Curious About George? Curious About George? Celebrate Reading with Curious George! Who isn’t smitten with Curious George? No matter your age, the inquisitive little fellow who always seems to get into one scrape after another has, in all likelihood, captured your heart. Perhaps his popularity lies in the predictability of his unpredictability. You know that the second the man with the yellow hat leaves the house, warning George to be careful, George is going to get into trouble. And when George starts getting into trouble, he only digs himself deeper. As Margret Rey observed, “George can do what kids can’t do. He can paint a room from the inside. He can hang from a kite in the sky. He can let the animals out of their pens on the farm. He can do all these naughty things that kids would like to do.” One cannot give enough credit to the Reys. H. A.’s delightful illustrations and Margret’s clear and precise turn of phrase may appear effortless, but that’s only because they labored over each book to achieve that perfect look and tone. Instead of relying on marketing surveys for book ideas, H. A. and Margret Rey each looked to the child within.

“I know what I liked as a child," H. A. once said, "and I don’t do any book that I, as a child, wouldn’t have liked.” About H. A. and Margret Rey Hans Augusto Rey Hans Rey and friend Margret Rey and her cocker spaniel, Scoopy, circa 1956 Hans Augusto Rey was born on September 16, 1898, in Hamburg, Germany. He grew up there near the world-famous Hagenbeck Zoo, and developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing. Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein (who would be known to most of the world as Margret Rey) was also born in Hamburg on May 16, 1906. The two met briefly when Margret was a young girl, before she left Hamburg to study art. They were reunited in 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans was selling bathtubs as part of a family business and Margret was escaping the political climate in Germany. Margret convinced Hans to leave the family business, and soon they were working together on a variety of projects.

Hans and Margret were married in Brazil on August 16, 1935, and they moved to Paris after falling in love with the city during their European honeymoon. It was there that Hans published his first children’s book, after a French publisher saw his newspaper cartoons of a giraffe and asked him to expand upon them. Raffy and the Nine Monkeys (Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys in the British and American editions) was the result, and it marked the debut of a mischievous monkey named Curious George. After Raffy and the Nine Monkeys was published, the Reys decided that Curious George deserved a book of his own, so they began work on a manuscript that featured the lovable and exceedingly curious little monkey. But the late 1930s and early ’40s were a tumultuous time in Europe, and before the new manuscript could be published, the Reys—both German Jews—found themselves in a horrible situation. Hitler and his Nazi party were tearing through Europe, and they were poised to take control of Paris. Knowing that they must escape before the Nazis took power, Hans cobbled together two bicycles out of spare parts.

Early in the morning of June 14, 1940, the Reys set off on their bicycles. They brought very little with them on their predawn flight — only warm coats, a bit of food, and five manuscripts, one of which was Curious George. The Nazis entered Paris just hours later, but the Reys were already on their way out. They rode their makeshift bicycles for four long days until reaching the French-Spanish border, where they sold them for train fare to Lisbon. From there they made their way to Brazil and on to New York City, beginning a whole new life as children’s book authors. Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, and for seventy-five years these books have been capturing the hearts and minds of readers throughout the world. All the Curious George books, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans, have sold more than twenty-five million copies. So popular that his original story has never been out of print, George has become one of the most beloved and recognizable characters in children’s literature.

His adventures have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, French, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Swedish, German, Chinese, Danish, and Norwegian. Although both of the Reys have passed away — Hans in 1977 and Margret in 1996—George lives on in the Curious George Foundation. Established in 1989, this foundation funds programs for children that share Curious George’s irresistible qualities—ingenuity, opportunity, determination, and curiosity in learning and exploring. Much consideration is given to programs that benefit animals, through preservation as well as the prevention of cruelty to animals. The foundation supports community outreach programs that emphasize the importance of family, from counseling to peer support groups. Frequently Asked Questions about Curious George Margret and Hans Rey were both born in Germany. How did they wind up in America? After meeting briefly in Germany, Hans and Margret were reunited while working in Rio de Janeiro. They were married in 1935 and moved to Paris soon after. Unfortunately, the political climate in Europe was changing, and by the spring of 1940 Hitler was poised to take over Paris.

Hans and Margret fled on homemade bicycles with little more than the clothes on their backs and a handful of manuscripts—one of which starred an inquisitive little monkey named Curious George—hours before German troops marched into the city. After a brief stay in Brazil, they found their way to New York City and eventually settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read all about the Reys’ exciting escape from Paris in The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey . Did the Reys like animals? Both Hans and Margret were very fond of animals, and their first stop when visiting a new city was always the zoo. They owned a series of cocker spaniels, which Hans sometimes featured in his illustrations. And Hans was well known around his summer home for rescuing injured animals and nursing them back to health. One of these animals—an orphaned chipmunk named Coffee, whom Hans had hand-fed with an eyedropper and returned to the wild—came back each summer to visit his human friends. How did the Reys work together to create their wonderful books?

Hans liked to say that the couple had “our books, her books, and my books,” and the process behind each of these was different. For the books that they created together, which include the original seven Curious George stories and Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World, Hans was usually in charge of the ideas and the illustrations, while Margret handled the plot and the writing. However, the lines of responsibility were often blurred on these books, and their collaborative process was more complex than these simple divisions suggest. In addition, Hans produced several astronomy books that did not involve Margret, and Margret wrote books on her own that Hans illustrated (Pretzel, Spotty). Where did Hans and Margret get their ideas? Both Hans and Margret believed that ideas could come from anywhere at any time … while soaking in the tub, walking through the woods, reading a book, or dining with friends. A news clipping about two mice that were sent into space to study the effects of weightlessness inspired the story of George’s own space flight in Curious George Gets a Medal. Earlier in the same book, George’s bubbly cleaning methods were inspired by a story told to the Reys by a friend.

Often, Hans would decide that he would like to see George do something like visit a museum or fly through the air, and this would spark Margret’s imagination. Did Margret and Hans limit themselves to children’s books, or did their creativity find other outlets? Margret and Hans founded the first advertising agency in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans to produced a variety of advertising art and Margret wrote ad copy. Throughout his life, Hans also drew maps and posters, illustrated cookbooks, and designed holiday cards for businesses and personal use. Margret had received formal art training at the Bauhaus and thus was active in both visual and literary arts. In addition to her writing, she was interested in photography, pottery, and needlepoint. Why did Hans have to redraw all the pictures for Curious George? Originally, Hans had created watercolor illustrations for Curious George, his first American book. However, to keep printing costs down, many American publishers of this era required their illustrators to create preseparated artwork for their books. This meant that the artist would create four different drawings for each illustration — one drawing for each color of ink that would be applied to the paper.

