Reading Rainbow - Season 9 - Eps 6: Opt: An Illusionary Tale
In this episode, all is not what it seems as LeVar demonstrates optical illusions from the book by Arline and Joseph Baum. He also shows how special effects are created for television; meets artist Christian Thee, who paints trompe l'oeil, or "trick-the-eye," paintings; and shows clips of kids creating their own optical illusions as well as camouflage tricks that animals use to deceive predators.
About Reading Rainbow
Title: Reading Rainbow
First Air Date: 1983-06-06
Last Air Date: 2006-11-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.302/10 (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
