Season 21 • Episode 5
LatestAs LeVar helps his wife and daughter construct his family tree, Diahann Carroll narrates Show Way, in which the author chronicles her family back to her Great, Great, Great, Great Grandmother, who was a slave in the South. Through traditions passed down to each generation, her family learned to sew "Show Way" quilts that were secretly maps designed to help slaves escape to the north to freedom, and how her relatives taught her to keep up with the love of quilting to retain family history.
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Field trips that made books feel like adventures.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reading Rainbow was one of the first children's shows to prominently feature diverse authors and protagonists, including a groundbreaking episode on slavery through 'Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt'.
LeVar Burton directed multiple episodes himself, and the show won 26 Emmy Awards over its 23-year run—more than any other children's program at the time.
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