Printer’s plates were created from these separations and, if all went well, the colors blended perfectly on the printed page. In keeping with this practice, Hans was asked to create separations for Curious George, and his original watercolors were tucked away. As the years passed and publishing methods became more sophisticated, the cost of reproducing original artwork fell. In 1998, fifty-seven years after it was first published, Houghton Mifflin produced a collector’s edition of The Original Curious George that was printed from Hans’s original watercolors. How did Curious George Goes to the Hospital come about? The Reys created this book at the request of officials at Boston Children’s Hospital, who wanted a book to prepare children for a hospital stay. The book was difficult to write but brought a great deal of satisfaction to the Reys because so many parents wrote to tell them how it eased their child’s trauma. Why didn’t Margret’s name appear on all the early Curious George books? As Margret told it, “When we first came to America, our publisher suggested we use my husband’s name because the children’s book field was so dominated by women. They thought it would sell better.

After a time, I thought, ’Why the devil did I do that?’ so since then my name has appeared also.” How large a role did George play in the Reys’ daily lives? George was, as Margret liked to say, “Not an obsession with me at all. But he is the family breadwinner; he has put food on my table for many, many years.” As such, he was afforded a place of honor in their home, and there were various drawings, toys, trinkets, and the like depicting George. From time to time, the Reys would also grant interviews about their most famous creation, or meet with their young fans. Isn’t there an interesting story behind the 2000 publication of Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World? Anita Silvey, who at the time was the publisher for Houghton Mifflin Children’s Books, discovered the manuscript at an exhibition of the Reys’ papers presented by the de Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. As Anita tells the story, “I noticed a case enclosing an intriguing watercolor drawing labeled ’Unpublished work of H. A.

Rey.’ Within a few minutes, Dee [Jones, curator of the de Grummond Collection] produced the original sketches for a book … suddenly I realized that the Reys had clearly brought a fifth book from Paris.” Houghton Mifflin published this “lost” manuscript amid much excitement and acclaim. Curious George - H. A. Rey, Margret Rey - Google Books View all » About the author (2009) The Reys were born in Hamburg, Germany. Hans Augusto Rey (1898-1977) met his wife-to-be, Margret (1906-1996), at a party in her father’s home in Germany; when he first caught a glimpse of her, she was sliding down the banister. In their twenties and thirties they lived in Paris and in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans sold bathtubs in villages along the Amazon River. Eventually Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the Reys’ home and community. Throughout their lives the Reys created many lively books together, including SPOTTY, PRETZEL, and lift-the-flap books such as HOW DO YOU GET THERE?

The manuscript of the first Curious George books was one of the few items the Reys carried with them on their bicycles when they escaped from Paris in 1940. Eventually, they made their way to the United States, and CURIOUS GEORGE was published in 1941. Their incorrigible little monkey has become an American icon, selling millions of books and capturing the hearts of readers everywhere. CURIOUS GEORGE has been published in many languages, including French, German, Japanese, Afrikaans, and Norwegian. Additional Curious George books followed, as well as such other favorites as CECILY G. AND THE NINE MONKEYS and FIND THE CONSTELLATIONS. The Quick 10: Curious George Gets _flossy | Mental Floss The Quick 10: Curious George Gets _flossy Image credit: Like us on Facebook Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat have been around for nearly 70 years, and yet the little monkey has the same appeal to kids today as he did back in 1941. Here are a few facts "“ including H.A.

and Margret Rey's narrow escape from Hitler "“ that you may not have known about George and his creators. 1. Curious George showed up in another H.A. Rey book before getting a series of his own. The book is titled Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys and it's still in print today, although the focus is less on Cecily G. (for giraffe, of course) and more about how it's "The First Book About Curious George!" If you buy the book, though, don't go looking for a monkey named George "“ the one that goes by the name "Fifi" in the book is the one that would eventually become the classic character. 2. The Man in the Yellow Hat never had a name in any of the books or their resulting cartoons"¦ until the 2006 film, when his name was given as "Ted Shackleford." He's just Ted in most of the movie, but a deleted scene revealed his surname as well. 3. Is a George by any other name as Curious? Our inquisitive little monkey friend is known by many other names around the world.

He's "Peter Pedal" in Denmark, " "Nysgjerrige Nils" in Norway, "Nicke Nyfiken" in Sweden, "Hitomane Kozaru" in Japan, and "Choni Ha'Sakran" in Israel. 4. Although he's plain old George in the U.K., it wasn't always that way "“ at first he was renamed Zozo because it seemed rude to have a monkey that was seemingly named after then-King George VI (that would be the current Queen Elizabeth's dad). 5. If the Reys hadn't been quick thinkers, Curious George may have never been. They fled Paris, France, on homemade bicycles just hours before Hitler's army invaded during WWII. As you can imagine, fleeing on two wheels doesn't really leave much room for luggage. But the Reys decided they definitely wanted to bring several in-the-works manuscripts with them and managed to pack five in their meager belongings. One of them was the first Curious George book. It makes George's love of his bicycle a little more poignant, doesn't it? 6. That first book was published just a year after H.A.

(Hans Augusto) and Margret fled Paris. Since then, more than 30 million copies of George books have been sold, and since the book has been translated into 16 languages (including Yiddish, Afrikaans and Braille), kids all over the world have had the pleasure of reading about George's adventures. 7. The drawings in the Curious George books are deceptively simple, but make no mistake that the Reys knew what they were doing. They were both trained artists and Margret even studied at the Bauhaus. 8. If you've ever noticed that some of the books credit only H.A. Rey and seem to leave poor Margret out of it completely, there's a reason. There were so many children's books on the market written by women at the time that George's marketers thought having a male (or ambiguous) author might make the book's appeal a bit broader. Once George was established as a hit, Margret was given the credit she deserved. Margret was in charge of writing and plot while Hans generally stuck to ideas and illustration. 9.

