The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl, a new series of animated shorts from Scholastic Media and its animation house, Soup2Nuts, will begin airing this week on PBS KIDS GO! block. The two-minute educational cartoons will air during the breaks of specific episodes of Maya & Miguel and will also be available online at PBSKIDSGO.org.
The series chronicles the adventures of Becky Bostford, a mild-mannered fifth grader who, at the call of duty, transforms into caped crusader and definition dynamo WordGirl. With the help of her faithful monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws bent on ‘word’ domination. The series is intended to introduce vocabulary in an age-appropriate, humorous manner to engage early elementary school kids and help them build their language and literacy skills.
Created and produced by Soup2Nuts, The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl boasts an all-star cast which includes Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live) and Wanda Sykes (Over the Hedge).
PBS will start airing twenty two-minute WordGirl shorts on November 10. In addition, ten one-minute shorts will premiere within the PBS KIDS GO! block beginning November 13. The show’s dedicated companion website features educational games and activities and can be found at http://pbskidsgo.org/wordgirl.
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