LeVar Burton

Star Trek: The Next Generation meets The Original Series in this week's episode! William and LeVar celebrate their close friendship, and, in between gulps, the two talk about kids, LeVar's family, and Reading Rainbow's return. The actor and educator explains how being raised by a single mother, without the immediate presence of a father figure, didn't limit his ability to mature into the man that he wanted to be. LeVar describes and rates the mystery...

The New York Times bestseller: "A superb, thoughtful biography" of the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (David McCullough).
Fred Rogers was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. Through his long-running television program, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their...

Describes the record-breaking flight of a daring woman pilot, Ruth Law, from Chicago to New York in 1916.

Two sisters find that the horses of a broken carousel have come alive in the rain.

On an autumn night, nature sends dry, yellow leaves and raccoons from a tree near the farm to the cornfield. The corn is ripe and the raccoons feast on the sweet kernels. The night passes, and the moon, an owl and the raccoons retreat before sunrise. Green husks, bare ears and half-eaten corn are left scattered among the fallen leaves. But a question remains: Can a stalk of corn really support a small but weighty-looking owl?

A mysterious man enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances.

Despite what the people of Jasper, Texas think, Theodora feels Old Man Crampton, his pet pig, and his junkyard are just dandy.

Presents a reading of Jeffrey Allen's Nosey Mrs. Rat, which takes a humorous look at snooping around and shows how an investigative mind can lead to great discoveries. Also, primatologist Jane Goodall explains how her own curiosity helped her become a leading scientist.

A story of teamwork and perseverance based on the childhood of National Football League stars and twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber.

Presents a reading of the book The patchwork quilt, by Valerie Flournoy. Shot on location at Boston Childrens Museum and hosted by LeVar Burton.