It's no surprise the Reys wrote about monkeys and giraffes and other zoo animals "“ Hans grew up right by the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany, and took great inspiration from it. Margret was an animal lover and whenever the two traveled together, one of the first stops on their list was the local zoo. 10. George has some fans in very high places. Or at least, he did. The CEO of Vivendi Universal, a media conglomerate that owned Curious George publisher Houghton Mifflin at the time, decided the little monkey would be a perfect corporate mascot for the brand. While he never became the official mascot, he did turn up in ads for Vivendi in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times in 2001. The CEO resigned in 2002, however, and by 2006 Houghton Mifflin had been sold again. I'm glad "“ I don't really want to see a beloved children's character shilling for a corporation, but maybe that's just me. Are there any George fans reading?

What's your take on the fairly recent revival - just as good as when you were a kid or not? More from mental_floss... A Very Curious Q & A - Pres Release A Very Curious Q & A Q) How popular is the character of Curious George? A) George is known by countless children and adults all over the world. His books have sold over 25 million copies and have been translated into more than 14 languages, including Japanese, French, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Swedish, German, Chinese, Danish, and Norwegian. Q) How is George celebrating his 60th birthday this year? A)  An exciting and fun-filled fall will cap off a year of festivities for George and all his friends.  Several new books will be available in September, including a 60th Anniversary edition of The Complete Adventures of Curious George.  A special exhibit of artwork and memorabilia from Margret and Hans Rey will begin traveling the country in October of 2001.  In October, Houghton Mifflin and Curious George will be sponsoring Sesame Street in select markets throughout the United States.

This is the first time a major publisher will act as a sponsor for this popular show.  A consumer contest will kick off, in which a family of four will win a trip to Universal Studios Theme Park in Florida. Q) What makes the 60th anniversary edition of The Complete Adventures of Curious George different from other editions? A) This edition includes an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a special biographical essay on Margret and Hans Rey by Dee Jones, curator of the de Grummond Childrens Literature Collection, and a retrospective note by former publisher Anita Silvey. Q) Margret and Hans Rey were both born in Germany. How did they wind up in America? A) After meeting briefly in Germany, Hans and Margret were reunited while working in Rio de Janeiro. They were married in 1935 and moved to Paris soon after. Unfortunately, the political climate in Europe was changing, and by the spring of 1940, Hitler was poised to take over Paris. Hans and Margret fled on homemade bicycles with little more than the clothes on their backs and a handful of manuscripts (one of which starred an inquisitive little monkey named Curious George) hours before German troops marched on the city.

After a brief stay in Brazil, they found their way to New York City and eventually settled in Cambridge, Mass. Q) Did the Reys like animals? A) Both Hans and Margret were very fond of animals, and their first stop whenever they visited a new city was the zoo. They owned a series of cocker spaniels, which Hans sometimes featured in his illustrations. And Hans was well known around his summer home for rescuing injured animals and nursing them back to health. One of these animalsan orphaned chipmunk named Coffee, whom Hans had hand-fed with an eyedropper and returned to the wildcame back each summer to visit his human friends. Q) How did the Reys work together to create their wonderful books? A) Hans liked to say that the couple had our books, her books, and my books, and the process behind each of these types was different. For the books that they created together, which include the original seven Curious George stories and Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World, Hans was generally in charge of the ideas and the illustrations, while Margret handled the plot and the writing.

However, the lines of responsibility were often blurred on these books, and their collaborative process was more complex than these simple divisions would suggest. In addition, Hans produced several astronomy books, which did not involve Margret, and Margret wrote several books on her own, which Hans illustrated (Pretzel, Spotty). Q) Where did Hans and Margret get their ideas? A) Both Hans and Margret believed that ideas could come from anywhere at any time . . . while soaking in the tub, walking through the woods, reading a book, or dining with friends. A news clipping about two mice that were sent into space to study the effects of weightlessness led to Georges own space flight in Curious George Gets a Medal. Earlier in the same book, Georges bubbly cleaning methods were inspired by a story told to the Reys by a friend. Often, Hans would decide that he would like to see George do something particular, like visit a museum or fly through the air, and this would spark Margrets imagination. Q) Did Margret and Hans limit themselves to childrens books, or did their creativity find other outlets?

A) Margret and Hans founded the first advertising agency in Rio de Janeiro, which allowed Hans to produce a variety of advertising art and Margret to produce ad copy. Throughout his life, Hans also drew maps and posters, illustrated cookbooks, and designed holiday cards for businesses and for his own use. Margret had received formal art training at the Bauhaus and thus was active in both visual and literary arts. In addition to her writing, she was interested in photography, pottery, and needlepoint. Q) Why did Hans have to redraw all the pictures for Curious George? A) Originally, Hans had created watercolor illustrations for this, his first American book. However, in order to keep printing costs down, many American publishers of this era required their illustrators to create preseparated artwork for their books. This meant that the artist would create four different drawings for each illustrationone drawing for each of the colors of ink that would be applied to the paper. Printers plates were created from these separations and, if all went well, the colors aligned perfectly on the printed page. In keeping with this practice, Hans was asked to create separations for Curious George and his original watercolors were tucked away.

As the years passed and publishing methods became more sophisticated, the cost of reproducing original artwork fell. In 1998, fifty-seven years after it was originally published, Houghton Mifflin produced a collectors edition of The Original Curious George that was printed from Hans original watercolors. Q) How did Curious George Goes to the Hospital come about? A) The Reys created this book at the request of officials at Boston Childrens Hospital, who wanted a book to prepare children for a hospital stay. The book was difficult to write but brought a great deal of satisfaction to the Reys since so many parents wrote to tell them how effective it was in reducing their childs trauma. Q) Why didnt Margrets name appear on all the early Curious George books? A) As Margret tells it, When we first came to America our publisher suggested we use my husbands name because the childrens book field was so dominated by women. They thought it would sell better.

After a time I thought, Why the devil did I do that? so since then my name has appeared also. Q) How large a role did George play in the Reys daily lives? A) George was, as Margret liked to say, Not an obsession with me at all. But he is the family breadwinner; he has put food on my table for many, many years. As such, he was afforded a place of honor in their home, and there were various drawings, toys, trinkets, and the like depicting George. From time to time, too, the Reys would grant interviews about their most famous creation, or meet with their young fans. Q) Isnt there an interesting story behind the 2000 publication of Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World? A) Anita Silvey, who at the time was the publisher for Houghton Mifflin childrens books, discovered the unpublished manuscript at an exhibition of the Reys papers presented by the de Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. As Anita tells the story, I noticed a case enclosing an intriguing watercolor drawing labeled Unpublished work of H.

