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Big Big Worldit's a big big world

IT'S A BIG BIG WORLD is an innovative new preschool science series that will offer parents and kids new ways to think and talk about the world. Produced in "Shadowmation," a patented technique combining puppet animatronics with computer generated animation, the television series will feature a diverse group of animal characters brought to vibrant life in a lush jungle setting. With a unique curriculum that brings science and geography to preschoolers, IT'S A BIG BIG WORLD presents science not just as a series of facts, but as an exciting process of discovery.



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Cassie 11/20 @ 6:30 A.M. big big waterhole/ oko's songbook (Show 140)
Ick wants to leave the waterhole to play games with his friends. Oko shares his favorite songs.  

11/21 @ 6:30 A.M. not found here (Show 101)
Smooch, Winslow and Snook look for Wartz, the tadpole and find that he is now a tree frog!  

11/24 @ 6:30 A.M. ant ray vision/ moving on up (Show 102)
Bob tries to see things from an ant's point of view. Smooch wants to move out of her home.  

11/25 @ 6:30 A.M. in good voice/ wartz's family tree (Show 139)
Bob searches for another animal that can make a night howl when Oka has a case of laryngitis.  

11/27 @ 6:30 A.M. not found here (Show 101)
Smooch, Winslow and Snook look for Wartz, the tadpole and find that he is now a tree frog!  

12/1 @ 6:30 A.M. balance/ ick alone (Show 103)
Wartz is upset that he can't seesaw. Ick is afraid of Burdette because some birds eat fish.  

12/2 @ 6:30 A.M. burdette queen ant/ one monkey too many (Show 104)
Burdette decides to be the Queen of the World Tree. Wartz wants to be a monkey instead of a frog.  

12/3 @ 6:30 A.M. my friend will bee right back/ learning to fly (Show 105)
Bob befriends a bee named Stripey. Winslow tries to fly and challenges Burdette to a competition.  

12/4 @ 6:30 A.M. spirit/ shell (Show 106)
The marmosets set out to find the Wood Tree's spirit. Bob and Winslow find a snail named Rocky.  

12/5 @ 6:30 A.M. balance/ ick alone (Show 103)
Wartz is upset that he can't seesaw. Ick is afraid of Burdette because some birds eat fish.  

12/8 @ 6:30 A.M. burdette queen ant/ one monkey too many (Show 104)
Burdette decides to be the Queen of the World Tree. Wartz wants to be a monkey instead of a frog.  

12/9 @ 6:30 A.M. my friend will bee right back/ learning to fly (Show 105)
Bob befriends a bee named Stripey. Winslow tries to fly and challenges Burdette to a competition.  

12/10 @ 6:30 A.M. spirit/ shell (Show 106)
The marmosets set out to find the Wood Tree's spirit. Bob and Winslow find a snail named Rocky.  

12/11 @ 6:30 A.M. out on a limb/ the more things change (Show 107)
Winslow gets stuck on the top of the World Tree. Snook teaches the monkeys that change can be great.  

12/12 @ 6:30 A.M. dancing/ king of the tree (Show 108)
His friends use dancing to keep Snook awake. Bob uses measurements to see if the tree will flood.  

12/15 @ 6:30 A.M. burdette bald eagle/ hot ice (Show 109)
Everyone learns about molting when Burdette's feathers fall out. The kids learn that ice melts.  

12/16 @ 6:30 A.M. color my world/ smooch's caterpillar (Show 110)
Snook teaches Bob that animals are different colors for their protection. Harry becomes a butterfly!  

12/17 @ 6:30 A.M. out on a limb/ the more things change (Show 107)
Winslow gets stuck on the top of the World Tree. Snook teaches the monkeys that change can be great.  

12/18 @ 6:30 A.M. dancing/ king of the tree (Show 108)
His friends use dancing to keep Snook awake. Bob uses measurements to see if the tree will flood.  

12/19 @ 6:30 A.M. burdette bald eagle/ hot ice (Show 109)
Everyone learns about molting when Burdette's feathers fall out. The kids learn that ice melts.  



 

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11/4 Amazing Grace (Show 802)
Grace is a little girl who wants to be Peter Pan in the school play. She runs into obstacles because she is black and female, but refuses to give in. Join LeVar on a visit with Whoopi Goldberg - Actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg, shares some of her experiences. Scenes from many of her movies and specials are shown.Watch a female hockey player in action - Lauren is a successful hockey player in a sport that is typically all male. Discover what a boiler mechanic does - Sheila tells her story of training for a career as a boiler mechanic, and shares some of the challenges of being employed in a predominately male field.



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