My Little Island

Product Description

The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues, and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences, and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.

The ocean is a wondrous thing, filled with amazing animals, plants and…waves! A young boy takes his best friend to visit the little Caribbean island Montserrat, where he was born.

Theme: The ocean is a wondrous thing, filled with amazing animals, plants and…waves!

As LeVar tours this same beautiful island and visits the open market, viewers are able to experience the many colors, sights and sounds of this tropical paradise, including the unique flowers, vegetables, fruits and music. He even goes on a “mountain chicken” hunt.

Author and Illustrator: Frane Lessac
Publisher: Harper Collins

Field Trip Segments:

• Explore the Island – LeVar takes us on a tour of Montserrat in a jeep.LeVar finds the town of Plymouth and its market to be just like in the book
• Mountain Chicken– Islander Danny Sweeny takes LeVar on a “mountain chicken” (frog) hunt and shows him an iguana

Review Books: Yagua Days by Cruz Martel; Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III by Ann McGovern;The Viking Children’s World Atlasby Jacqueline Tivers and Michael Day.

Use this episode to further enhance your science curriculum. Science Concepts: land forms, ocean temperatures, temperature changes.