A. Rey. Within a few minutes, Dee [Jones, curator of the de Grummond Collection] produced the original sketches for a book . . . suddenly I realized that the Reys had clearly brought a fifth book from Paris. Houghton Mifflin published this lost manuscript amidst much excitement and acclaim. Curious George . Episode Descriptions | PBS Parents Episode 1 Curious George Flies a Kite A gusty morning at the country house leads George to experiment with aerodynamics. In the wind, birds soar, ping-pong balls roll, and bricks don't move at all. But the best thing of all for a windy day is a kite. George, with the not-so-willing assistance of Jumpy Squirrel, discovers the wonders and the perils of kite flying. Educational Objective (Science):To explore how wind makes things move. Live Action Segment(Trash Bag Kites) A kite maker works with a group of kids to help them make and fly their own kites. From Scratch Gnocchi, the cat, is accused of scratching the booths in Chef Pisghetti's restaurant.

To prove Gnocchi's innocence (and eat cannoli), George decides to mount an investigation. Using his scientific inquiry skills, he observes the differences between the scratches Gnocchi makes with her claws and the scratches left on the booth, and shows that his friend was wrongfully accused. Educational Objective (Science):To aid in the development of problem-solving and inquiry skills. Live Action Segment(Balls and Ramps II) Kids take a trip to a science museum to see an exhibit with movable ramps, tubes, and platforms. Their goal is to make a path for a rolling ball and see if they can get the ball to eventually roll up a ramp. Episode 2 Curious George's Home for Pigeons Compass may be a homing pigeon, but sometimes he has trouble finding his way home. George decides to make him a place to stay on their balcony. After much experimentation, George creates a tree that The Man with the Yellow Hat might not recognize, but in Compass's eyes is the perfect pigeon perch. Educational Objective (Engineering):To illustrate the engineering design process.

Live Action Segment(Build a Cantilever) Using pre-cut pieces of cardboard and a counterweight, kids test how far from the edge of a table they can build a cantilever. Out of Order When George sees a very nice lady leaving packages behind everywhere she goes, he figures she must be very forgetful. He decides to be helpful by gathering up all the packages for her. When Betsy explains to George that the nice lady is actually the mail carrier, they have to figure out a system to match the packages up with the correct addresses and return them fast! Educational Objective (Math):To help develop an understanding of the relative position and sequence of whole numbers. Live Action Segment(Order, Order!) Kids play "Order Up," a game in which they have to get themselves in order according to the values on cards they're given. Once in line, they proceed to another destination where they have to find thenextbatch of cards, with a whole new order challenge. Episode 3 Zeros to Donuts When George learns about the meaning and power of zero, he is ready to test out his knowledge. The perfect opportunity arises when he's sent to the donut shop for one dozen donuts.

But when he adds a couple of zeros, he's surprised to find out he gets one hundred dozen. Now he has to figure out what to do with all those extra donuts before The Man with the Yellow Hat notices. Educational Objective (Math):To introduce the importance of zero and the relative magnitude of numbers with a zero. Live Action Segment(100's Day) It's 100's Day, and each kid brings in 100 of something. What does 100 sound like? What does 100 feel like? Who can jump rope 100 times? Curious George, Stain Remover George spills grape juice on the new rug and needs to figure out a way to clean it up before The Man with the Yellow Hat returns! Too much soap and too much water make matters worse. With the help of the barnyard animals (and some simple engineering), George uses the Renkins' water pump to clean up the mess. Educational Objective (Engineering):To demonstrate how to move heavy objects using simple engineering. Live Action Segment(Heavy Weight Champs) Using some rope, sticks, and other things, kids are challenged to move a heavy water barrel. Can they do it?

And if so, how far? Episode 4 Buoy Wonder Today is a big day for Bill. He's entering his boat in the Model Boat Show! But George discovers that the boat sinks, and to keep Bill's hopes for a prize afloat, he decides to build a new boat. After some trial and error, George finds out which building materials sink and which float. Educational Objective (Science):To explore the concepts of sinking and floating. Live Action Segment(A Boat that Floats) Kids experiment with building boats out of some unexpected materials. They make observations about why the boats might sink or float. Roller Monkey A monkey on roller skates seems unlikely until Mr. and Mrs. Dulson ask George to wear a pair in front of their toy store to attract customers. George's skating rolls out of control, so Hundley steps in to help. Soon George, Hundley, and even Gnocchi find themselves learning about momentum and inertia at a rapid downhill pace. Educational Objectives (Science):To demonstrate objects in motion; to help develop an understanding of the power of momentum. Live Action Segment(Balls and Ramps I) At a skate park, kids roll different sizes of balls down the ramps to see which goes the furthest.

Episode 5 Curious George On Time After accidentally breaking Professor Wiseman's cuckoo clock, George decides to explore the inside of the BIG library clock to see how it works. When the big clock also stops working, Mr. Reloj, the local clockmaker, comes to the rescue. With Mr. Reloj's help, George discovers how to use various tools to make the clocks tick again. Educational Objectives (Engineering):To illustrate how to use tools; to introduce the concept of gears and how they change the direction of motion. Live Action Segment(How Gears Work) At a science museum, kids see an exhibit on gears. They learn about how the size of a gear determines how the gear functions to increase or decrease power. Curious George's Bunny Hunt In the country, George falls in love with neighbor Bill's new pet bunnies. They are so irresistible that when Bill leaves to do his paper route, George just has to pet one. But as soon as he opens the bunny hutch, they all escape. By following their footprints and counting carefully, George restores order and returns the missing bunnies to their home.

Educational Objectives (Math & Science):To encourage problem solving; to demonstrate counting; to show how different animals make different tracks. Live Action Segment(Finding Animal Tracks) Kids explore a wildlife refuge and find tracks in the fresh snow. They use charts they made to try to identify the tracks they find. Episode 6 Curious George Takes a Job Following his nose, George sniffs his way to Chef Pisghetti's Ristorante where he finds Gnocchi the cat being tormented by her enormous ribbon. While the Chef is cooking up a meal to tempt a restaurant critic, George and Gnocchi experiment with kitchen magic. They learn that when cooking, not everything becomes floppy like spaghetti, and some things don't really belong in the pasta pot. Educational Objective (Science):To illustrate that heating and dissolving can change the characteristics (properties) of substances. Live Action Segment(What Dissolves?) The teacher directs an experiment in dissolving different substances in water: sugar, salt, pepper, and coffee grounds. The kids observe what dissolves and what doesn't. Curious George Takes Another Job After George's success helping Chef Pisghetti impress the restaurant critic, the Chef suggests that George help his friend Mr.

