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00:00Reading Rainbow is made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
00:15by the annual financial support from viewers like you, and by grants from the National Science
00:22Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and a grant
00:31from Kellogg's, who reminds you to take time each day for reading.
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00:45Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high, take a look, it's in a book, a reading rainbow.
00:56I can go anywhere, friends to know, and ways to grow, a reading rainbow.
01:08I can be anything, take a look, it's in a book, a reading rainbow, a reading rainbow.
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03:53sweetness. We are all thankful to good medicine herbs for healing us when we are sick.
04:05Thank you all the animals in the world for keeping our precious forests clean.
04:13All the trees in the world, we are thankful for the shade and warmth you give us.
04:18Thank you all the birds in the world for singing your beautiful songs for all to enjoy.
04:32We give thanks to you gentle four winds for bringing clean air for us to breathe from the four directions.
04:39Thank you, Grandfather Thunder Beings, for bringing rains to help all living things grow.
04:51Elder Brother Sun, we send thanks for shining your light and warming Mother Earth.
05:05Thank you, Grandmother Moon, for growing full every month to light the darkness for children and sparkling waters.
05:21We give you thanks, twinkling stars, for making the night sky so beautiful and for sprinkling morning dew drops on the plants.
05:33Spirit protectors of our past and present, we thank you for showing us ways to live in peace and harmony with one another.
05:45And most of all, thank you, Great Spirit, for giving us all these wonderful gifts so we will be happy and healthy every day and every night.
06:03The Earth provides everything we need in order to live. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and of course, the food we eat.
06:20Now, Mother Nature may grow the food, but it's up to us to get it.
06:25There's some fruit that you can just pluck from a tree, but others, like cranberries, are harvested in a way that will boggle your mind.
06:43On this cranberry farm in Massachusetts, it's a clear, golden October morning.
06:50The berries are ripe and ready.
06:59It's time for the Beaton family to begin the harvest.
07:03My dad and his dad were farmers, and I learned to love this business.
07:10I knew I wanted to be a farmer when it was time to go to college.
07:13Everyone was either going to be an engineer or a nurse or whatever.
07:16And I always liked to be outdoors, and I had a great opportunity here with being a fourth generation in a good-sized family business.
07:25The experience of working and being out in nature is what farming is all about.
07:31Farmers like to work with nature, and it's pitting your knowledge against your expectations of nature.
07:38Our cranberry bogs are low-lying pieces of land that were planted 80, 90, and even 100 years ago.
07:48And this is where our cranberries come from today.
07:51The cranberry plant is a long vine.
07:56When we part the cranberry vines, and we pick an upright, we find that we have, on this upright, three cranberries.
08:06When we split our cranberry open, we find it's white inside, the seeds are red, and we have air pockets.
08:18These air pockets are what makes the cranberry want to float when we flood our bogs for water harvest.
08:24The first thing we do is we'll flood the bog with water.
08:34This enables the berries to flow up on top of the vines, then we can come and heat them off with the machines.
08:46The machines, they'll actually knock the berries off the vines through the bars and the agitation of the water,
08:51and the berries will float to the surface.
09:01After we harvest the berries, the takeoff crew comes behind me and actually takes them right off the bog.
09:16So the berries are floating, and if they're floating free in the water,
09:19and you need to be able to control the movement of the berries to the elevator in order to get them into the truck.
09:28How we do that is we take the rakes and push the berries up the elevator.
09:33They won't go up by themselves. You'll have to push the berries up the elevator.
09:37Hello, thank you for
09:57That's the good one.
10:00Our favorite time of the year is the fall, right now during the harvest season, because
10:23what we have done for the last 365 days is right here before us.
10:30Farming, it's different from a lot of other businesses.
10:37We work day to day with the land itself and Mother Nature.
10:41And if things go right and Mother Nature is kind to us, at the end of the year, which
10:46is this time of year in October, we can reap our reward, which is cranberries.
10:50Can you put arms in that, or is that just cranberries and nuts, and the birds will come in.
11:05Cranberry bread, that's what I'm in the mood to eat.
11:11You know, it's true that nature feeds our bodies, but in many ways, it also feeds our souls.
11:21People are inspired by nature, and potters, like the Naranjo family, even use the earth
11:27itself to create their art.
11:41The Naranjo family, Dolly, her mother Rose, and her daughter Jody make pots from this earth,
11:49on the Santa Clara Pueblo, as their grandmothers did before them.
11:53The mixing of the clay is one of the special parts of making pottery.
12:05The two types of clay are mixed together to give the red clay substance.
12:12I am Dolly Naranjo.
12:13My family has been making pottery for generations.
12:18The first moment of stepping into it, how cold it is.
12:28And after a few moments, it warms up, your body responds to it.
12:35This matter that's extremely silky and soft, it becomes a part of you.
