Reading Rainbow: Saturday Sancocho (1997)

When money is scarce, Maria and her mother swap their eggs for the necessary ingredients to make chicken sancocho. Saturday Sancocho, story and ... Show synopsis When money is scarce, Maria and her mother swap their eggs for the necessary ingredients to make chicken sancocho. Saturday Sancocho, story and pictures by Leyla Torres, is the impetus for host LeVar Burton to venture to an auction to find out about the value placed on goods. There's a good deal of math in this episode, as he must estimate and determine prices and trade values. In another segment, a boy trades sports cards, learning about their worth in the process. The Pirate Cook Book, Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice, and Mama Bear are reviewed by the young critics. ~ Alice Day, Rovi Hide synopsis