Elementary school hosted Emmy

winner Burton for reading

PUTNAM — Putnam Elementary School announced that LeVar Burton, Emmy-award winner and host and executive producer of the PBS series Reading Rainbow, read his first children’s book, “The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm,” at PES. LeVar Burton, honored recipient of a Grammy and five NAACP Awards, is a household name. Known for this work in the landmark 1977 television production of Roots and as Geordi La Forge on  Star Trek: The Next Generation, the actor, director, and author is also a committed reading and literacy advocate. His work on Reading Rainbow has garnered multiple awards, including the LA Times  Innovator’s Award. Mathew Daigle, founder of ConnectiCon and former Putnam student, helped make Mr. Burton’s visit possible.