In the book by Mildred Pitts Walter, Ty meets a mysterious man who uses a washboard, comb, spoons and a pail to create a one-man band of found sounds. Lou Rawls narrates the story on the DVD. With LeVar Burton, we hear a rap band, do-wop group, jazz ensemble and salsa. Ben Vereen dances.
30 minute DVD. Purchase includes public performance rights.
DVD is part of the Reading Rainbow Emmy Award-winning series, which inspires a love of reading in PreK-3, and offers an excellent introduction to many varieties of music through the medium of the best children's literature.
In a fast-paced live video magazine format, viewers travel with host LeVar Burton to meet interesting people in exciting places. Celebrities narrate many of the stories, read and shown in their entirety, and children give mini-reviews of related books.
