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Abiyoyo VHS Video Abiyoyo VHS Video
Abiyoyo Abiyoyo
Reading Rainbow - GPN

This book is a storysong retold and sung by its author, Pete Seeger. Based on a South African lullaby and folk story, a boy and his father come up with a plan to save the townspeople from a giant, Abiyoyo.... view details
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Barn Dance! VHS Video Barn Dance! VHS Video
Barn Dance! Barn Dance!
Reading Rainbow - GPN

Unable to sleep, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress. Host LeVar Burton takes viewers to the hilltops of Tennessee for a look at true bluegrass... view details
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Berlioz the Bear VHS Video Berlioz the Bear VHS Video
Berlioz the Bear Berlioz the Bear
Reading Rainbow - GPN

Berlioz 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 in Berlioz's... view details
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Feelings DVD Feelings DVD
Feelings Feelings
Reading Rainbow - GPN

Pictures, dialogues, poems, and stories portray a variety of emotions we all feel--jealousy, sadness, fear, anger, joy, love, etc.  Meet Kurt Nurock, a composer who incorporates the sounds we make based on... view details
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Follow the Drinking Gourd DVD Follow the Drinking Gourd DVD
Follow the Drinking Gourd Follow the Drinking Gourd
Reading Rainbow - GPN

Slavery songs lifted spirits, boosted hopes and sometimes had hidden messages that helped slaves find their way to freedom. ... view details
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Hip Cat VHS Video Hip Cat VHS Video
Hip Cat Hip Cat
Reading Rainbow - GPN

This is the story of a cat who creates a sound all his own and then experiences how the rhyme and rhythm enchant his audience. Jazz, America's most original music form, is the topic of this episode. Viewers... view details
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Mama Don't Allow DVD Mama Don't Allow DVD
Mama Don't Allow Mama Don't Allow
Reading Rainbow - GPN

When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket. No one guesses what is in store for them, when Miles and his Swamp Band receive an invitation to... view details
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Sophie and Lou DVD Sophie and Lou DVD
Sophie and Lou Sophie and Lou
Reading Rainbow - GPN

Sophie, a shy mouse, sets out to teach herself how to dance after she is enticed by the dancing she sees in the studio across the street. Taking a trip to a dance studio, host LeVar Burton intrOduces

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Ty's One-Man Band VHS Video Ty's One-Man Band VHS Video
Ty's One-Man Band Ty's One-Man Band
Reading Rainbow - GPN

On a hot, humdrum day, Ty meets a mysterious man who uses a washboard, comb, spoons, and a pail to create a one-man band out of thin air! This leads LeVar on an exploration to a concert in the park, where

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When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba DVD When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba DVD
When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba
Reading Rainbow - GPN

A little girl hatches a plan to bring Broadway to her matinee loving aunt who's in bed recovering from a rhumba-related spill.  Meet Dr. Walter Turnball and the Boy's Choir of Harlem as they rehearse

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Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin DVD Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin DVD
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Reading Rainbow - GPN

The feature book in this episode explores how rhyming, melodies, and mathematics help combine sounds of different instruments, making music fun - and fun music. Taking a trip to the Juilliard School of

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