Reading Rainbow · SEASON 12

The Lotus Seed

Episode 6 · 1994-10-10

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Episode overview

Young people who emigrated to the United States from Asian countries are interviewed and discuss having to learn a new language and fitting in with other children their age while dealing with language and cultural barriers. Rona Figueroa reads the story of The Lotus Seed, about a woman who flees her native country during wartime and manages to save only one memento, a lotus seed given to her by her mother from the garden she tended for the emperor.

30 minutes

Season 12 episodes

1. Nosey Mrs. Rat1994-10-03 2. Borreguita and the Coyote1994-10-04 3. Summer1994-10-05 4. Once There Was a Tree1994-10-06 5. Appelemando's Dreams1994-10-07 6. The Lotus Seed1994-10-10 7. Hail to Mail1994-10-11 8. Stellaluna1994-10-12 9. My Shadow1994-10-13 10. Ruth Law Thrills a Nation1994-10-14