Glass wash the windows of his skyscraper — The Glass Palace. A perfect job for a little monkey! But maybe not a curious monkey, because George can't help but be distracted by some amazing shadows he sees inside the windows. Educational Objectives (Science):To illustrate that light travels in straight lines; to illustrate that an object placed in the path of light produces a shadow. Live Action Segment(Shadow Tricks) A sheet hanging on the clothesline becomes a screen for some shadow play illusions. Did she really pour water on his head? Yup, it's possible in the shadow play! Episode 7 Curious George, Door Monkey As lobby dog, it's Hundley's job to keep everything in order. But when George finds some intriguingly-shaped packages, the lobby is soon filled with tennis, bowling, and golf balls, and a ton of empty boxes! George and Hundley scramble to put the balls back in the right size boxes before the ball-collector tenant comes to retrieve his packages! Educational Objective (Math):To demonstrate that objects can be sorted by size and volume. Live Action Segment(Volume and Shapes) Kids explore properties of shape and volume by creating different shapes using the same number of same-sized blocks.

They learn that although their boxes look different, they have the same volume. Curious George Goes Up the River George is supposed to be feeding the ducks while The Man with the Yellow Hat helps Mrs. Renkins look for her lost baby chicks. But somehow, "feeding the ducks" turns into a trip down the river for George and Jumpy. At first it's fun, but soon George and Jumpy realize they're getting pretty far from home. With the help of some familiar landmarks, they make their way back safely — and the baby chicks find them! Educational Objectives (Math & Science):To aid in the recognition of objects from different perspectives; to illustrate how objects can be carried by flowing water; to use objects and a pictorial map of those objects within a landscape to navigate. Live Action Segment(Build a Current) Kids drop sticks off a bridge and watch how the currents carry them. Later, they use a hose to make their own current, and they observe how the water moves things. Episode 8 Curious George and the Invisible Sound While trying to record different animal sounds in the country, George discovers some amazing things about the dynamics of sound: the closer he gets, the louder the sound; the further away he is, the quieter the sound.

Then he discovers a sound he's never heard before. He follows the direction of the sound throughout the house until he finds... a cricket?! How can something so small make such a big noise? Educational Objectives (Science):To demonstrate that sounds vary in volume, pitch, and quality depending on the nature of the object that is vibrating; to illustrate that a noise will sound quieter when it is further away. Live Action Segment(Feel the Beat) Kids see and hear drums at a drum shop, and they learn how pitch can be changed by making adjustments to the drum. A hearing-impaired girl experiences the instruments by feeling rather than hearing. Curious George, A Peeling Monkey Georgereallycan't wait to see what's inside Professor Wiseman's birthday present. Because he's a good little monkey, he leaves the present in one piece, but he distracts himself by "unwrapping" everything else around him. George learns that lots of things have covers, and for many different reasons. Even the bathroom walls are covered with wallpaper! But not for long... Educational Objective (Science & Engineering):To demonstrate that materials — both natural and human-made — have specific characteristics (properties) that determine how they will be used.

(For example, fruit skins have certain properties that help them to protect the fruit.) Live Action Segment(Fruit Wrappers) Kids visit a museum and meet with an expert who talks about why fruit has coverings. Sometimes it's to protect seeds, or keep out parasites, or keep in moisture. Episode 9 Curious George, Dog Counter It's Dog Show Day! George and Professor Wiseman spend the day with all kinds of different dogs: big, small, hairy...and hungry. With the help of his sandwich, George tempts the winning dogs to follow him home to show The Man with the Yellow Hat. Once there, George can't keep track of all the dogs, so he and a worried Hundley come up with creative ways to sort and count the dogs in the apartment. Educational Objective (Math):To demonstrate sorting and classifying sets of objects (or animals) by size, number, and other characteristics (properties). Live Action Segment(Organizing Stuff) The art classroom WAS organized, but things have gotten messed up. The kids re-organize by detecting what is out of place and sorting things out.

Squirrel For a Day When Bill shows George how Jumpy Squirrel stores his food in the ground, George decides this is a pretty good idea and tries to store all the food in the country house in the ground, too. The Man with the Yellow Hat rescues their supplies and tries to explain that they should only put things in the ground if they want them to grow. That sounds like another great plan. George tries to see what else might grow. Will car keys grow into a car? Will a rubber band grow into an inner tube? Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate how plants grow from seeds. Live Action Segment(Paper Towel Plants) Kids prepare small plates with a variety of beans and seeds and other things they find, with hopes of sprouting some plants. Two weeks later, they see what happened. Episode 10 Curious George Discovers the 'Poles George is thrilled when Bill asks him to look after his tadpoles. He conscientiously feeds them and even decides to give them a little vacation in the lagoon. But the tadpoles disappear, and George worries that he's lost Bill's pets forever.

After weeks of searching, George is ready to give up hope, until he learns that the tadpoles haven't vanished; they've grown into frogs! Educational Objective (Science):To help develop the understanding that all living organisms have a life cycle. Live Action Segment(Becoming a Mosquito) Kids take a trip to a mosquito control lab to see the life cycle of a mosquito. Curious George Finds His Way Hundley and George get locked out of the building in the back alley. While trying to find their way back in, they get hopelessly lost. To make matters worse, it starts to get dark. But when they begin to hear some familiar sounds, they realize that with the combination of Hundley's sharp ears and George's good memory of what they'd heard along the way, they can find their way home. Educational Objective (Science):To explore the characteristics (properties) of sound. Live Action Segment(Sound Detectives) Kids take a walk to listen for and identify sounds. Each area they visit offers a new selection of sounds, like traffic, birds, and construction trucks. Episode 11 Water to Ducks After a big rain, George is ecstatic to discover ducks swimming in a big puddle next to the country house.

