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Curious George

 

Curious George is a little monkey with an insatiable curiosity. Like George, children are intrigued by new things. They're natural explorers and scientists, and they're anxious to know how things work. The Curious George series takes full advantage of this natural curiosity, using George to motivate children to expand their own investigations of the world. George's memorable adventures — from dismantling clocks to rounding up errant bunnies — offer the perfect vehicles for introducing preschoolers to key concepts in science, engineering, and math.

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Sid the Science Kid

 

Sid the Science Kid, The Jim Henson Company's first series for PBS KIDS that features a practical in-school science curriculum, uses music and humor to celebrate children's natural curiosity about science in everyday life. The energetic and inquisitive Sid starts each episode with a new question ("Why are my shoes shrinking?" "Why do bananas get mushy?") and embarks on a fun-filled day of finding answers with the help of family and friends.

 

The Cat in the Hat knows a lot About That

 

In each program, the Cat in the Hat and his friends Sally and Nick go on a science adventure, such as flying with birds to discover how and why they migrate or taking a snowcat to the Arctic to explore freezing and melting. Guided by the Cat, the children figure things out by engaging in science inquiry. Each half-hour episode consists of two 11-minute animated adventures, along with corresponding short animated clips. Each adventure revolves around a specific science concept such as bird migration or animal camouflage.

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Dinosaur Train

 

DINOSAUR TRAIN embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains. The series encourages basic scientific thinking skills as the audience learns about life science, natural history and paleontology. Each of the half-hour episodes features Buddy, an adorable preschool age Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family as they board the DINOSAUR TRAIN and embark on whimsical voyages through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans. The episodes include animated stories, along with brief live action segments hosted by renowned paleontologist Dr. Scott Sampson that unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.

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Between the Lions

 

Stars Theo, Cleo, Lionel and Leona - a family of lions - run a magical library where characters pop out of books, vowels sing and words take on a life of their own. The series combines puppetry, animation and live action to help young children learn to read.

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Sesame Street

 

The recipient of 85 Emmys, engages children with its unique blend of excitement, humor, and compassion. Sesame Street helps children learn and grow in a constantly changing, continually challenging environment.

 

SUPER WHY!

 

An animated series for kids 3-6 which introduces a group of super-heroes who help kids learn to read through interactive fairytale adventures!

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Word World

 

A computer animated pre-school series, where fun-loving “WordFriends™” who are characters first and words second, morph into life when letters are placed together to form a word and go on "WordPlay" adventures!

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WordGirl

 

An animated series that teaches new vocabulary words to children in a variety of fun and interesting contexts. WordGirl is a superhero spoof, so storylines are funny takes of familiar stories from that genre. WordGirl enriches young audiences' vocabulary, closes the gap for those who don't grow up in language-rich environments, instills a love of language, and fosters better reading comprehension.

 

Martha Speaks

 

An animated television series, web site and outreach campaign featuring the humorous adventures of the loveable talking dog, Martha from the popular children's book series!

 

The Electric Company

 

Of the 70's made literacy funny and hip for kids by channeling the pop culture of its time. The all new Electric Company will reinvent the popular show for today's 6-9 year olds as a multi-screen and outreach educational experience!

 
 
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