PBS Books | Creating Reading Rainbow 🌈 - Discover the Untold Story of the Beloved Children's Series @PBSBooks | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Join #pbsbooks as we explore the stories behind the beloved PBS children’s program, Reading Rainbow, with Barbara Irwin, Tony Buttino, Sr. and Pam Johnson, who are the authors of Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series. Discover the early history of this groundbreaking innovation of learning media that still holds a special place in the lives of many.

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Timestamps
0:00 About Reading Rainbow
2:18 The Creators of Reading Rainbow
2:37 What is the book, Creating Reading Rainbow, about?
04:40 How the show, Reading Rainbow, was created
08:23 Why Write Creating Reading Rainbow now?
10:37 Process of writing the book
15:05 Why was the Reading Rainbow a revolutionary idea?
17:30 What makes a successful show?
21:35 What role did libraries play in the success?
24:50 What is one thing you wish you knew early in the creation process?
30:07 What went differently than expected while creating Reading Rainbow?
36:20 Show recommendations that promote reading
41:20 What is the legacy of Reading Rainbow?
43:05 Outro

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