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Reading Rainbow. Dive to the coral reefs [videorecording] / Lancit Media Productions, WNED-TV and Great Plains National Television Library ; produced by Orly Berger ; directed by Mark Mannucci ; written by Ronnie Krauss.

Lincoln, NE : GPN, c2003.

1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

The featured book "Dive to the coral reefs" written by Elizabeth Taynton, Paul Erickson and Les Kaufman, describes the formation of a coral reef and the many plants and animals that live in and around these underwater communities. Host, LeVar Burton scuba dives in the coral reefs off the Florida Keys where he encounters tropical fish and a variety of fascinating coral. Viewers will also meet a "reef doctor" who restores life to damaged reefs by transplanting living coral. Featured books are "How to hide an octopus & other sea creatures" by Ruth Heller ; "I can be an oceanographer" ; and "Creatures of the sea" by John Christopher Fine.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Reading rainbow ; 61.

Coral reef biology -- Juvenile films.

Coral reefs and islands -- Juvenile films.

Children's television programs -- United States.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Mannucci, Mark.

Burton, LeVar.

Horelick, Steve.

Shklair, Daniel.

Taynton, Elizabeth. Dive to the coral reefs.

Lancit Media Productions.

WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.)

Great Plains National Instructional Television Library.

Oasis Music, Inc.

Dive to the coral reefs.

Reading rainbow (Television program)

Director of photography, Randy Drummond ; editor, James C. Wright ; music by Steve Horelick, Daniel Shklair, Oasis Music, Inc.

Host, LeVar Burton.

DVD.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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