It's a Big, Big, World - Investigate Your World
Young children are naturally curious about animals and the natural world.It's a Big, Big Worldpresents a cast of lovable bun rako animal puppets who explore a CGI animated natural world by combining curiosity with scientific investigation in a way that thoroughly delights audiences ages 2 to 7.  Created by Emmy Award winner Mitchell Kriegman ofBear in the Big Blue Housefame, this PBS program features a laid-back sloth named Snook who lives in the world tree and helps everyone from the marmosets Smooch and Winslow to Ick the fish and Bob the anteater understand things like weather, ant behavior, flower movement, and even the metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog.  Far from a dry lesson in the scientific method, Snook sings, explores, and consults a wise turtle named Madge to gain an understanding of the creatures and natural processes around him.  Just as appealing asBear in the Big Blue House, the puppetry is fabulous, the characters endearing, and the world-inspired music both catchy and effective.  Each episode is followed by a brief "Did You Know" segment highlighting key facts about animals featured in the shows and a songs bonus feature allows young viewers to replay their favorite "music videos" from the episodes.  This is a high quality nature program that's very appealing to young children.--Tami Horiuchi