and Ripe Corn, Deer at the Brook, Come Out, Muskrats"Larry LancitAndrew GutelleJulia BarrSeptember 24, 1991 (1991-09-24)802
Review Books: Bird Watch by Jane Yolen, illustrations by Ted Lewin; My First Nature Book by Angela Wilkes; Tree Trunk Traffic by Bianca Lavies
788"The Lady with the Ship on Her Head"Ed WisemanEllis WeinerMarilyn PasekoffSeptember 25, 1991 (1991-09-25)803
Review Books: An Enchanted Hair Tale by Alexis De Veaux, pictures by Cheryl Hanna; The Flyaway Pantaloons by Joseph Sharples, illustrated by Sue Scullard; Moog-Moog, Space Barber by Mark Teague
799"Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express"Richard HendrickJill GlucksonBrian DennehySeptember 26, 1991 (1991-09-26)804
Review Books: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg; The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper, illustrated by George and Doris Hauman; The Train to Lulu's by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, illustrated by Robert Castilla
8010"Snowy Day: Stories and Poems"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussLena Horne (Winter Morning), Lacey Chabert (Snow), and Richard Courtney (Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening)September 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)805
Review Books: Over the River and Through the Wood by Lydia Maria Child, illustrated by Iris Van Rynbach; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, illustrated by Susan Jeffers; Winter by Ron Hirschi, photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen

Season 10 (1992)

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811"Tar Beach"Mark MannucciJill GlucksonRuby DeeOctober 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)806
Review Books: To Sleep by James Sage, illustrated by Warwick Hutton; On Grandma's Roof by Erica Silverman, illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray; I'm Flying! by Alan Wade, pictures by Petra Mathers
822"The Wall"Mark MannucciAndrew GutelleJason RuggieroOctober 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)807
Review Books: All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Leslie Baker; My Grandson Lew by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by William Pene du Bois; Tillie and the Wall by Leo Lionni
833"Sam the Sea Cow"Ed WisemanAndrew GutelleJason RobardsOctober 7, 1992 (1992-10-07)808
Review Books: Will We Miss Them?: Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright, illustrated by Marshall Peck III; "10 Things I Know" Books by Wendy Wax and Della Rowland, illustrated by Thomas Payne; Manatees by Emilie U. Lepthien
844"Rechenka's Eggs"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussViveca LindforsOctober 8, 1992 (1992-10-08)809
Review Books: Stefan and Olga by Betsy Day; The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci, pictures by Jerry Pinkney; I Made It Myself by Sabine Lohf
855"Sophie and Lou"Fred SurrFred SurrJessica WalterOctober 9, 1992 (1992-10-09)810
Review Books: Dancing with the Indians by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Samuel Byrd; Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low, photographs by Martha Cooper; Cordelia, Dance! by Sarah Stapler
866"Come a Tide"Ed WisemanSusan LeedsDixie CarterOctober 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)901
Review Books: Tornado Alert by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Giulio Maestro; Weather by Rena K. Kirkpatrick, illustrated by Janetta Lewis; Storms by Seymour Simon
877"The Piggy in the Puddle"Ed WisemanOrly Berger & Ed WisemanTovah FeldshuhOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)902
Review Books: Oink by Arthur Geisert; The Hippopotamus Song: A Muddy Love Story by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott; This House is Made of Mud by Ken Buchanan, illustrated by Libby Tracy
888"Seashore Surprises"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussLeVar BurtonOctober 14, 1992 (1992-10-14)903
Review Books: Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald, illustrated by S.D. Schindler; What's Inside? Shells by Angela Royston, photographs by Andreas von Einsiedel; The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow, paintings by Wendell Minor
899"Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussAndrew LeiOctober 15, 1992 (1992-10-15)904
Review Books: Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Marylin Hafner; Horace by Holly Keller; Free to Be...a Family by Marlo Thomas and Friends
9010"Berlioz the Bear"Mark MannucciJill GlucksonJames AveryOctober 16, 1992 (1992-10-16)905
Review Books: Introduction to Musical Instruments series: Brass/Strings/Woodwinds/Percussion by Dee Lillegard; Georgia Music by Helen V. Griffith, pictures by James Stevenson; The Science Book of Sound by Neil Ardley

Season 11 (1993)

