Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
In Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, the fun-filled sequel to the hit animated movie, Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat set out on a madcap cross-country adventure to reunite Kayla, a homesick elephant, with her family. This unlikely trio faces all types of comic calamities and colorful characters and in the end learns that with family, friends and determination you can achieve anything. Curious George 2 features the voices of Tim Curry, Matt Lauer, Jamie Kennedy and Jerry Lewis.

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
In A Very Monkey Christmas, Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat are having a wonderful time getting ready for Christmas. There’s only one dilemma – neither of them can figure out what to give the other for a present! In the end, both gift-giving predicaments are simply and beautifully resolved, revealing the true spirit of the holiday season.

KLRU is opening up our studios on Saturday, March 5, from 11 am to 4 pm for children and their parents to explore their public television station. As part of Explore UT, KLRU will let the community see television equipment at work throughout the day and feature storytime with PBS KIDS host Miss Rosa at 11 am and 2 pm.

MAYA & MIGUEL are Pumped Up to Get Kids Moving!

Weekdays at 2 pm
Monday, September 20th – Tuesday, September 28th

As national spokes-kids for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign against childhood obesity, our twin-tastic spitfires can’t wait to energize kids EVERYWHERE to start eating and playing healthy.

Voiced by award-winning actor Martin Short, Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat guides friends Sally and Nick – with a little help from the Fish, Thing 1 and Thing 2 – on fun-filled adventures where they make natural-science discoveries, from how bees make honey to why owls sleep during the day. The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That will join the line up on Labor Day, Sept. 6.

Unfortunately we are also loosing one KLRU Kid favorite from the lineup. Since its premiere in 1999, Dragon Tales has helped build children’s social emotional skills, as well as supporting a music and cultural diversity curriculum. Production of new episodes concluded in the third season, in 2005. As broadcast and web rights are set to expire, PBS will no longer be able to show episodes of Dragon Tales or serve web video and game content after August 2010.

Here is the new KLRU Kids Lineup:

• 5 Sesame Street (Sun) Mister Rogers (Sat)
• 5:30 Bob the Builder (Sat)
• 6 Curious George (Sun) Thomas and Friends (Sat)
• 6:30 Cat in the Hat (Sun and Sat starts 9/4) Word World (Mon to Fri)
• 7 Sesame Street
• 8 Curious George
• 8:30 Cat in the Hat (starts 9/6)
• 9 Super Why (Mon to Sat)
• 9:30 Dinosaur Train (Mon to Fri) Biscuit Brothers (Sat)
• 10 Sid the Science Kid (Mon to Fri)
• 10:30 Word World (Mon to Fri)
• 11 Clifford (Mon to Fri), Mama Mirabella (Mon ending 8/30)
• 11:30 Barney & Friends (Mon to Fri) Dragon Tales (Mon to Fri ending 8/27 see note above for more details)
• noon Thomas and Friends (Mon) Bob the Builder (Tue) Angelina Ballerina (Wed) Franny’s Feet (Thur) Mister Rogers (Fri)
• 12:30 Between the Lions (Mon to Fri)
• 1 A Place of Our Own (Mon to Fri)
• 1:30 Los Niños En Su Casa (Mon to Fri)
• 2 Maya & Miguel (Mon to Fri)
• 2:30 Martha Speaks (Mon to Fri)
• 3 Arthur (Mon to Fri)
• 3:30 Word Girl (Mon to Fri) Saddle Club (Fri until 9/17)
• 4 Electric Company (Mon to Fri)
• 4:30 Fetch (Mon to Fri) SciGirls (Tue, Thur ending 8/31)
• 5 Dragonfly TV (Mon) Cyberchase (Tue to Thur) Biz Kid$ (Fri)

Becky just wants to read a book on the last day of summer but Tobey and his latest robot creation are AGGRAVATING her. Can WordGirl figure out how to stop crime and PROLONG her last day of vacation?

Then, when TJ foils a crime during his baseball game with an EXTRAORDINARY home run, he becomes “the Home Run King,” the city’s latest superhero. FORTUNATELY, WordGirl steps in to save the day when he gets in over his head fighting real crimes.

Six new episodes will broadcast throughout the fall beginning September 13th.

Starting School

As families prepare for a new school year, parents can ease the transition by initiating some conversations and trying new routines.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/goingtoschool/starting_school.html

Climb aboard for a

Premieres Friday, August 20th,  9:30-10:30am

Climb aboard as Buddy and the entire Pteranodon family board the DINOSAUR TRAIN to embark on their first underwater adventure in the new one-hour special “Dinosaur Train Under the Sea,” airing Friday, August 20 on KLRU. The Pteranodon family learns about new aquatic creatures when they ride the train through a glass-encased time tunnel that dives down under the sea to explore the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic oceans. The train also features the new Aquacar, and open car filled with sea water for carrying their new friends.

Meet Our New Underwater Friends!

Elmer Elasmosaurus: The Dinosaur Train’s new Aquacar gets its first passenger when the Pteranodon family helps transport Elmer back to his home in the ocean.  This long-necked, giant marine reptile is a deep-sea diver with a special talent for holding his breath.

Carla Cretoxyrhina: On their underwater excursion, the Pteranodon family meets up with a young shark named Carla Cretoxyrhina, who turns out to be much nicer than her reputation suggests.

The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers: Buddy and his family continue their underwater adventure by traveling deep underwater on the Dinosaur Train to view two backwards-bounding brothers named Max and Mitch Michelinoceras.

Paulie Pliosaurus: The Pteranodon family wrap up  their  Dinosaur Train underwater exploration with a visit to a marine reptile called  Paulie Pliosaurus, a creature known as the “T. rex of the Ocean.”

There’s great reproducible activity sheet for children and a step-by-step instruction sheet for parents and caregivers on conducting a watery science learning activity with kids. Dinosaur Train colorful hypothesis

Look for more great WordGirl programs coming your way….

A brand-new season of WordGirl launches August 23 with the premiere of the end of summer/back-to-school episode #301 “Bummertime/The Homerun King.”

Six new episodes will broadcast throughout the fall

Dell Children’s 3rd Birthday
Saturday, June 26th
10am – 2pm
Dell Children’s Medical Center (directions)
4900 Mueller Boulevard
Healing Garden, west side of hospital