But the puddle starts to shrink, and the ducks begin to fly away. How can George keep that puddle from evaporating so he and Jumpy can continue to play peek-a-boo with that cute baby duck? Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate the water cycle. Live Action Segment(Goose Watching) With the guidance of a naturalist, kids visit a river to observe geese and become animal behavior scientists. Animal Magnetism On a mission to find magnets to hang his newest masterpiece on the refrigerator, George learns a lot about magnets. His new knowledge comes in handy when he has to save his precious artwork from a giant magnetic crane at the junkyard. Educational Objective (Science):To illustrate several characteristics of magnets: they attract and repel each other; they attract certain kinds of other metals; objects made of certain metals can be magnetized. Live Action Segment(Magnets) Kids play with and enjoy the things that magnets can do. They discover that there are magnets working at home, too, like the one keeping the refrigerator door closed. Episode 12 Doctor Monkey When George accompanies The Man with the Yellow Hat to Dr.

Baker's office for his annual check-up, he discovers that a stethoscope is a pretty handy thing to have around when you're trying to solve a puzzle involving a mysterious sound. Educational Objective (Science & Engineering):To demonstrate how sounds can provide clues about what's happening inside a body; to illustrate how instruments can extend the senses (as a stethoscope extends the power of hearing). Live Action Segment(At the Vet) A visit to the veterinarian gives kids a chance to listen to the heartbeats of a range of animals and observe differences. Curious George the Architect Mr. Glass is building a new skyscraper in the neighborhood, and George and Gnocchi think that his construction site is more fun than a playground. George learns how bulldozers, cement mixers, and jackhammers work, and why it's not a good idea to let a monkey operate them. Educational Objective (Engineering):To demonstrate that tools help to get things done; to illustrate the fact that tools and machines can be helpful or harmful. Live Action Segment(Construction Site) Episode 13 Zoo Night George is so entranced by the new, adorable baby panda at the zoo that he stays through closing time and is accidentally locked inside.

While trying to find the way out, he mistakenly opens a few wrong doors and finds himself surrounded by gorillas, giraffes, meerkats, and penguins! Now George has to use his map of the zoo to put all the animals back in the correct habitats before they wake up the baby panda! Educational Objective (Math):To demonstrate how maps can be used to locate objects. Live Action Segment(Follow the Map) Kids have to make maps with clues and landmarks to show each other how to find special objects in a museum's collection. Charkie Escapes Dog sitting Charkie is always a challenge, but it's especially difficult today when George really wants to practice his soccer kicks. Every time George comes up with a way of keeping Charkie tied up, Charkie comes up with a way of slipping out of her leash. It takes all of George's problem-solving skills to find a way to keep Charkie from running away...until George discovers that she likes playing soccer, too. Educational Objective (Engineering):To demonstrate deduction and creative problem solving in using available materials to tackle a problem. Live Action Segment(Guinea Pig Homes) Kids use a variety of materials to construct habitats for a pair of guinea pigs.

The final design, which needs to be changed a few times along the way, features connecting tunnels and doorways between spaces. Episode 14 Curious George's Rocket Ride The International Space Station's food supply has run out, and George is the only one who has the unique skills needed to fly the rocket and deliver the supplies. But George can't help being curious about what's in those interesting-looking containers. Before you know it, George has quite a mess to clean up before the supplies can be launched. Luckily, George's experience with cleaning his room and his knowledge of how shapes fit together helps him put it away in time to get the astronauts their supplies. Educational Objective (Science):To introduce the idea that there are objects that orbit the earth: natural objects (the moon) and human-made objects (satellites). Live Action Segment(In Orbit) A visit to a planetarium gives kids a chance to learn about orbits and orbiting bodies. Curious George, Station Master George and The Man with the Yellow Hat offer to pick up Bill when his train comes in, and when he gets there, Flint Quint, the station master, shows George how he keeps the trains running smoothly and arriving on time.

While Flint is eating lunch, George decides he wants to try his hand at being station master, and while everything starts off smoothly, pretty soon trains are off schedule, out of order, and very confused. Mr. Quint comes to the rescue, and they put the trains back in the correct number order before they reach the station. Educational Objective (Math):To help develop an understanding of the relative position and sequence of whole numbers. Live Action Segment(Our Schedule) It's Mix Up Day, and the kids are making up theirownschedule. They encounter a few problems to solve along the way. Episode 15 Curious George and the Dam Builders George gets acquainted with a family of beavers when he notices the impact their dam has on his favorite pond. Building a dam looks like so much fun that George decides to build his own. But when a sudden downpour sweeps both dams away, George and the beavers have to figure out how to repair the damage together or their beloved pond won't be a good place for beavers or monkeys!

Educational Objective (Science & Engineering):To model the idea that an organism's behavioral patterns are related to the nature of the organism's physical environment, heredity, and experience; to demonstrate that an important part of engineering is to brainstorm solutions and test the ones that seem most promising. Live Action Segment(Building a Dam) Kids make a stream down an incline using a hose and then do some dam building. They experiment with different materials and try to stop the path of the flowing water. Curious George's Low High Score George can't understand why his high score of 257 isn't a winner when he plays his first game of mini-golf with Steve and Betsy. How can a small number be worth more than a big number? After getting the lowdown on the principles of mini-golf, George is determined to get a low score next time, and so he builds his own mini-golf course for practice. Educational Objective (Math):To help develop an understanding that sometimes a high number isn't always the best or most desirable. Live Action Segment(Setting Up Shop) Kids create their own store where they sell items to each other at different prices.

Two teams of kids are given just 5 dollars and they decide what food to buy. Episode 16 Curious George Sees Stars George is determined to count all the stars in the sky, but he just can't stay awake long enough to finish. And when he goes back to the city it's even more difficult — the stars have disappeared! Will George be able to come up with a system to keep track of his count? And exactly where do all the stars go when George goes to the city? Educational Objective (Math):To aid in counting with understanding and recognizing "how many" in sets of objects. Live Action Segment(Counting Kids) Kids play some counting games! How many kids have left the morning circle to hide? How many chairs are in the room? How many blocks are in the jar? Only counting can give the answer. Curious George Gets a Trophy As a reward for helping him wash dishes at the restaurant, Chef Pisghetti gives George an ice cream sculpture in the shape of Gnocchi the cat. George really wants to show The Man with the Yellow Hat his new trophy, but the ice cream keeps melting! After a few melted dishes, George learns a whole lot about what happens to ice cream outside of the freezer.