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911"Amazing Grace"Ed WisemanAndrew GutelleTyne DalyOctober 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)906
Review Books: Roses Sing on New Snow by Paul Yee, illustrated by Harvey Chan; Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully; Great Women in the Struggle by Toyomi Igus, Veronica Freeman Ellis, Diane Patrick and Valerie Wilson Wesley
922"The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper"Ed WisemanAndrew Gutellethe cast of Forbidden Broadway and Lee MurphyOctober 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)907
Review Books: What's It Like to Be a...Newspaper Reporter by Janet Craig, illustrated by Richard Max Kolding; Newspapers by David Petersen; Great Newspaper Crafts by F. Virginia Walter, illustrated by Teddy Cameron Long
933"Mrs. Katz and Tush"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussReizl Bozyk and Rick EnglishOctober 13, 1993 (1993-10-13)908
Review Books: Kwanzaa by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate, illustrations by Melodye Rosales; Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas
944"The Salamander Room"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussLynne ThigpenOctober 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)909
Review Books: Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright, illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker; Chipmunk Song by Joanne Ryder, pictures by Lynne Cherry; The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
955"Silent Lotus"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussLea SalongaOctober 15, 1993 (1993-10-15)910
Review Books: Amy: The Story of a Deaf Child by Lou Ann Walker, photographs by Michael Abramson; Hand Rhymes collected and illustrated by Marc Brown; The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin
966"Follow the Drinking Gourd"Mark MannucciSteve Conner & Charlie RiceKeith DavidOctober 18, 1993 (1993-10-18)1001
Review Books: A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler, illustrated by Samuel Byrd; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson, paintings by James Ransome; Shake It to the One that You Love the Best by Cheryl Warren Mattox, illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood and Brenda Joysmith
977"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"Ed WisemanAndrew GutelleBeth HowlandOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)1002
Review Books: Smart Dog by Ralph Leemis, illustrated by Chris Demarest; This is the Key to the Kingdom by Diane Worfolk Allison; The House that Jack Built, pictures by Jenny Stow
988"Is This a House for Hermit Crab?"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussEartha KittOctober 20, 1993 (1993-10-20)1003
Review Books: Spider's Web by Christine Back and Barrie Watts; Busy, Busy Squirrels by Colleen Stanley Bare; Urban Roosts by Barbara Bash
999"And Still the Turtle Watched"Mark MannucciJill GlucksonMichael AnsaraOctober 21, 1993 (1993-10-21)1004
Review Books: A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry; Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back by Jonathan London and Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Thomas Locker; My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes
10010"June 29, 1999"Ed WisemanAndrew GutelleCharles KimbroughOctober 22, 1993 (1993-10-22)1005
Review Books: Time Train by Paul Fleischman, illustrations by Claire Ewart; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett; Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Season 12 (1994)

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1011"Nosey Mrs. Rat"Ed WisemanAndrew Gutelle & Ronnie KraussFaith PrinceOctober 3, 1994 (1994-10-03)1006
Review Books: Tiger by Judy Allen, illustrated by Tudor Humphries; The 13th Clue by Ann Jonas; Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw by Bruce McMillan
1022"Borreguita and the Coyote"Mark MannucciBernardo SolanoOlga MeredizOctober 4, 1994 (1994-10-04)1007
Review Books: Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrations by Ronald Himler; The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris; Diego by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Jeanette Winter
1033"Summer"Mark Mannucci & Ed WisemanAndrew GutelleOssie DavisOctober 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)1008
Review Books: Changes by Marjorie N. Allen and Shelley Rotner, photographs by Shelley Rotner; Nature All Year Long by Clare Walker Leslie; Turtle in July by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
1044"Once There Was a Tree"James C. WrightRonnie KraussEli WallachOctober 6, 1994 (1994-10-06)1009
Review Books: The Tremendous Tree Book by Barbara Brenner and May Garelick, illustrated by Fred Brenner; Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert; The Tree in the Wood by Christopher Manson
1055"Appelemando's Dreams"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussMichael LearnedOctober 7, 1994 (1994-10-07)1010
Review Books: I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman; The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee; The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun, illustrated by Robert Casilla
1066"The Lotus Seed"Mark MannucciSusan KimRona FigueroaOctober 10, 1994 (1994-10-10)1101
Review Books: Halmoni and the Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Karen M. Dugan; Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; I'm New Here by Bud Howlett
1077"Hail to Mail"Mark MannucciAndrew GutelleAl RokerOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)1102
Review Books: The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet and Allan Ahlberg; Messages in the Mailbox: How to Write a Letter by Loreen Leedy; Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea by Vera B. Williams and Jennifer Williams
1088"Stellaluna"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussAnne JacksonOctober 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)1103
Review Books: Sleep is for Everyone by Paul Showers, illustrated by Wendy Watson; Step into the Night by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Dennis Nolan; Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway, photographs by Jerry Young and Frank Greenaway
1099"My Shadow"Mark MannucciSusan KimRobert GuillaumeOctober 13, 1994 (1994-10-13)1104
Review Books: Shadowgraphs by Jane Corby and Phila H. Webb; Shadows and Reflections by Tana Hoban; I Have a Friend by Keiko Narahashi
11010"Ruth Law Thrills a Nation"Mark MannucciSusan KimLinda LavinOctober 14, 1994 (1994-10-14)1105
Review Books: Flight by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer; Amelia's Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik; Plane Song by Diane Siebert, paintings by Vincent Nasta

