Between the Lions (2000)
Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow
- Ken Scarborough
- Christopher Cerf
- Keri Horn
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Episode 1 - Three More Little Pigs;The Ants And The Grasshopper
Release Date: 2010-09-20Lionel, Leona, and the Wolf each try their hand at writing a sequel to The Three Little Pigs, and Leona finds a way to work and play. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Focuses on short u, the sound represented by the letter m, and synonyms for small (miniscule, little, petite, microscopic, tiny, teeny, diminutive, weeny).
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Episode 2 - A Birthday For Cow!;Rabbit's Gift
Release Date: 2010-09-27The humble turnip stars in this show about birthday celebrations, vegetables, and the gift of giving. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Features vocabulary about vegetables, relational vocabulary (over, under, around, through, into), and the short i sou
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Episode 3 - City Mouse And Country Mouse;The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country!
Release Date: 2010-10-04 -
Episode 4 - Pablo The Artist;Dream Carver
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Episode 5 - Roller Coaster;What Do Wheels Do All Day?
Release Date: 2010-10-18 -
Episode 6 - Not Norman;Me And My Cat?
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Episode 7 - My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks; Just What Mama Needs
Release Date: 2010-11-01The Lion family turns a box of junk into self-portraits, and Leona tricks Lionel into cleaning her room.
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Episode 8 - Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs; My House
Release Date: 2010-11-08Leona helps a snail find a new home in the library's new All Different Kinds of Homes wing, and Lionel moves into a new home too.
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Episode 9 - Deep in the Swamp & Trosclair and the Alligator
Release Date: 2010-11-15Lionel tries to frighten Leona with creepy, crawly swamp things, and a clever boy tricks a hungry alligator.
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Episode 10 - Red Parka Mary & Not Afraid of Dogs
Release Date: 2010-11-22