LeVar Burton

"In 2012, the first African American president is assassinated by a white extremist - just four days after he is elected. The horrific tragedy leads to riots, financial collapse, and ultimately, a full-on civil war. In its aftermath, millions are left homeless as famine and disease spread throughout the country. But from Chicago, a mysterious voice cries out... To Leon Crane, a former NASA scientist now struggling to survive on the streets, the pleas...

Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces the iconic children's program host's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work.

"An irresistibly accessible yet startlingly bold book of short stories and a novella, inspired by Black lives in America and featuring the gripping eponymous work "My Monticello.""-- Johnson's characters traverse Virginia's landscapes, still stained by some of America's most heinous acts, in pursuit of a place to call home. In each story, she reveals intimate moments within the nation's multitudes, featuring unforgettable characters who struggle...

Get ready for big adventures and rescues in the great outdoors! When a mysterious iceberg is spotted off the coast of Griffin Rock, it brings both danger and the interest of an old nemesis. On a nature hike, the Rescue Bots team will have to battle escaped snakes. And when the Burns family is stranded atsea by a swarm of jellyfish, the Bots must control miniature souvenir replicas of themselves.

LeVar visits the Boston Children's Museum to participate with other children to design a patchwork quilt with everyone having their own individual square. Isabel Sanford reads The Patchwork Quilt, a story about a young girl who learns how to make a special quilt from her grandmother, and how she and her mother spend the next year collaborating on the quilt after grandmother falls ill.

Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading Rainbow! Watch the classic children's award-winning television series hosted by LeVar Burton as he promotes reading as a way for children to sample the world around them. Each episode encourages kids to read by making story time exciting and interesting, one book at a time!

LeVar and Kermit the Frog discuss Kermit's "special friend," Miss Piggy, and real pigs are visited on a hog farm in Hawaii.

LeVar goes to a totally fictitious spot to find "inventors" from all eras. True to form, these inventors come from the distant past, Reading Rainbow's near-present, and the future. Arnold Stang narrates Alistair's Time Machine, the story of a boy who invents a machine that takes him centuries back in time.

The Rescue bots team, along with the human Burns family, are tasked with keeping Griffin rock safe. They will do whatever it takes to accomplish this mission. Their work is cut out for them, as they must deal with an unpredictable teleportation device, star in an extreme reality TV series and more.

Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer, Whoopi Goldberg and Kevin Pollak star in this charming holiday tale of young Katie and her magical friendship with BLIZZARD, one of Santa's newest reindeer. By using her special powers, Blizzard helps Katie realize her potential. And by banding together to overcome their obstacles, both Katie and Blizzard are able to share the greatest gift of all: friendship!