The animals of the World Tree celebrate their differences in five fun-filled episodes of the award-winning children's TV show.
Nature is the perfect example of the importance of diversity, and these animated adventures in the rainforest will show young viewers why it's better that we all have our own ways of doing things. Many of the stories deal with differences in food preferences, revealing that one creature's "yuck" is another one's "yum." Whether their own tastes run to leaves, nuts, or fruit, one thing they all end up agreeing on is that respecting each other's individuality is the ultimate sign of good taste.
Babies, who take things strictly at face value, may not understand what the big deal is about everybody being different--and it would be fantastic if they could hold on to that feeling forever! Two-year-olds will enjoy learning in "The Big Race" about the fastest animals on land, water, and in the air, but since they're not in any of those categories, they'll find it reassuring to see that each inhabitant of the World Tree makes a valuable contribution just by going at their own pace.
"World Tree Cuisine" may become a favorite episode of preschoolers, who will relate to the animals' excitement about celebrating the World Tree's birthday with a cake--and their anxiety about it not being made of ingredients they like! Young viewers will watch with interest to see how wise Madge comes up with a solution so everyone will be happy and Burdette can have nuts and seeds, Wartz can have flies and Winslow and Smooch can have bananas! Preschoolers, who sometimes wish they were someone else, will follow "One Monkey Too Many," in which Wartz is determined to be like Winslow and Smooch, and will be relieved when Snook tells him, "You'll always be a tree frog, and that's pretty great."
Most older kids will find these episodes too babyish, but will probably agree with Snook's comment, "If everyone spent more time looking at things from others' points of view, we'd have to get along." They may also get caught up in Animal Fun Facts, learning surprising information like "ants can lift 12 times their own weight," "many types of fish don't sleep," and "turtles don't have any teeth."
