Reading Rainbow brings great books to life onscreen through rich illustrations and celebrity narrators. Designed to inspire a love of reading and build lasting connections between children and books, each episode introduc... more »es kids to interesting new people and places, and explores important social and cultural issues that offer kids a close-up look at the world around them. Reading Rainbow is one of the longest-running and best-loved children's series on PBS KIDS and is now available on DVD as the Reading Rainbow Favorites Collection. This award-winning series has received the prestigious Peabody Award and 24 Emmy Awards, including 9 for Outstanding Children's Series. Each DVD contains two 30 minute episodes plus related bonus material that is packed with education, entertainment and fun! Included in this DVD collection are: Episode 1 Digging Up Dinosaurs tells the story about dinosaur skeletons and reconstructions that can be seen in museums. Learn how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossils. Watch a time capsule burial and learn how it relates to what we find out when we look at dinosaurs from the past. Visit the Dinosaur National Monument where dinosaur fossils are dug. Episode 2 Mummies Made in Egypt is a book that describes techniques and reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt. Explore the Egyptian mummies at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Learn about conservation and cleaning of mummified artifacts Bonus segments from these other Reading Rainbow episodes: Sunken Treasure June 29, 1999« less