| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Reading rainbow |
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Reading rainbow.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Mark Teague. |
| Performer |
Hosted by LeVar Burton ; [book] read by Tim Conway. |
| Summary |
In this math-based episode, LeVar Burton takes us on an orienteering excursion in New York's Central Park, using a map and a compass to find special flags placed around the park. Featured book: The secret shortcut, by Mark Teague. Because Wendell and Floyd have a problem getting to school on time, they decide to take a shortcut which leads to unexpected adventures. Includes mapping a primate habitat at the Philadelphia Zoo, and reviews of the books Pipsqueaks! maze school by Patrick Merrell, Mapping Penny's world by Loreen Leedy, and How tall, how short, how far away by David A. Adler. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Orienteering -- Juvenile films.
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Maps -- Juvenile films.
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Orienteering.
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Maps.
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Punctuality -- Fiction.
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Schools -- Fiction.
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Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Children's films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burton, LeVar.
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Conway, Tim.
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Raider, Stacey.
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Wiseman, Ed.
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Kim, Susan.
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Becker, Gary S. (Gary Stanley), 1930-2014
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Teague, Mark.
Secret shortcut.
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Great Plains National Instructional Television Library.
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Lancit Media Productions.
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WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
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| Added Title |
Reading rainbow (Television program)
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| Music No. |
126 1390 GPN Educational Media |
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