Reading Rainbow "Borreguita and the Coyote" Family Literacy Kit, 1999-2008

Summary

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

GPN Educational Media 

Nebraska Educational Television Network 

WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.) 

Lancit Media Entertainment 

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 

Scholastic Inc. 

Aardema, Verna 

Mathers, Petra 

Place of Creation

United States 

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.

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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