Educational Objective (Science):To illustrate that solids can be changed to liquids by adding heat (melting) and liquids can be changed to solids by taking heat away (freezing). Live Action Segment(Making Ice Cream) Using a hand-cranked ice cream maker, ice, rock salt, sugar, and cream, kids make ice cream. They witness the gradual melting of the ice and freezing of the ice cream. Episode 17 George Makes a Stand To earn money for a new soccer ball, George decides to set up his own lemonade stand. With help from Betsy, the stand is such a success that there are too many customers and not enough lemonade. In the nick of time, George remembers a trick that the Doorman showed him — make two glasses out of one by dividing. All the customers are satisfied, and now all George has to figure out is how to explain to The Man with the Yellow Hat what happened to all his lemonade. Educational Objective (Math):To help develop an understanding of commonly used fractions; to help develop an understanding of situations that entail division (such as sharing equally). Live Action Segment(Dividing Juice) After some athletic play, four kids are tired and THIRSTY.

They open the fridge to find only THREE bottles of juice, so the kids have to figure out a way to share. Curious George Sees the Light A new traffic light is installed on the country road, and George decides that it would really work a lot better with a few adjustments. But George's fixes don't have the desired effect — traffic gets backed up, and even Jumpy can't get across the street to find his nuts! George has to work with Officer Quint to fix the light and get a better understanding of just what those red, yellow, and green lights mean. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that there can be more than one reasonable explanation for the same set of data. Live Action Segment(Smart Signs) Kids make some signs that use just pictures, no words. They post their signs and watch to see if they work. Episode 18 Candy Counter Eating candy is easy, but counting and sorting it is much more difficult! George quickly learns this when he agrees to watch Cayley's candy counter for an afternoon. While trying to stack the chocolates into different shapes, they all fall over, and George can't remember which candy is what!

With help from a few customers, and a little sampling, George discovers how to sort the candies by color and shape. Educational Objective (Math):To demonstrate sorting and classifying sets of objects (or animals) by size, number, and other characteristics (properties); to model building, sorting, and the comparing of two- and three-dimensional shapes. Live Action Segment(Sorting Stuff) Kids visit a children's museum where they have been "hired" for the day to help organize and stock the shop that sells recycled materials. They have to sort barrels of industrial widgets and craft materials by size and price. Curious George, Rescue Monkey George is inspired to become a volunteer with the fire department when they help him get his foot unstuck from a chair. He spends the day with Andie, Stig, and Stew of Rescue Squad 86 and has fun trying out all the special firefighting tools. But when Compass gets trapped at the museum, a little monkey ends up being the best tool for the job. Educational Objective (Engineering):To illustrate the importance of using the right tool for the task. Live Action Segment(Cool Tools) Kids help put together a broken table.

They get a chance to use some simple, safe tools like glue, sandpaper, a screwdriver, and a mallet. Episode 19 The Truth About George Burgers George accidentally loses a batch of Chef Pisghetti's newest creation: Giardino Burgers. And they need to be delivered to the Fireman's Picnic right away. Can George save the day by re-creating the Chef's recipe? Educational Objective (Engineering):To demonstrate the importance of planning and following directions in order to get things done. Live Action Segment(Paper Maché) Kids are making a recipe for papier maché. How much water? How much paste? Different amounts produce different results. Curious George in the Dark Most of the time, George isn't afraid of the dark, but when he explores a mysterious cave, he decides that sometimes the dark can be a little scary. It doesn't get any better when a thunderstorm knocks the power out, and the country house is in the dark. But with the help of his trusty flashlight, George conquers his fears and even shows Jumpy how to have some fun with shadows.

Educational Objective (Science):To explore how the size and shape of an object's shadow changes depending on the relationship between the location of the object and the location of the light source. Live Action Segment(Scary Shadows) Kids make a playhouse by draping sheets over a big dining table. Inside, they experiment with flashlights to make shadows (particularly SCARY shadows!). Episode 20 The Clean, Perfect Yellow Hat The yellow hat comes back from the dry cleaners so beautiful and clean that George can't help wanting to show it off to Compass the pigeon. But a little wind and an errant branch create a hole that needs to be fixed before The Man with the Yellow Hat comes home and finds it. Educational Objective (Engineering):To model the idea of exploring various materials and their characteristics (properties) when looking to repair or create an object. Live Action Segment(Many Hats) Kids use all kinds of materials to make and decorate hats. They talk about the different materials and what they can achieve with them, and then they have a hat fashion show. Bee Is for Bear While exploring the country, George meets up with a baby bear and a stinging bee.

No one believes that George has seen a bear, but they do try to help George learn more about bees. It takes a helping hand from the baby bear to save the bunnies from the bees and to prove to everyone that George knows a bear when he sees one. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that an organism's behavioral patterns are related to several things: the nature of the organism's environment, other organisms present, and the availability of food and resources. Live Action Segment(Animal Homes) Kids visit a wildlife sanctuary where they are on a quest to see animal homes. With the guidance of a naturalist, they see insect and animal homes on the ground and in trees. Episode 21 Surprise Quints It's Mr. Quint's birthday, and everyone is helping with preparations for a surprise party. But Mr. Quint comes home early from his fishing trip, so George is assigned the job of keeping him busy until it's time for the party. The job gets even more complicated when four of Mr. Quint's siblings arrive, and they are all having the same birthday — could they be quintuplets? And can you keep five Quints happy with only twelve fish crackers to eat?

Educational Objective (Math):To aid in counting with understanding and recognizing "how many" in sets of objects; to help develop an understanding of situations that entail division (such as sharing equally). Live Action Segment(Chair Chart) Kids make a plan for how to arrange the chairs to accommodate everyone participating in a poetry reading. A second group of kids then uses that plan to actually arrange the room. Muddy Monkey The Man with the Yellow Hat just can't figure out why George refuses to take a bath. What he doesn't realize is that George has lost his favorite bath toy, Sproingy the Frog. And until George finds Sproingy, all the shower games, car washes, and dog washes aren't going to do a bit of good. Unless, of course, the dog being washed happens to be playing with a very special bubble-making frog. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that bubbles are made of air surrounded by a very thin film; to demonstrate that no matter what the shape of the bubble maker, the shape of a free-floating bubble is a sphere. Live Action Segment(Big Bubbles) Kids mix water and detergent and figure out ways to make bubbles using a variety of objects.

