Reading Rainbow · SEASON 5
The Runaway Duck
Episode 5 · 1987-06-28

- Kids
Episode overview
In a small boat on the Chesapeake Bay, LeVar is on the lookout for ducks who are spending the winter. During the trip, he gets a chance to see a duck up close and show how a couple turns a block of wood into a duck. Orson Bean reads The Runaway Duck, a story of a toy duck named Egbert who gets tied to a car by accident and how he then travels all over the world when the car drives off.
30 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. The Life Cycle of the Honey Bee1987-06-22
2. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie1987-06-23
3. Chickens Aren't the Only Ones1987-06-24
4. The Paper Crane1987-06-25
5. The Runaway Duck1987-06-28
6. A Three Hat Day1987-06-29
7. Rumplestiltskin1987-06-30
8. Best Friends1987-07-01
9. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch1987-07-02
10. My Little Island1987-07-03