12:48It's not quite mixed yet, because there are white flecks in there that you can see.
13:11But if you don't get the white flecks mixed in, then when you're making the pots, it leaves
13:18holes.
13:30When you've got your feet or your arms in clay, it truly does feel like you're in chocolate
13:36pudding.
13:43I learned how to make pots in the same way that every child who makes pottery in the Pueblo
13:56learns to make pottery, which is by watching and doing.
14:07The clay is so, so special, and you never waste it.
14:12You never, never throw any of it away.
14:16You never are disrespectful to the clay in any way.
14:27Pottery allows me to feel that I am a part of the world that we live in.
14:35And it allows me to be creative, and it allows me to express myself.
14:56When you begin working and making a pot, it forms itself.
15:00And when the pot is ready to close, then it comes together.
15:04And when it's finished, it's finished.
15:07But it's impossible to try and make a pot be something that it doesn't want to be.
15:15And when it's finished, it's finished.
15:45I have many, many, many polishing stones.
15:50The stones that I have were given to me by my mother
15:56when I first started making pottery.
16:08The firing is to harden the pots.
16:12It makes the pots permanent.
16:15The tin is right there.
16:39Pottery making is just simply a part of your daily life.
16:42What we do, you know, it's who we are.
16:47It is our connection to the earth.
16:52When you feel close to nature and realize how much we depend on it, you begin to understand
16:59just how important it is that we take care of the earth.
17:09That's why these New York City kids are adding a little greenery to their scenery.
17:21We're planting a tree here so we can make the street here look pretty and beautiful.
17:23Oh, look at that rope.
17:24I just got this.
17:25We can plant the tree so we're going to get oxygen.
17:26I pull the whole ground up.
17:27Whoa.
17:28I pull the whole ground up.
17:29Whoa.
17:30Trees are great because they give birds and squirrels homes to live in.
17:32And they give people shape and shape.
17:33I just got it.
17:34I'm going to get it.
17:35I'm going to get it.
17:36I'm going to get it.
17:37I'm going to get it.
17:38I'm going to get it.
17:39I'm going to get it.
17:40I'm going to get it.
17:41We're planting a tree here so we can make the street here look pretty and beautiful.
17:44Oh, look at that rope.
17:45I just got this.
17:46We can plant the tree so we're going to get oxygen.
17:49I pull the whole ground up.
17:51Whoa.
17:52Trees are great because they give birds and squirrels homes to live in.
17:59And they give people shape.
18:02We're planting trees so we can save the earth.
18:05Because it's active.
18:06Whoa.
18:07Whoa.
18:08Whoa.
18:09Dude.
18:10We try to relax.
18:11Whoa.
18:12We see worms.
18:13I think we dug deep enough.
18:15Yeah!
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18:38One second.
18:39Hold on a second.
18:40I know all the dirt's going to come out!
18:42Why do you take that off?
18:44Because it holds the roots together.
18:46And you have to take it off so the roots spread out and this way you could drink it.
18:50So in other words, it makes it go stronger.
18:52Exactly.
18:53There's a big pile right over here.
18:56Perfect.
18:57Okay, buddy.
18:58What kind of tree is it?
18:59This is called a linden tree.
19:00Make sure the tree is straight.
19:01Is the tree straight?
19:02Uh, yeah.
19:03Is it straight?
19:04It's crooked a little.
19:05That's about right?
19:06Yeah.
19:07Okay, let's close it up.
19:08Let's bury it.
19:09Come on, let's go.
19:10Soil.
19:11Wow!
19:12Why are you doing this?
19:13It's for the water not to go out because we don't want the water to go anywhere else but
19:19we want it to stay in the tree.
19:22I'll see you right here.
19:23All right, we're going to open the water now.
19:50Hey, heads up, dude!
19:54Right here, right here.
19:56Okay, bring it over, bring it over.
19:58I didn't have a turn.
20:00Alright, come on.
20:06Hurry!
20:08I need to get one now.
20:10Oh, Samantha, here.
20:12Oh, I got it.
20:14We're planting these flowers around the tree.
20:16It's like to make a home,
20:18so the tree is comfortable where it is and happy.
20:20Hands me a flower!
20:22Whoa, in a circle now.
20:24We're planting these flowers around the tree.
20:26It's like to make a home,
20:28so the tree is comfortable where it is and happy.
20:32Hands me a flower!
20:34Whoa, in a circle now.
20:36Make a nice moving.
20:38Whoa.
20:40No, no, no, no, don't put it in there.
20:42There's a hole.
20:44No, no, no, no, no.
20:46Oh, yeah.
20:48I feel great about this tree,
20:52and I hope it'll stay healthy and grown very much tall.
20:56Come, you dreamers, close your eyes.
21:12Dream of, dream of cloud this high.
21:16Dream of ocean pure and clean.
21:20Of the earth alive and green.
