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  • Reading Rainbow Fly Away Home (Season 11, Episode 11)
  • TV-Y
    TV Episode | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Reading Rainbow

Fly Away Home (Season 11, Episode 11)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Homelessness is discussed as families have lost jobs and homes through tragic circumstances. One family, who lost their home in a fire and now reside in a shelter, is profiled. Daniel Saltzman reads Fly Away Home, the story of a young boy ...See moreHomelessness is discussed as families have lost jobs and homes through tragic circumstances. One family, who lost their home in a fire and now reside in a shelter, is profiled. Daniel Saltzman reads Fly Away Home, the story of a young boy and his father who secretly live at the airport after the father lost his job and they became homeless when the boy's mother died, so they couldn't pay their rent. The little boy finds a lost bird flying around the terminal and helps it get back outside. See less
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Producer
Jill Gluckson
Composer
Stephen Horelick
Casting Director
Laura Frame Sullivan
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 8, 1996
Release date
Apr 8, 1996 (United States)
Awards
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 38 wins & 90 nominations

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2 cast members
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LeVar Burton
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
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Daniel Saltzman
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
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