Reading Rainbow: Birds of a Feather

Reading Rainbow brings great books to life onscreen through rich illustrations and celebrity narrators. Designed to inspire a love of reading and build lasting connections between children and books, each episode introduces kids to interesting new people and places, and explores important social and cultural issues that offer kids a close-up look at the world around them. Reading Rainbow is one of the longest-running and best-loved children's series on PBS KIDS and is now available on DVD as the Reading Rainbow Favorites Collection. This award-winning series has received the prestigious Peabody Award and 24 Emmy Awards, including 9 for Outstanding Children's Series. Each DVD contains two 30 minute episodes plus related bonus material that is packed with education, entertainment and fun! Included in this collection Episode 1 Chickens Aren't the Only Ones is a humorous and informative book about the many animals that lay eggs. Join a biologist to watch turtles lay their eggs on the beach. Then watch as the hatched turtles make their way back to the ocean. Episode 2 The Runaway Duck is a story about Egbert, a pull-toy duck that has many adventures after being tied to the bumper of a car. This funny and compelling story describes Egbert's travels in air, on land, and at sea. Visit the Chesapeake Bay bird sanctuary with naturalist Vidal Martinez. Watch professional callers demonstrate duck calls at a duck-calling contest. Learn how duck decoys are made and painted. Bonus segments from these other Reading Rainbow episodes include: Rechenka's Eggs Imogene's Antlers And Still the Turtle Watched Is this a House for Hermit Crabs?