Attention all Arthur fans! PBS KIDS GO!’s ARTHUR is in it’s 14th season and is celebrating Earth Day with 5 brand-new episodes beginning today!(Please check your local listings). Starting with “Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea,” as Buster and Arthur learn that keeping our beaches and waterways clean is the real message.
and continuing through the special Go Green Challenge online, Arthur and friends will teach kids simple steps they can take to help protect the environment. Kids can join their favorite ARTHUR characters in support of a green cause and will be able to print out a “Challenge Page” to keep track of their green actions.
Also, in a special episode airing Thursday, April 28, 2011 (again, be sure to check local listings), kids learn that teamwork can help their dreams soar when NASA Astronaut Mike Finke guest-stars on ARTHUR in “Buster Spaces Out”.
Here’s the show’s lineup:
Friday, April 22, 2011 – Follow the Bouncing Ball, Buster Baxter and the Letter from
the Sea
Monday, April 25, 2011 – Around the World in 11 Minutes, Muffy and the Big Bad Blog
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 – Arthur Unravels, All the Rage
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 – D.W., Queen of the Comeback, In My Africa
Thursday, April 28, 2011 – Buster Spaces Out, The Long Road Home
“This Earth Day, we wanted to show kids how simple actions can affect the environment,” says Senior Executive Producer Carol Greenwald. “Through this episode and the Go Green Challenge, kids can learn simple steps that they can take to help protect the world around them.”
About PBS KIDS GO!
PBS KIDS GO! offers early elementary children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and community-based programs. For more information on specific PBS KIDS GO! programs supporting literacy, science, math and
more, visit PBS.org/pressroom.
