Patrisha Robertson.  Cirque du Soleil:  Parade of Colors

Performers from the international circus troupe, Cirque du Soleil, celebrate the colors of the rainbow.

Shelley Rotner.  Colors Around Us

From raspberries and red hots to petunias and plums, photographs portray a rainbow of sunny images in this playful flap book.

Frances Barry.  Duckie's Rainbow

Follow Duckie on her colorful walk home to a big, bold surprise!

Sara Yamaka.  The Gift of Driscoll Lipscomb

Molly learns about the beauty of the world around her from Driscoll Lipscomb, a painter who gives her a pot of paint in a different color of the rainbow each year on her birthday.

Wolfram Hanel.  The Gold at the End of the Rainbow

Daniel's grandfather insists that the story about treasure at the end of a rainbow is only a fairy tale, but when he and Daniel encounter a leprechaun after spending a day looking for the gold, he is not so certain.

Byrd Baylor.  I'm in Charge of Celebrations

A dweller in the desert celebrates a triple rainbow, a chance encounter with a coyote, and other wonders of the wilderness.

Mick Inkpen.  Kipper's Book of Weather

Kipper the dog experiences rain, sun, snow, ice, fog, wind, hail, and finally, a rainbow.

Keith Baker.  The Magic Fan

Despite the laughter of his fellow villagers, Yoshi uses his building skills to make a boat to catch the moon, a kite to reach the clouds, and a bridge that mimics the rainbow.

Lucy Cousins.  Maisy's Rainbow Dream

In a dream, Maisy sees different things for each color of the rainbow.

My Colors:  Let's Learn About Colors

Turn the tabs to learn about all the different objects in each color of the rainbow.

Roy McKie.  Noah's Ark

From the building of the Ark and the gathering of the animals to the fury of the Flood and the appearance of the first rainbow, the story of Noah unfolds.

Lois Ehlert.  Planting a Rainbow

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

Carolyn Kowalczyk.  Purple is Part of a Rainbow

Introduces vocabulary and the concept of parts of a whole with examples such as a petal on a flower and a whisker on a kitty.

Sandra L. Pinkney.  A Rainbow All Around Me

There's more than meets the eye as Sandra Pinkney's hip and jazzy rhythmic verses describe colors we see every day. Myles Pinkney's dynamic photos of multicultural children very gently lead readers to examine the feelings and emotions that are conjured up by the different colors.

Marcus Pfister.  Rainbow Fish

The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.

Maria Diaz Strom.  Rainbow Joe and Me

Eloise shares her love of colors with her blind friend Rainbow Joe, who makes his own colors when he plays beautiful notes on his saxophone.

Jennifer Dussling.  The Rainbow Mystery

When rainbows mysteriously appear on the wall, Annie and Mike try to find out where they come from.

Pat Mora.  The Rainbow Tulip

A Mexican-American first-grader experiences the difficulties and pleasures of being different when she wears a tulip costume with all the colors of the rainbow for the school May Day parade.

Pamela Duncan Edwards.  Rosie's Roses

Rosie has four roses for her aunt's birthday, but after four animals "borrow" one, her gift is reduced to a rainbow ribbon.

Sally Grindley.  Silly Goose and Dizzy Duck Hunt for a Rainbow

Introduces colors as two not-too-clever friends set off in search of something colorful for Silly Goose's boring brown nest and wind up in Clever Fox's trap.

Nancy Carlson.  There's a Big, Beautiful World Out There!

A young girl realizes that, although there are many things to be afraid of in the world, such as a thunderstorm, there is even more to look forward to, such as the rainbow that will follow the storm.

Cyndy Szekeres.  Toby's Rainbow Clothes

Meet Toby, a mouse who likes to sing and romp, read, and play. Every day is a new adventure as Toby discovers the many wonderful things about being a preschooler.

George Ella Lyon.  Weaving the Rainbow

An artist raises sheep, shears them, cards and spins the wool, dyes it, and then weaves a colorful picture of the Kentucky pasture where her lambs were born.

Stephen Krensky.  Buster's Dino Dilemma

When Arthur's third-grade class goes hunting for fossils at Rainbow Rock State Park, Buster actually finds one. There's just one problem: he wants to keep it. Can Arthur persuade Buster to return the important discovery, or will it stay buried forever in the back of Buster's closet?

L. M. Montgomery.  Rainbow Valley

The Meredith kids join Anne's children in their private hideout to carry out their plans to save Mary from the orphange, to help the lonely minister find happiness, and to keep a pet rooster. There's a storm brewing in sunny world of Rainbow Valley.

Gregory Holch.  The Things with Wings

Twelve-year-old Newton and his classmate Vanessa, who is obsessed with butterflies and flying, undergo significant changes as they try to discover why the Emerald Rainbow butterflies return to Angel Falls every spring.

L. Frank Baum.  The Tin Woodman of Oz

A faithful story of the astonishing adventure undertaken by the Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's daughter.

Theodore Taylor.  Walking Up a Rainbow

In 1852, a fourteen-year-old orphan and her elderly guardian, accompanied by a tough drover and his crew, take several thousand sheep from Iowa to California, returning by way of the Isthmus of Panama, to raise money to save thegirl's home from a villainous debt collector.

Allan Fowler.  All the Colors of the Rainbow

Explains how rainbows are formed by the colors in sunlight shining through water.

Jamee Riggio Heelan.  Can You Hear a Rainbow?:  the Story of a

Deaf Boy Named Chris   A deaf child tells how he uses sign language, hearing aids, and his other senses to communicate, how his friends help him, and how he goes to public school with an interpreter.

Evelyn Clarke Mott.  Dancing Rainbows:  a Pueblo Boy's Story

A young Tewa Indian boy and his grandfather prepare to take part in their tribe's feast which will include the special Tewa dance.

Antonio Hernandez Madrigal.  The Eagle and the Rainbow:  Timeless

Tales from Mexico   The eagle and the rainbow (Huichol legend) -- Tahui (Tarahumara legend) -- The boy who cried tears of jade (Mayan legend) -- The deer tribe (Tarascan legend) -- Legend of the feathered serpent (Aztec legend)

E. C. Krupp.  The Rainbow and You

Explains how rainbows are formed by the colors in sunlight shining through raindrops.

Audrey Wood.  The Rainbow Bridge:  Inspired by a Chumash Tale

A contemporary story based on the Chumash Indian legend about the origin of dolphins.

Janet S. Wong.  The Rainbow Hand:  Poems About Mothers and

Children   A collection of eighteen original poems about mothers and motherhood, including "Mother's Heart," "Old Mother Chung," and "The Pilot."

Carl Sandburg.  Rainbows Are Made:  Poems

Seventy humorous and serious poems dealing with people, word play, everyday things, nature, night, and the sea.

Joanna Cole.  Scholastic's the Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow

Ms. Frizzle takes her class inside a pinball machine that is played with light pulses instead of steel balls, to learn the secrets of color and light.

Baje Whitethorne.  Sunpainters:  Eclipse of the Navajo Sun

Explaining a solar eclipse, a Navajo tells his grandson that when the sun dies the children of Mother Earth are called from the four directions to repaint the universe in all the colors of the rainbow.

Ronnie Krauss.  Take a Look, It's in a Book:  How Television is

Made at Reading Rainbow   Describes the television program "Reading Rainbow" and how it is made, from the selection of books featured to the addition of sound effects and music after shooting has been completed.