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ToddWorld Creator Making Animated Short for Sesame Street

Sesame Street will feature an animated short from ToddWorld creator, Todd Parr.  Along with creating ToddWorld, Parr has been the author and illustrator of dozens of children’s books.  His place on Sesame Street creating an animation fits in well with the young audience he has been making animations and books for over the years.  The animation by Todd Parr will be appearing on the 41st season of Sesame Street.   

Source:animationmagazine.net

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Dennisha and Chica from PBS Sprout at Sesame Place this Saturday

If you are familiar with the cable television channel PBS Sprout, then you probably know about the Sunnyside Up Show.  Each week a host along with Chica, a happy yellow bird,  introduces the shows  like Sesame Street and reads the happy birthday wishes that viewers have submitted.  Dennisha, one of the hosts of the Sunnyside Up Show, will be at Sesame Place with Chica on Saturday.

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Sesame Street Workshop will Have a Stars and Science this Season

Sesame Street  has always had it share of stars over the years.  Musicians, athletes, political figures and actors have each had their fare share of time on Sesame Street teaching preschoolers early learning concepts in fun ways that parents and kids would enjoy.   These stars are better known to parents than they are to 4 years-olds and therefore serve a purpose of making Sesame Street more entertaining for parents as they watch alongside their preschooler.  

In true Sesame Street fashion, this season will feature an exciting roster of celebrities and original parodies. Featured celebrities include: Academy Award-nominated actor, Jude Law; Golden Globe Award-winning actors Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman; Emmy Award-winning comedian Wanda Sykes; NFL superstars Reggie Bush and LaDainian Tomlinson; Grammy Award-winning artists Will.i.am, Usher and Michael McKean; pop star Katy Perry; American Idol’s Kara DioGuardi; Modern Family’s Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell; Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo; Parks & Recreation’s Amy Poehler; rap and TV star Rev Run; The Closer’s Kyra Sedgwick; Actors Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Romijn, Zoe Saldana, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Chris O’Donnell, Jim Parsons, Rachel Griffiths, Anna Faris, Terrence Howard; The View’s Sherri Shepherd; Today Show’s Natalie Morales; The Insider’s Samantha Harris; and Food Network star Alton Brown.

Along with stars, there will also be many segments on science which will be a continuation of Sesame Street’s 2 year science curriculum which began its implementation last season.   Super Grover 2.0, a brand new segment featuring Grover, will have an emphasis on science and technology.  

When the newest season of Sesame Street premieres on September 27, 2010 we will continue to have our favorites like Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Cookie Monster,Count von Count,Oscar the GrouchRosita , Telly Monster and Zoe.  Even with the many guest stars, they are stars that preschoolers tune in to see.

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See Sesame Street Across the Globe On Demand

Sesame Street started out in the United States, but now its reach has extended to several nations around the world.  These shows contain many of their cultural traits that make it more relatable to the children in each of the individual countries.  Now curious fans of Sesame Street can watch full-length episodes of several different international Sesame Street themed shows on demand at Amazon.com. 

Some of the shows include:

  • Takalani Sesame from South Africa, featuring Kami, the world’s first HIV-positive Muppet. Kami’s role is to help promote age-appropriate messages concerning the humanization, de-stigmatization and acceptance of people living with HIV, and encourage open discussion about coping with illness and loss; 
  • Sesame Tree from Northern Ireland, encouraging children to explore and appreciate the world around them, and promoting respect and understanding of self and others; 
  • Galli Galli Sim Sim from India, emphasizing the vibrant cultural heritage of children living in-country; and 
  • Alam SimSim from Egypt, educating and promoting the importance for young girls to develop a positive self image and positive self esteem.

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Free Ticket Give-Away for Sesame Street Live in La Crosse, Wisconsin

As the shows of Sesame Street Live make their way around the country, many different giveaways provide families with an opportunity to win tickets to see the performances for free.   One recent sweepstakes has one prize pack of 4 tickets to a performance of Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Healthy Heroes” in La Crosse, Wisconsin.   Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Healthy Heroes” teaches kids about being healthy through singing and dancing.  After Super Grover loses his super power Elmo, Abby Cadabby and his other friends on Sesame Street help him get become “super” again by showing how to have a lifestyle. Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Healthy Heroes” will be in at the La Crosse Center August 19, 2010 to August 22, 2010 for 5 shows.  Details on how to enter this giveaway is at the wkbt.com web site.

