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A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series.
What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will...
What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will...
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The Comic Book: Attack of the Eraser - Whyatt and his friends are playing kickball in the park when Wolfy erases the score! The super readers fly into a new kind of reading material - a comic book - called "Attack of the Eraser" to track down the diabolical Eraser who's causing trouble in Reader Valley. Will Super Why and his friends be able to stop Eraser from wiping out all of the words in Reader Valley - or have they finally met their match?
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Baby Joy is having a GIANT-sized tantrum, and nothing will calm her down! The Super Readers use their literacy powers to venture up Jack's Beanstalk and meet a real giant! Whyatt learns about the soothing power of music from his big brother Jack. Educational Objectives: To learn strategies for soothing someone, use the alphabet and identify the letters A, E, N and Z. Kids will practice spelling, and use the power to read to change the story.
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"Armored Like an Ankylosaurus"The kids travel on the Dinosaur Train with Mr. Pteranodon to see his hero, Hank Ankylosaurus, play a game of Dinoball. Afterwards, they even get to play with Hank and learn what it's like to be a dinosaur that's covered with armored plates and a mighty club for a tail. "Campout! "Our Pteranodon family goes to the Big Pond for their first overnight camp out and meets a small frog with a big voice
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A Present for Mommy: Mommy's having a bad day - first she can't find her car keys, then she and Caillou have to shovel the car out, and then the car won't start! At playschool Caillou decides to make her a present to cheer her up. His first two attempts don't turn out but he perseveres and makes her a picture of a sun - to melt all the snow! Caillou the Chef: Jeffrey and Jason are coming over for dinner - it's a make-your-own pizza party! Caillou...
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"Fast Friends"Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! Our kids love meeting the fast-moving and fast-talking twins. "T. rex Teeth" When Buddy loses a tooth, Mom takes him to Rexville to ask his Tyrannosaurus friends all about T. rex teeth. They explain that he'll grow new teeth to replace the old ones.
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Caillou learns two very important lessons in this episode- patience and persistence. Caillou, his father and his grandfather go for a walk in the woods and try to catch falling leaves. In the second story, Caillou learns to tie his shoe laces. In the third story, Caillou's father teaches him to swim. Finally, after Caillou takes a bad fall off of his bicycle, he learns that he has to get back on again.
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To excel in science, Mr. Ratburn's class has to prove that they have P.A.N.T.S.-the ability to be patient, attentive, nosy, thoughtful, and systematic. And Arthur's certain he's got 'em to ace his ant project until the crawly creatures end up everywhere but in their ant-farm! Can Arthur's P.A.N.T.S. save his project - and save the ants from the exterminator? Muffy starts an advice column in the school newspaper to launch her career as a rich and famous...
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Martha Takes the CakeIt's Alice's birthday and everybody's invited, including Martha. The only problem is that Nelson (Martha's cat nemesis) will be there too. When somebody-or some animal-ruins the birthday cake, Alice's brother Ronald thinks Martha's responsible. Martha proclaims her innocence . . . but why was she surrounded by cake crumbs?Vocabulary(E) innocent, guilty, biased, witness(ed), evidence(I) judge, jury, trial, prove, true/truthCodename:...
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Lakewood Elementary is sure to win the big bowling tournament on Saturday, with Francine leading the team. So what if Francine's cousin is having his Bar Mitzvah at exactly that same time? The amazing Francine can be in both places - or at least seem to be- and no one will be the wiser. Or so she thinks. Muffy happily accepts Sue Ellen's invitation to spend the weekend in the bustling metropolis, Crown City. At last! Her big chance to revel in an...
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Oh, Noooo!
Granny Flo's Alphabet Soup is taking a licking from the competition, Oodles of Os. If Granny Flo goes out of business, how will Martha communicate? To increase sales, Helen, Martha, and T.D. set out to convince Granny Flo to advertise on the popular TV show, International Icon. Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson?
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(E) deceive(ing), honest(ly), dishonest, mislead(ing), popular
(I) trust(ing), believe(able), fooling,...
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Arthur is thrilled when Dad invites him to go fly fishing for the weekend. Finally - an escape from D.W.! But when a change in plans forces them to include her, Arthur's had enough. Does D.W. always have to get her own way? Ever wonder where all those missing socks go? One minute they're in the laundry basket, and the next, poof!, they've vanished! Find out once and for all when Baby Kate and Pal - and some of their furry friends - team up to solve...
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Caillou gets laryngitis and loses his voice so he spends the day playing charades in order to communicate. Caillou and his friend Leo spend the day looking for a a lost toy airplane and find everything but. When he goes to visit his grandpa, Caillou is given a very special place to hide. Real kids play hide-and-seek. Rexie uses magic to help DeeDee find her "precious thing."
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It's the Annual Junior Princess Competition, and Princess Pea is worried she won't be able to pass the test and win her very own Golden Crown! The Super Readers soar into the fairytale adventure of The Princess and the Pea, and learn all about Princess Priscilla - Princess Pea's mother - and her Princess test! Princess Priscilla surprises everyone with her quick thinking, and inspires Princess Pea to follow in her mother's footsteps.
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In this episode of Zoboomafoo, the Kratt brothers and Zoboomafoo spend some time with a foal and her mother, a strong Belgian horse. Along the way, they learn everything there is to know about a horse. Also, zebras visit Animal Junction to show how they are similar and different from the other horses.