Season 13 (1995)

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1111"The Wonderful Towers of Watts"Mark MannucciSusan Kim & Ronnie KraussAngela BassettOctober 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)1106
Review Books: The Car Washing Street by Denise Lewis Patrick, pictures by John Ward; Night on Neighborhood Street by Eloise Greenfield, pictures by Jan Spivey Gilchrist; I Got Community by Melrose Cooper, pictures by Dale Gottlieb
1122"Martha Speaks"Mark MannucciMark Eisman & Ronnie KraussJo HaydenOctober 3, 1995 (1995-10-03)1107
Review Books: My Puppy is Born by Joanna Cole, photographs by Margaret Miller; The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden; Earth Hounds by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross
1133"Alejandro's Gift"Larry LancitAndrew GutelleFrancisco RivelaOctober 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)1108
Review Books: The Desert Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Mark Astrella; It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Libby Tracy; Water, Water Everywhere by Cynthia Overbeck Bix and Mark J. Rauzon
1144"The Sign Painter's Dream"Ed WisemanLee Hunkins & Jill GlucksonJamie FarrOctober 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)1109
Review Books: The Signmaker's Assistant by Tedd Arnold; The Letter Jesters by Cathryn Falwell; I Read Signs by Tana Hoban
1155"Archibald Frisby"Mark MannucciJill GlucksonArnold StangOctober 6, 1995 (1995-10-06)1110
Review Books: What Makes Popcorn Pop? by Jack Myers; Science Magic series: Sound/Light/Air/Water by Chris Oxlade; I Wonder Why Soap Makes Bubbles? by Barbara Taylor

Season 14 (1996)

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1161"Fly Away Home"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussDaniel SaltzmanApril 8, 1996 (1996-04-08)1111
Review Books: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan; The Homeless Hibernating Bear by Kids Livin' Life; Home edited by Michael Rosen
1172"Uncle Jed's Barbershop"Mark MannucciLee HunkinsRegina TaylorApril 9, 1996 (1996-04-09)1112
Review Books: A Peddler's Dream by Janice Shefelman, illustrated by Tom Shefelman; Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
1183"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World"Larry Lancit & Kevin LombardAndrew GutelleHelen MirrenApril 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)1113
Review Books: What Food is This? by Rosmarie Hausherr; The Edible Pyramid by Loreen Leedy; The Kids Around the World Cookbook by Deri Robins, illustrated by Charlotte Stowell
1194"Owen"Ed WisemanMcPaul SmithMatthew BroderickApril 11, 1996 (1996-04-11)1114
Review Books: Born in the Gravy by Denys Cazet; Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies by Jane Cutler, pictures by Susannah Ryan; Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
1205"How Much is a Million?"Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs & Barry ShapiroJill GlucksonNick SullivanApril 12, 1996 (1996-04-12)1115
Review Books: How Many Stars in the Sky? by Lenny Hort, paintings by James Ransome; One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes, illustrated by Bonnie MacKain; Only One by Marc Harshman, illustrated by Barbara Garrison

Season 15 (1996)

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1211"Always My Dad"Ed WisemanLee HunkinsBJ CrosbyOctober 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)1201
Review Books: Taxi! Taxi! by Cari Best, illustrated by Dale Gottlieb; The Perfect Spot by Robert J. Blake; Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Binch
1222"Bread is for Eating"Kevin Lombard, Ed Wiseman, & Tony JacobsRonnie Krauss & Sharon Dennis WyethCecilia Arana and Michael UribeOctober 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)1202
Review Books: Walter the Baker by Eric Carle; The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen, paintings by Ruth Wright Paulsen; Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris, photographs by Ken Heyman
1233"Hotel Animal"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussJohn CunninghamOctober 9, 1996 (1996-10-09)1203
Review Books: Zoom by Istvan Banyai; Mr. Tall and Mr. Small by Barbara Brenner, illustrations by Mike Shenon; The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
1244"Someplace Else"Kevin LombardRobert StorkCarol KaneOctober 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)1204
Review Books: Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Schuett; Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Carol Jones; Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, illustrated by Annette Cable
1255"Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussGregory HinesOctober 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)1205
Review Books: Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes, illustrated by Karmen Thompson; Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney; The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin, Jr., pictures by Vladimir Radunsky