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Sesame Street Presents: The Body Exhibit now at The Science Center in Louisville, Kentucky

Sesame Street is all about teaching children about the world around them and the world inside of them. Sesame Street Presents: The Body is a touring exhibit that has been at several museums across the country. It is an interactive exhibit that aims to have children learn while having lots of fun.

From July 3, 2010 to January 2, 2011 it will be at The Science Center in Louisville, Kentucky. After The Science Center in Louisville, the exhibit will be heading to Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California.

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Win Tickets to Sesame Street Live in Alberta, Canada

It is another Sesame Street Live tickets giveaway. This times it for Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends. In this performance the Sesame Street friends let their imagination take hold and go to wondrously fun places. There will be singing and dancing from Elmo, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, Ernie, Bert, and others. 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends will be performed at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta July 23,2010 to July 25,2010. The Edmonton Journal is giving away 4 family ticket packages that include:

  • 4 tickets to see Sesame Street Live on one of the following dates – July 23, 24, 25, 2010
  • 4 Capital Ex gate admission passes
  • 2 ride-all-day passes

You can visit Edmonton Journal web site to get the contest rules and enter the contest. The deadline to enter the contest is this Sunday, July 18th.

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Sesame Street Gets Square in Nigeria

On June 10, 2010, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, visited the Mapetla Day Care Centre in Soweto.Dr. Bident also met Kami, the HIV-positive muppet from Takalani Sesame, South Africa’s version of Sesame Street. USAID’s education program had supported development of Takalani Sesame for South Africa. South Africa was the first country to adapt Sesame Street for radio broadcast to benefit children, teachers, families and caregivers.Together Dr. Biden and Kami distributed soccer balls to the children in celebration of South Africa hosting the first World Cup on the African continent.

Nigeria will be getting their version of Sesame Street called Sesame Square. Sesame Square will have two Muppets to present the information. One Muppet will be a little girl name Kami who is HIV positive. The second will be a boy Muppet whose name will be chosen by the people of Nigeria through text message.

These Muppets will present early language and math to the preschoolers of Nigeria. Sesame Square is being made possible by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development. The grant will also fund outreach programs to Nigeria’s preschoolers.

Sesame Workshop has Sesame Street programs across the world. Each program meets the needs of the children in that country. Having an HIV positive Muppet is important because HIV affects many of the children in Nigeria. Kami is also part of the South African version of Sesame Street, Takalani Sesame. South Africa and Nigeria is among the African countries facing a high incidence of HIV infection. In 2008 there 1.2million children that were left orphaned due to HIV, 2.6 million adults were infected with HIV, and 220 000 children were living with HIV. People throughout Nigeria are dealing with HIV virus in one way or another and Kami will be a Muppet that the Nigerian children can relate to.

Source: C21Media.com and UNAIDS

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New Jersey State Library Free Sesame Street Live Ticket Giveaway

New Jersey State Library wants to get everyone reading.  You submit your information with the name of a book that you read to enter in a drawing for free tickets to Sesame Street Live.  Sesame Street Live will be at the IZOD Theater September 30th to October 1st.  More information on the Sesame Street Live ticket giveaway.

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Hip Hop Harry in Concert at Sesame Place in September

Hip Hop Harry will be holding several concerts at Sesame Place September 18th and 19th. There will be three concerts each day at 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 3:00pm. Hip Hop Harry is rapping bear whose show by the same name airs on TLC and the Discovery Channel on week days. Harry teaches lessons all while adding a hip hop flare to things. Hip Hop Harry incorporate a lot of music, like a lot of children shows: Sesame Street, Barney, The Wiggles, The Fresh Beat Band. There is also a lot of dancing and movement on the show, something that ballerina Zoe would love.

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