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Kids Programs A-Z

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ARTHUR, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning children's series based on Marc Brown's popular Arthur books.

Arthur

Arthur follows the adventures and misadventures of 8-year-old Arthur Read (an aardvark), his little sister D.W., and his friends and family. Each of the episodes consists of two stories that focus on themes central to children's lives. For ages 4 and up.

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He's big. He's red. He's irresistible. He's CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG. Clifford loves frolicking with his friends, Emily Elizabeth, T-Bone and Cleo (pictured).

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford, his human Emily Elizabeth and his dog pals Cleo and T-Bone introduce children to gentle lessons about being part of a community, acceptance and resolving differences. Clifford's "every dog" kindness has made him and his book series enormously popular with parents and kids for almost 40 years. For ages 4 and up.

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Based on the best-selling Curious George books by Margret and H.A. Rey, and narrated by Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy, the series aims to inspire kids to explore science, math, and engineering in the world around them.

Curious George

Curious George, based on the children's classic created by Margret and H.A. Rey in 1941, uses George's insatiable curiosity as a way of acquainting preschoolers with key concepts in math, science and engineering. For children 3 to 6 years old.

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Dinosaur Train

This new animated series from the Jim Henson Company embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills. Dinosaur Train is seen through the eyes of Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go for adventures on the Dinosaur Train to meet all kinds of dinosaurs in different eras and learn fascinating new facts about these incredible creatures.

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Based on the popular books by Susan Meddaugh, Martha Speaks follows the adventures of Martha, a beloved family dog, whose appetite for alphabet soup gives her the power of human speech.

Martha Speaks

Based on the best-selling children's book series by Susan Meddaugh, Martha Speaks follows the adventures of Martha, a loveable dog who gains the ability to speak after eating alphabet soup. Martha uses her newfound abilities in a vocabulary-rich environment to find jobs, wear disguises, win contests and order lots of steaks. For children 4 to 7 years old.

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Sesame Street

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. For children 2 to 4 years old.

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Sid the Science Kid is a new educational animated television series promoting exploration, discovery and science readiness for preschoolers. Pictured: Sid and his friends observe why things melt. From left to right: May, Sid, Gabriela and Gerald.

Sid the Science Kid

Sid the Science Kid, a new animated series from The Jim Henson Company, follows an inquisitive preschooler named Sid who begins each day asking a question such as "Why are my shoes shrinking?" and "Why do bananas get mushy?" and then sets out to discover the answer with the help of family and friends. The series features a practical in-school science curriculum and uses music and humor to celebrate children's natural curiosity about science in everyday life.

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Hip Hip Hooray! Super Readers Save the Day! - It's the Super Readers to the rescue in Super WHY! Super WHY! features the literacy-powered adventures of Super Why, along with his best friends Alpha Pig, Wonder Red and Princess Presto. The standout, imagination-stimulating series is the only superhero property that helps preschoolers learn to read through interactive fairytale adventures.

Super WHY!

Super WHY! is a 3-D animated adventure series, produced by the creators of Blue's Clues, designed to provide children with the critical skills they need to read (and love to read!). For ages 3-6.

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The Electric Company

The Electric Company

Created by Sesame Workshop, the makers of Sesame Street, The Electric Company returns with a new series featuring a lively cast of young characters who are joined by guest celebrities. Each half-hour episode focuses on literacy skills through a narrative storyline interspersed with music videos, animation, sketch comedy and short film.

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WORDGIRL chronicles the adventures of Becky Bostford, who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl - caped crusader and definition dynamo!

WordGirl

WordGirl follows the everyday life and superhero adventures of WordGirl as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. For children 6 to 8 years old.

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In WORDWORLD, words are truly the stars of a show. Each episode is a fun narrative built around the WordFriends, who are characters first and words second. WordWorld is a colorful, vibrant, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges in the same way: through WordPlay.

WordWorld

WordWorld is the preschool series where words are truly the stars of the show. Young children are introduced to a colorful, vibrant world of words with the lovable, legible WordFriends — animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are. For ages 3-5.

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