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Beloved Actor And Personality LeVar Burton Gets Tonie-fied This Fall

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --This Fall, beloved actor, director, producer and author LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek and Jeopardy!)

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --This Fall, beloved actor, director, producer and author LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek and Jeopardy!)
  • LeVar Burton's award-winning children's book, The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm , will get the full tonies treatment, including audio recorded by Burton himself!
  • The special LeVar Burton "Rhino" Bundle will include a gray Toniebox and a LeVar Burton Tonie, retailing for $99.99.
  • LeVar currently hosts his own podcast, 'LeVar Burton Reads'now in Season 9, sharing the best short fiction and handpicked by the best voice in podcasting.

Learning Innovators LeVar Burton and Sal Khan to speak at CanvasCon Online

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Instructure today announced that learning innovators LeVar Burton and Sal Khan will speak at its annual education technology conference, CanvasCon Online .

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Instructure today announced that learning innovators LeVar Burton and Sal Khan will speak at its annual education technology conference, CanvasCon Online .
  • "We look forward to hearing from LeVar and Sal, as well as many practicing educators and administrators, as we focus on how education changes lives."
  • Both speakers bring decades of educational experience and will highlight proven methods of learning and broadening the classroom experience.
  • Sal Khan - As founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Sal Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills.

Just In Time For National Reading Month, Reading Is Fundamental Expands Its Suite Of Digital Offerings For Young Readers With LeVar Burton Kids' Award-Winning Skybrary

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Renowned actor and education advocate LeVar Burton's Skybrary is now part of RIF's unparalleled digital library of books and supplemental learning and reading resources.

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  • Renowned actor and education advocate LeVar Burton's Skybrary is now part of RIF's unparalleled digital library of books and supplemental learning and reading resources.
  • "RIF is committed to providing children with relevant and inspiring tools and resources to help them read and succeed," said Alicia Levi, President and CEO of Reading Is Fundamental.
  • We are honored to continue to work with LeVar Burton to provide this exciting offering to millions of children nationwide."
  • RIF also provides additional resources to support National Reading Month through its national campaign Million Book March.