Bibliograph

Rechenka's eggs, by Patricia Polacco ; produced by Ronnie Krauss, Stacey Raider ; directed by Mark Mannucci ; written by Ronnie Krauss ; produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd. ; a production of WNED-TV and GPN

Type

Label

Rechenka's eggs, by Patricia Polacco ; produced by Ronnie Krauss, Stacey Raider ; directed by Mark Mannucci ; written by Ronnie Krauss ; produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd. ; a production of WNED-TV and GPN

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Rechenka's eggs

Oclc number

191730834

Responsibility statement

by Patricia Polacco ; produced by Ronnie Krauss, Stacey Raider ; directed by Mark Mannucci ; written by Ronnie Krauss ; produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd. ; a production of WNED-TV and GPN

Runtime

Series statement

Reading rainbow, 84

Summary

Natural and crafted eggs are the subject of this program hosted by LeVar Burton. The Russian story of "Rechenka's eggs" by Patricia Polacco is read, the viewer visits the author, who decorates an egg using the Ukranian art of pysanky. Also included is an experiment to show the strength of an egg and students watch many animals hatch from eggs. Three other books are introduced, including "The talking eggs" by Robert D. San Souci, "Stefan & Olga" by Betsy Day, and "I made it myself" by Sabine Lohf

Target audience

primary

Technique

animation and live action

Contributor