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12:00 am
Reading Rainbow[#607]
Desert Giant
LeVar introduces this episode from the Sonora Desert in Arizona. The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash is read by Philip Bosco. LeVar discusses features of cacti and desert animals that aid in their survival. Jerry Brewer, a herpetologist known as "The Snake Man" displays some desert snakes. Other books highlighted include Snakes Are Hunters, A Living Desert and Cactus.
duration 28:38
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12:30 am
Between the Lions[#109]
Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? Well, was he?
duration 28:46
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1:00 am
Clifford's Puppy Days[#111]
No Small Parts/Fine Feathered Friend
* No Small Parts - Nina has made her friends the stars in her new play about springtime, but she insists that everything be done her way. When her cast and crew quit, she is finally able to do everything herself. Will her one-person production be a success?
* Fine Feathered Friend - Norville is molting, and he is so embarrassed by the way he looks that he refuses to let his friends see him. How will Norville's friends help him to see that they like him for who he is, not what he looks like?
duration 28:46
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1:30 am
Martha Speaks[#106]
Martha Blah Blah/Skits Behaves
* Martha Blah Blah* (*book based) - Granny Flo decides to cut costs at the soup factory. Who would notice if each bowl of soup had only half the letters of the alphabet anyway? Martha would, that's who. As the letters are subtracted from the soup, they're also subtracted from her speech, and Martha loses her ability to communicate. Has Martha ordered her last burger? Vocabulary - (E) limit, add, subtract, reduce, diminish (I) few, greater, higher, more, less.
* Skits Behaves - Now that Skits is full grown, his rambunctious behavior has really gotten out of hand. Mom and Dad tell Helen she has to train Skits or he will have to be an outside dog. Helen tries all the latest training techniques with no success, until she realizes there's only one sure-fire training method: practice, lots of practice. Vocabulary - (E) improve(ment), progress, expand, behave, develop (I) better, misbehave, grow(n)(th), manners, learn.
duration 28:46
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2:00 am
Arthur[#702]
Francine's Split Decision/Muffy Goes Metropolitan
Francine's Split Decision - 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 Goes Metropolitan - 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 unending parade of glamorous fashions, high culture, and fine cuisine! But can Muffy accept city realities that are quite different - yet perhaps more interesting - than her fantasies?