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Jul 26, 2004 · The episode "My America, A Poetry Atlas of the U. S." first aired in 2001. Written by Susan Kim and directed by Ed Wiseman, the episode celebrates the geographical diversity and beauty of America through poetry.
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"My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States" is Episode 5 in Season 18. It originally aired on March 16, 2001.
The episode begins with LeVar exploring one of the greatest places in the world: the United States of America. It is a place full of exciting sights, sounds, and people. It is so big, it is about 10 times the size of Egypt, 25 times the size of Japan, and almost 75 times the size of Greece. Since it is so large, it can look and feel different when you travel from one place to another. It has rain forests, deserts, bayous, and even volcanoes. The most famous ones are found on the islands of Hawaii. Lee Salonga reads "Mauna Loa", a poem about one of them from the title book.
Even though the USA is so big, it's easy to go from place to place. That's one reason LeVar loves hosting Reading Rainbow. Over the past many years, he and the crew have traveled thousands of miles across the USA visiting lots of the states in it. He asks a group of kids if they can name all 50 of them. The 50 states in our country arranged alphabetically are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
We are just a few of the 300 million people who live in the USA. When you spread everyone across there, it makes a difference in the foods we eat, the houses we live in, and the words we use. For example, you may call it a hot dog. But in other parts of the country, they call it a frankfurter or a foot-long. You can call it a paper bag, but others call it a sack or a poke. LeVar asks some kids what they call certain everyday things from where they come from. It's amazing that we use many words for the same thing.
It is time for a word from a pair of twins from the twin cities of Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Milk is its state drink. It is also known for the great Mall of America where they have an indoor roller coaster, Ferris wheel, and aquarium. It even has its own state muffin: blueberry.
Because the USA is so big, it spans six time zones. For example, if it was 3pm Hawaii time, it would be 4pm Alaska time. It would also be 5pm Pacific time, 6pm Mountain time, 7pm Central time, and 8pm Eastern time. It's a five-hour difference between Hawaii and the east coast. In various parts of the northeast coast, there are lots of sights and sounds to enjoy at night. Car experts Tom and Ray Magliozzi narrate "New England Lighthouse", a poem about what a lighthouse looks like from the author's point of view.
If you live in a city, you can run to the grocery store for some milk. But when you live in a rural area like the southwest, you'd have to drive for miles to get to the nearest store. Where you live depends on how you adapt to the environment in the USA.
Jun 11, 2013 · A collection of poems evocative of seven geographical regions of the United States, including the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific Coast States. Access-restricted-item.
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Mar 16, 2001 · Rate. Animation Comedy Drama. LeVar takes us on a literary tour of the United States. From Hawaii to Maine and Montana to New York, each state is different in its own way. Star. LeVar Burton. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. Add to Watchlist.
