Reading Rainbow · SEASON 11
And Still the Turtle Watched
Episode 9 · 1993-10-21

- Kids
Episode overview
LeVar discusses how people can help to preserve animals and plants in nature that are in danger of extinction. Stories profiled include scientists working to improve the bald eagle population by raising chicks and re-releasing them into the mountains, and an elementary school class that decides to plant trees in their neighborhood. Michael Ansara narrates an unusual story, told from the viewpoint of a turtle sculpture carved in a rock, and how he wishes to preserve the history of Manatoo native Americans, despite being vandalized and thought to be ignored by later generations after he was carved.
30 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. Amazing Grace1993-10-11
2. The Furry News1993-10-12
3. Mrs. Katz and Tush1993-10-13
4. The Salamander Room1993-10-14
5. Silent Lotus1993-10-15
6. Follow the Drinking Gourd1993-10-18
7. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie1993-10-19
8. Is This a House for Hermit Crab?1993-10-20
9. And Still the Turtle Watched1993-10-21
10. June 29, 19991993-10-22