Reading rainbow. How much is a million? / produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd., a production of GPN/Nebraska ETV Network and WNED-TV Buffalo ; produced & written by Jill Gluckson ; executive producers, Twila C. Liggett, Tony Buttino, LeVar Burton ; directed by Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs, Barry Shapiro.
Title:
Reading rainbow. How much is a million? / produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd., a production of GPN/Nebraska ETV Network and WNED-TV Buffalo ; produced & written by Jill Gluckson ; executive producers, Twila C. Liggett, Tony Buttino, LeVar Burton ; directed by Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs, Barry Shapiro.
Publication Information:
Lincoln, NE : Distributed by GPN Educational Media, [2003]
©2003
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"120"
Based on the book: How much is a million? / text by David M. Schwartz ; illustrations by Steven Kellogg : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books ; William Morrow & Company, c1985.
DVD release of the 1996 production.
Includes short reviews by children of the following books: One hundred hungry ants by Elinor J. Pinczes ; Only one by Marc Harshman ; How many stars in the sky? by Lenny Hort.
DVD.
Contents:
How much is a million? -- Really big numbers -- How crayons are made -- Football estimation -- Book reviews.
Summary:
A mathematical magician helps readers conceptualize a million, a billion, and a trillion. Other segments include: Really big numbers: LeVar explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques ; How crayons are made: a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory shows how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs ; Football estimation: a visit to Giants Stadium shows how vendors and stadium employees use estimation to prepare for game day.
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Language Note:
English subtitles; closed-captioned for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Performer:
Hosted by LeVar Burton ; book read by Nick Sullivan.
Production Credits:
Associate producers: Kathy Kinsner, Marc Perry ; book art adapted & filmed by Take Ten, Inc., Dolezal Animation ; opening animation by Ovation Films, Inc. ; directed by Ed Wiseman, Tony Jacobs, Barry Shapiro.
OCLC Number:
ocm54107187
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1