Season 16 (1997)

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1261"On the Day You Were Born"Ed WisemanBilly AronsonPatrick StewartApril 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)1206
Review Books: How You Were Born by Joanna Cole, photographs by Margaret Miller; One Round Moon and a Star for Me by Ingrid Mennen, illustrations by Niki Daly; A Teeny Tiny Baby by Amy Schwartz
1272"Hip Cat"Mark MannucciMcPaul SmithAnn DuquesnayApril 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)1207
Review Books: Willie Jerome by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Tyrone Geter; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka; Conga Crocodile by Nicole Rubel
1283"Regina's Big Mistake"Ed WisemanRonnie Krauss & Renee CreangeAnna HolbrooksApril 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)1208
Review Books: I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman; The Art Lesson by Tomie de Paola; The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun, illustrated by Robert Casilla
1294"Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message"Kevin LombardRonnie Krauss & Ellen DohertyNicholson Earl BilleyApril 10, 1997 (1997-04-10)1209
Review Books: The Tremendous Tree Book by Barbara Brenner and May Garelick, illustrated by Fred Brenner; A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry; My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes
1305"The Carousel"Ed WisemanJill GlucksonSarah HubbardApril 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)1210
Review Books: Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted Rand; The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman, illustrated by Ted Lewin; The Long Silk Strand by Laura E. Williams, illustrated by Grayce Bochak

Season 17 (1998)

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1311"Math Curse"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussMichelle TrachtenbergOctober 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)1301
Review Books: Pigs on a Blanket by Amy Axelrod, pictures by Sharon McGinley-Nally; Twelve Snails to One Lizard by Susan Hightower, pictures by Matt Novak; Marvelous Math by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Karen Barbour
1322"My Life with the Wave"Larry LancitCecily TruettScott Irby-RanniarOctober 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)1302
Review Books: Here is the Coral Reef by Madeleine Dunphy, illustrated by Tom Leonard; Water Dance by Thomas Locker; Our Wet World by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by James M. Needham
1333"Saturday Sancocho"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussJose de GuzmanOctober 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)1303
Review Books: The Pirate Cookbook by Mary Ling; Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice by Sylvia Rosa-Casanova, illustrated by Robert Roth; Mama Bear by Chyng-Feng Sun, illustrated by Lolly Robinson
1344"When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba"Mark MannucciJill GlucksonLucie ArnazOctober 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)1304
Review Books: The Dancing Man by Ruth Lercher Bornstein; My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray, illustrated by Raul Colon; The Old Man Who Loved to Sing by John Winch
1355"Worksong"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussDavid CanaryOctober 9, 1998 (1998-10-09)1305
Review Books: A Day's Work by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ronald Himler; I'm Going to Be a Firefighter and I'm Going to Be a Police Officer by Edith Kunhardt; Work by Ann Morris

Season 18 (2000–01)

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1361"The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest"Kevin LombardRonnie KraussSusan SarandonMay 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)1401
Review Books: Amazon Diary by Hudson Talbott and Mark Greenberg; People in the Rainforest by Saviour Pirotta; Welcome to the Greenhouse by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Laura Regan
1372"Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk"Larry LancitCecily TruettJason AlexanderNovember 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)1402

  • "Danny and the Dinosaur"
  • "A Dog's Tale"

Review Books: Moondogs by Daniel Kirk; Aloha, Dolores by Barbara Samuels; Harry and Lulu by Arthur Yorinks, illustrated by Martin Matje

