Reading Rainbow "Borreguita and the Coyote" Family Literacy Kit, 1999-2008
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From 1983 until 2006, Reading Rainbow aimed to encourage a love of books and reading in children. The show won over 250 awards, including 26 Emmys, and earned the title of the most-watched PBS program in classrooms. The program's commitment to literacy also extended outside of the show itself, through sponsorship of programs like this literacy kit.
From 1983 until 2006, Reading Rainbow aimed to encourage a love of books and reading in children. The show won over 250 awards, including 26 Emmys, and earned the title of the most-watched PBS program in classrooms. The program's commitment to literacy also extended outside of the show itself, through sponsorship of programs like this literacy kit.
Artifact
Kit (Set)
Date Made
1999-2008
Creators
Nebraska Educational Television Network
WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The videotape "Reading Rainbow: Borreguita and the Coyote" was a production of GPN/Nebraska Educational Television Network and WNED-TV, Buffalo and was produced by Lancit Media Entertainment. The book "Borreguita y el coyote" was written by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers, and published by Scholastic Inc. The book "Borreguita and the Coyote" was written and translated into English by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers, and published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Keywords
Gameboards (Board game elements)
Children's television programs
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.10.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cloth
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Paperboard
Magnetic tape
Foam (Material form)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 14 in (knapsack)
Width: 10.25 in (knapsack)
Length: 4.625 in (knapsack)
Height: 8.125 in (book in Spanish)
Width: 10.875 in (book in Spanish)
Length: 0.125 in (book in Spanish)
Height: 7.875 in (book in English)
Width: 9.875 in (book in English)
Length: 0.125 in (book in English)
Height: 11.125 in (activity book)
Width: 8.75 in (activity book)
Length: 0.1875 in (activity book)
Height: 7.875 in (videotape in packaging)
Width: 4.625 in (videotape in packaging)
Length: 1 in (videotape in packaging)
Height: 17.25 in (gameboard)
Width: 11.125 in (gameboard)
Inscriptions
on knapsack: Family / Literacy Fun / READING / RAINBOW on tag attached to knapsack: READING / RAINBOW / Borreguita / And The Coyote / Family Literacy Kit
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