Emmy award-winning animated series, WORDGIRL, produced by Scholastic Media's animation studio Soup2Nuts, will return this fall for a fun-filled second year on PBS KIDS GO!.
Beginning September 12, 2008, WORDGIRL fans everywhere can tune in to vocabulary-filled adventures in 18 new episodes.
This fall, WordGirl and her trusty sidekick Captain Huggy Face will take on dozens of new challenges in the brave pursuit of better vocabulary for all. WordGirl faces familiar nemeses -- the Butcher, Dr. Two-Brains, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Lady Redundant Woman among them -- and daring challenges from irreverent new characters like the antiseptic Steve McClean, Professor Tubing, the Masked Meat Marauder (c'mon, what other cartoon has two meat-wielding villains?), a mighty metal Mouse-Zilla robot, and more.
WORDGIRL has received numerous awards and accolades in the children's programming genre since its debut in September 2007. The show won the 2008 Daytime Emmy for "Best Writing in Animation," the 2008 Television Critics Association Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming," a 2008 Parent's Choice Award in the "Parent's Choice Recommended" category, and a 2008 Pulcinella Award Official Selection as part of the International Showcase at the "Cartoons On The Bay" festival in Salerno, Italy. The show's website at (www.pbskidsgo.org/wordgirl) also was named a 2008 Finalist for the Prix Jeunesse International Interactivity Prize.
In each episode, WordGirl takes kids on an adventure to learn about four new vocabulary words. This fall, fans will learn words ranging from "appreciate" and "awestruck" to "quest' and "undefeated."
WORDGIRL chronicles the madcap adventures of Becky Botsford, a mild-mannered fifth grader who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl -- caped crusader and definition dynamo. When there is trouble in The City, this super heroine-in-disguise uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws bent on "word" domination. With the help of her faithful monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl spends each episode defeating a quirky cast of villains -- from Dr. Two-Brains to The Butcher -- with her power punches and dictionary strength.
The show is designed to enrich children's vocabulary, instill a love of language and foster better reading comprehension. To extend the show's vocabulary-building, the WORDGIRL website (www.pbskidsgo.org/wordgirl) will feature new videos and games, as well as updated installments of "Power Words" and "Freeze Frame" featuring vocabulary words from the new episodes.
WORDGIRL airs five days a week on PBS KIDS GO! (check local listings for times). New books from Scholastic based on the series will be available in spring 2009.