21:24Dream of fields and morning dew.
21:28Of the world when it was new.
21:32Dream of how it might happen.
21:36Could it be that way again?
21:38Could it be that way again?
21:42You mean the world to us.
21:46And we who call you earth.
21:50Are holding to a dream.
21:54The dream of your rebirth.
21:58For all you give to us.
22:00For all you give to us.
22:02What's left for us to do.
22:06But take you in our hands.
22:10And give life back to you.
22:16The earth is very precious to us.
22:18It's our wonderful, beautiful home.
22:20For all you give to us.
22:22For all you give to us.
22:24What's left for us to do.
22:26But take you in our hands.
22:28And give life back to you.
22:40The earth is very precious to us.
22:44For a wonderful, beautiful home.
22:46So if it's in your nature.
22:48To celebrate nature.
22:50Then here are some books.
22:52That you'll be thankful for.
22:54But you don't have to take my word for it.
22:58Hi, I'm Josh.
23:00Here to tell you about my first green book.
23:02That's the title.
23:04And if you're interested in science experiments.
23:06And conservation.
23:08Stay tuned and I'll tell you more.
23:10In this book you'll find many ways.
23:12To show your concern for our environment.
23:16There are experiments you can do.
23:18Like this one.
23:20It tests for air pollution.
23:22In your neighborhood.
23:24All you need are some jar lids.
23:26Small labels.
23:28And a piece of cardboard.
23:30In this book you can find out what's biodegradable.
23:34And what isn't.
23:36Can you pick out which of these things will rot on their own.
23:40And which won't.
23:42Look here and see.
23:44You can spend hours just leafing through this book.
23:48If you want to learn more ways to protect our environment.
23:52Why don't you try this.
23:54After the program is over.
23:56Go to your library and ask for my first green book.
24:02Hi, I'm Victoria.
24:04Let me tell you about a book called A River Ran Wild.
24:06It tells the story of a river that was once beautiful.
24:10In the beginning, the Indians came to live at the edge of the river.
24:16They respected the animals and the earth.
24:20Then one day, settlers came to live there.
24:24These people did not respect the river.
24:26Soon, more people came to live nearby.
24:30They built all these factories and dumped waste into the river.
24:36The river turned different colors and it smelled really bad.
24:42People who cared protested.
24:44And told people not to dump waste into the rivers anymore.
24:50Then once again, the river was clean.
24:54This story shows that when people care about the earth,
24:57they can clean it up and keep it that way.
24:59Now that's beautiful.
25:01Hi, I'm Peter Marino.
25:03I just read the Tremendous Tree Book.
25:06It's a great book for nature lovers.
25:08It explains a lot about trees and how they reproduce.
25:14Or make more trees.
25:16It shows how you can tell trees apart by looking at their leaves.
25:21And throughout the book, there are all kinds of cartoon animals to guide you.
25:26The smallest tree is an arctic birch.
25:33The biggest tree is the giant sequoia.
25:37It weighs 2,000 tons.
25:41How they ever found out how much it weighs, I don't know.
25:44Trees are very important.
25:47This book gives you some good reasons to protect and preserve them.
25:51Why don't you pick up a copy?
25:53Mmm, fresh, hot cranberry bread.
25:59I've got a few for my friends and one for me.
26:06You know, when you stop and think about it, we have so many reasons to value this earth.
26:15It's full of beauty and wonder and it gives us everything we need in order to survive.
26:21And in return, it's up to us to take care of it.
26:25And when we do, well, that's one of the best ways that we can say thanks.
26:32I'll see you next time.
26:45Butterfly in the sky
26:46Butterfly in the sky
26:47I can go twice as high
26:50Take a look
26:52It's in a book
26:54A reading rainbow
26:56I can't go anywhere
27:01Friends to know and ways to grow
27:05A reading rainbow
27:07I can't be anything
27:12Take a look, it's in a book
27:17A reading rainbow
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27:21A reading rainbow
27:23Today's reading rainbow books are
27:43Giving Thanks, a Native American Good Morning Message
27:47by Chief Jake Swamp
27:49Illustrated by Irwin Printup Jr.
27:51Published by Lee and Lowe Books
27:54My First Green Book
27:57by Angela Wilkes
27:58Published by Alfred A. Knopf
28:01The Tremendous Tree Book
28:04by Barbara Brenner and Mae Gerlach
28:07Illustrated by Fred Brenner
28:09Published by Boyd's Mills Press
28:11A River Ran Wild
28:14by Lynn Cherry
28:15Published by Harcourt Brace and Company
28:18Reading Rainbow is made possible by a grant from Kellogg's
28:23who reminds you to take time each day for reading
28:26Funding for the series was also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
28:34by the annual financial support from viewers like you
28:38and by grants from the National Science Foundation
28:42the Pew Charitable Trusts
28:45and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
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