The Wall - Reading Rainbow

Resource Type

Video - Child

Description

A boy and his father come to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam Memorial to find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict. Meet Maya Lin - Meet Maya Lin, the young architect who designed The Wall. She talks about and shows how and why she designed this monument the way she did. Let's Visit Mount Rushmore - Visit South Dakota and see film footage of Mount Rushmore being carved by Gutzon Borglund as a giant tribute to our nation. Let's Paint - Artist Juan Sanchez talks about his giant mural in honor of Louis Armstrong - how he designed and painted it on a large brick wall.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)

Languages

English

Availability

• LD Online - LD OnLine is a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. It is operated in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and is made possible by generous support from Lindamood-Bell Learning ProcessesÆ and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. LD OnLine is a collaboration between public broadcasting and the learning disabilities community. Our public television station has made a long-term commitment to serving the LD community. We create television, radio, and Internet programs dedicated to improving the lives of children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
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