1383"Lemonade for Sale"Ed WisemanRobert StorkAndrea McArdleJanuary 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)1403
Review Books: Lulu's Lemonade by Barbara deRubertis, illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye; Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book, illustrated by Randy Verougstraete; How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman, pictures by Bill Slavin
1394"The Secret Shortcut"Ed WisemanSusan KimTim ConwayFebruary 16, 2001 (2001-02-16)1404
Review Books: Mapping Penny's World by Loreen Leedy; Pipsqueaks! Maze School by Patrick Merrell; How Tall, How Short, How Faraway by David A. Adler, illustrated by Nancy Tobin
1405"My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States"Ed WisemanSusan KimLea Salonga (Mauna Loa), Tom and Ray Magliozzi (New England Lighthouse), and Nikki Giovanni (Knoxville, Tennessee)March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)1405
Review Books (credit and Outro order): Celebrate the 50 States! by Loreen Leedy; The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller; Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant, illustrations by Lisa Desimini
Review Books (children's order): The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller; Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant, illustrations by Lisa Desimini; Celebrate the 50 States! by Loreen Leedy
1416"Badger's Parting Gifts"Ed WisemanJill GlucksonRuby DeeApril 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)1406
Review Books: A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead by Nancy Luenn, illustrated by Robert Chapman; The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Erik Blegvad; The Grandad Tree by Trish Cooke, illustrated by Sharon Wilson

Season 19 (2002)

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1421"The Tin Forest"Ronnie KraussJeff BridgesSeptember 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)1407
Review Books: On that Day by Andrea Patel; Mole Music by David McPhail; The Wonderful Happens by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Coco Dowley
1432"Max"Susan KimRegina King and Ian DesdoneSeptember 4, 2002 (2002-09-04)1408
Review Books: The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen, illustrated by Elaine Greenstein; If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold; Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare
1443"Enemy Pie"Ronnie KraussEd HarrisSeptember 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)1409
Review Books: Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin, illustrated by Glib Dibley; The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, illustrated by Debbie Tilly
1454"Our Big Home: An Earth Poem"Susan KimNaomi JuddSeptember 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)1410
Review Books: Take Action: A Guide to Active Citizenship by Marc Kielburger, illustrated by Craig Kielburger; Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, illustrated by Leslie Staub

Season 20 (2004–05)

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All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.

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1461"Visiting Day"Ronnie KraussAlfre WoodardDecember 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)1501
Review: Finding the Right Spot by Janice Levy, illustrated by Whitney Martin; Let's Talk About When your Parent is in Jail by Maureen K. Wittbold, photo illustrations by Bill Stanton, Phylis Picardi, and Ira Fox; Mama Loves me from Away by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Laurie Caple
1472"Unique Monique"Jill GlucksonEliza DushkuDecember 16, 2004 (2004-12-16)1502
Review: Daffodil by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Tomek Bogacki; I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell; The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
1483"Mr. George Baker"Ronnie KraussWayne BradyDecember 17, 2004 (2004-12-17)1503
Review: The Music in Derrick's Heart by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert, illustrated by Colin Bootman; Grandfather Counts by Andrea Chang, illustrated by Ange Zhang; A Bird About to Sing by Laura Nyman Montenegro
1494"Beegu"Twila LiggettFreddie Prinze Jr.January 20, 2005 (2005-01-20)1504
Review: Space Exploration by David Glover; Planets: A Solar System Stickerbook by Ellen Hasbrouck, illustrated by Scott McDougal; Rise the Moon by Eileen Spinelli, pictures by Raul Colon
1505"Two Old Potatoes and Me"Ronnie KraussJordan PuryearJanuary 21, 2005 (2005-01-21)1505
Review: Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, pictures by Harry Bliss; Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert

Season 21 (2006)

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1511"The Biggest Test in the Universe"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussRichard GereNovember 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)1601
Review: Angelina on Stage by Katharine Holabird, illustrated by Helen Craig; Beverly Billingsly Takes a Bow by Alexander Stadler; Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
1522"I Lost My Tooth in Africa"Mark MannucciRonnie KraussTBANovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)1602
Review: Madlenka by Peter Six; Rites of Passage: Coming of Age by Mandy Ross; My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out by Lauren Child
1533"Boxes for Katje"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussElizabeth JuteNovember 8, 2006 (2006-11-08)1603
Review: Luba: As Told to Michelle R. McCann by Luba Tryszynska-Frederick, illustrated by Anne Marshall; Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter; The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern, illustrated by Marni Backer
1544"Game Day"Ed WisemanEd WisemanJames AveryNovember 9, 2006 (2006-11-09)1604
Review: The Blue Ribbon Day by Katie Courtic, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; Pecorino Plays Ball by Alan Madison, illustrated by AnnaLaura Cantone; Winners Never Quit by Mia Hamm, illustrated by Carol Thompson
1555"Show Way"Ed WisemanRonnie KraussDiahann CarrollNovember 10, 2006 (2006-11-10)1605
Review: The Kids' Family Tree Book by Caroline Leavitt, illustrated by Ian Philips; What a Family! by Rachel Isadora; Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne, illustrated by Bethanne Andersen

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