Reading Rainbow

June 29, 1999

In this episode, Levar Burton tells a series of stories, asking if the y are fact or fiction. There is a small panel of children who give the ir opinions about the validity of each story. One of the stories is ab out UFO's in which real accounts of sightings are told. The episode al so shows how a farmer grown 400 pound pumpkins. The book "JUne 29, 199 9," by David Wiesner is also featured. Finally, the kids review the bo oks: GROWING VEGETABLE SOUP, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS and TIM E TRAIN.