Reading Rainbow - Season 12 - Eps 6: The Lotus Seed
Young people who emigrated to the United States from Asian countries are interviewed and discuss having to learn a new language and fitting in with other children their age while dealing with language and cultural barriers. Rona Figueroa reads the story of The Lotus Seed, about a woman who flees her native country during wartime and manages to save only one memento, a lotus seed given to her by her mother from the garden she tended for the emperor.
About Reading Rainbow
Title: Reading Rainbow
First Air Date: 1983-06-06
Last Air Date: 2006-11-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.3/10 (from 43 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 21
Total Episodes: 155
Network: PBS
Genres: Kids
Production Companies: Lancit Media Productions, GBH
Synopsis
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.
Cast
LeVar Burton
Self - Host
