Because we love reading, we watched the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign very closely --so the news that the campaign surpassed their original goal of $1 million, rounded their revised aim of $5 million, and then grabbed the full $1 million in matching funding from Seth MacFarlane is especially exciting for us! Plans for the considerable funding include bringing Reading … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Funded with $6M Kickstarter Campaign
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Homestretch for Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign
Those of us with a love of books have been watching the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign rather closely. The original goal was $1 million, but that was reached rather handily early on --prompting a revision that made the goal $5 million. If you haven't already made a donation, Seth MacFarlane (known best for the creation of Family Guy) has upped the ante --pledging to … [Read more...] about Homestretch for Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign
Reading Rainbow More Than Triples $1M Kickstarter Goal
Last week we heard about Reading Rainbow launching a Kickstarter campaign to bring literacy to all children, everywhere. The project aimed to raise $1 million dollars before the July 2, 2014 deadline --a goal some may have considered lofty. Today, with 29 days still to go, Reading Rainbow has more than tripled this amount and sits at over $3.3 million dollars (and climbing … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow More Than Triples $1M Kickstarter Goal
Reading Rainbow Android App Tipped by Amazon
The Reading Rainbow television show was broadcast for almost two decades and it taught young children the value of reading. When the show was cancelled a few years ago, Levar Burton and producer Mark Wolfe sat down and decided what to do next. 18 months later they debuted the Reading Rainbow iOS app and secured partnerships with Natgeo and a number of other media properties. … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Android App Tipped by Amazon
Reading Rainbow Launches Nat Geo Kids Island
Reading Rainbow was a very popular kids show that starred LeVar Burton. Over the course of the last year, the franchise has gravitated towards the internet and provided an interactive experience for the iPad. In January, RRKidz (the parent company of Reading Rainbow) struck a new relationship with National Geographic. Today, the partnership has come to fruition and the new Nat … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Launches Nat Geo Kids Island
Interview with Levar Burton on the Reading Rainbow iPad App
The Reading Rainbow television show was broadcast for almost two decades and it taught young children the value in reading. When the show was cancelled a few years ago, Levar Burton and producer Mark Wolfe sat down and decided what to do next. Today we spoke with Levar Burton, who is well known for hosting the Reading Rainbow television show for over a decade and famously … [Read more...] about Interview with Levar Burton on the Reading Rainbow iPad App
Reading Rainbow Comes to the Apple iPad
Reading Rainbow was a PBS exclusive from 1983 until 2006 and was cancelled a few years ago. The company still maintains its core philosophy of getting kids to read books and leaps into the modern age with its new iPad App. Star Trek the Next Generation's LeVar Burton was the television show's main host and will carry over to videos within the new Reading Rainbow iPad App. … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Comes to the Apple iPad
Reading Rainbow Goes Electronic
Many adults today may have fond memories of afternoon episodes of the public-television program Reading Rainbow, which featured storybook read-alouds, author interviews, animated book adaptations, and more. This educational mainstay sought to bring books to life for audiences in an engaging and age-appropriate way. Now, LeVar Burton, longtime host and executive producer of the … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Goes Electronic