LeVar Burton seeks funding to revive 'Reading Rainbow'
LeVar Burton seeks funding to revive 'Reading Rainbow'
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TheWrap.com
10:03 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2014
LeVar Burton wants to bring back "Reading Rainbow" for a whole new generation of children.
The man who asked us to "€œtake a look, it's in a book" is launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $1 million to bring his show back to the web.
The popular children's show ran from 1983 until 2006 and continued in reruns until 2009.
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Burton's "Reading Rainbow"€ campaign will create a new version of the show available to any child with access to the internet.
He also plans on offering a "classroom version"€ of the program for teachers and is spearheading a not-for-profit that will give copies of "Reading Rainbow" away to low-income schools for free. The campaign offers various rewards for donating, including potentially getting to wear his famous "€œStar Trek" visor.
"€œSo lets do it this, y'all," Burton said. "€œTogether we can create and deliver a proven tool for encouraging the love of reading to millions of children. We can genuinely change the world, one children's book at a time.
" 'Reading Rainbow' is back, for every child, everywhere, but you don't have to take my word for it."
Watch the video of Burton's Kickstarter presentation below.