They talk about the different characteristics (properties) of bubbles, and how — no matter what the shape of the opening — the bubbles always come out round. Episode 22 Curious George Takes a Vacation The Man with the Yellow Hat and George are off to the airport to start their vacation. When they get there, they discover that all the flights are delayed, and there's a long wait ahead. But with sliding doors, moving sidewalks, luggage carousels, and beeping carts, George decides that the airport is a great place to spend his whole vacation. Educational Objective (Engineering):To help develop an understanding that people and goods can be transported in many different ways. Live Action Segment(Market Machines) Kids visit a grocery store that has technology and techniques for moving stuff around, like the delivery system that bring groceries to the pick-up area. Curious George and the One That Got Away George and Mr. Quint discover a fresh water eel in the waters of Lake Wanasink Lake. When Bill finds out, he proposes a contest to see who can catch it first. George has no fishing pole, so he makes one from things he finds around the house. He's determined to catch the eel so he can set it free.

Educational Objective (Engineering):To demonstrate using objects found around the house to design solutions to a problem. Live Action Segment(Building a House) Kids are given a wide range of materials, and they decide to make a house. They talk about their design decisions and how the materials served their building purposes. Episode 23 Ski Monkey When a blizzard covers the country house with a foot of snow, George can't wait to get outside to play. But he soon finds that such deep snow isn't easy for a monkey to play in. Then he learns how much fun it can be to ski, snowshoe, and sled. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that spreading out the weight of an object on a soft surface like snow keeps the object from sinking in. Live Action Segment(Snowshoes & Sleds) There's a lot of snow on the ground, and kids are out experiencing some of the same things George does. They try to figure out ways to get ON TOP of the snow without sinking into it. George the Grocer Georgereallywants the toy oven he sees in the window at the toy store, but first he has to find a job to earn money to buy it. Since neither Chef Pisghetti nor Mr.

Glass need help, George decides to go to work at the Grocery Store. While George is pretty proud of the job he does helping customers, the grocer is pretty confused about who is causing such chaos in the aisles. Educational Objective (Math):To help develop skills in describing relative positions in space and in applying ideas about relative position. Live Action Segment(Guessing Game) One kid has picked an object in a room, and another kid has to find it by asking questions related to location. Is it in this half of the room? Is it above this shelf? Things get more complicated when they take the game outside to a playground. Episode 24 Keep Out Cows George loves Leslie the cow, but do she and her friends have to keep eating all those beautiful wildflowers that he wants to show The Man with the Yellow Hat? George works against time and the cows' appetites to come up with a wall strong enough to save the flowers. Educational Objective (Engineering):To illustrate that the strength of a structure depends on the material it is made of and how it is designed. Live Action Segment(The Ball Wall) Kids are challenged to try to build a wall that will successfully stop a big rolling ball.

Curious George and the Missing Piece When George discovers a bone buried in the ground, he's convinced it's got to be part of a dinosaur skeleton — but which one? When none of the dinosaurs in the museum are missing a piece, George uses his best scientific sleuthing skills to match the bone to the animal. Is the bone from a completely new kind of animal? And why is Charkie always chasing after him to steal that bone away? Educational Objective (Science):To help develop an understanding that the shape of a bone is related to its function, and the size of a bone is related to the size of the animal from which it came. Live Action Segment(Back Bones) Kids visit a museum of natural history to learn about the differences and similarities found among the bones of animals. They look at examples of the same type of bone from animals of various sizes, and talk about how the skeleton of a creature determines how it can move. Episode 25 Camping With Hundley George loves his very first camping trip so much that he wants to go again as soon as possible.

But The Man with the Yellow Hat is just too busy, so the Doorman volunteers to take George and Hundley in his fancy trailer with GPS, satellite dish, and microwave. When a thunderstorm knocks out the power, George comes to the rescue by using his old-fashioned camping tools to help them make it through the rainy night and back home safely. Educational Objective (Engineering):To illustrate the importance of choosing the right tool for the task and using it correctly. Live Action Segment(Orienteering) Kids learning about Orienteering — a sport with a course, checkpoints, a compass, a map, and a timer — perform a simple route. Curious George vs. The Turbo Python 3000 George isn't tall enough to ride the greatest rollercoaster of all time, The Turbo Python 3000. He uses licorice whips to measure his height and determines that he is seven-whips tall, one short of the eight-whip minimum! As he nibbles on his licorice, George looks for different ways to grow. His efforts seem to pay off when he measures himself again, but then he realizes that it's not that his legs are longer, it's that his stomach is fuller.

Educational Objective (Math):To help develop an understanding of the process of measuring and comparing using standard or nonstandard units of measure. Live Action Segment(Measuring) Kids try to measure the width of a room in hops. Trouble is, each kid hops a different number. The kids then measure each other using shoes. One shoe emerges as the standard, and its owner goes on a measuring spree. Episode 26 Housebound! George learns the hard way about bones when he falls at the museum while exploring a dinosaur skeleton and breaks his leg. A visit to the hospital, a cast on his leg, and a cane aren't enough to keep George down, especially when Hundley steps in to help. Educational Objective (Science):To explore how vertebrates have internal skeletons made of bone; to help develop an understanding of how a bone heals itself. Live Action Segment(Drawing Bones) Kids feel their own bodies to figure out what shape their bones are and talk about what bones do and why they're important. Then they trace each other's bodies and fill in the outlines with what they think their bones look like. Curious George Rides a Bike George loves his new bike, especially because it gives him the chance to help Bill with his paper route.

But he gets distracted by some ducks, makes some paper boats out of the newspapers, and then, trying to fix his mistake, hits a big rock that bends his bicycle wheel out of shape. Can Mrs. Renkins find the right tools to help him fix his bike so he can find some dry papers, finish the paper route, and keep his promise to Bill? Educational Objective (Engineering):To demonstrate the importance of using the correct tool to adjust and repair things. Live Action Segment(Fixing Bikes) Kids learn how to repair their own bikes. They fix a flat tire and learn about the tools used to accomplish the job. Episode 27 The All-Animal Recycled Band George recruits Charkie, Gnocchi, Hundley, and Compass to play in a band inspired by the firefighters at Rescue Squad 86. For instruments, George gets creative and uses keys, rice in a milk carton, a birdseed canister with rubber bands, and a pie tin. Now all he has to do is figure out a way to get two dogs, a cat, and a bird to play music together. Educational Objective (Engineering):To model the idea of creating new objects using found and recycled materials.

Live Action Segment(Wind Chimes) Kids use found materials to make wind chimes. Some materials make satisfying sounds, others don't. Kids use string, sticks, tape, and whatever allows them to hang items that will be affected by the wind to create sound. The Times of Sand George and The Man with the Yellow Hat have a sandcastle contest at the beach. With the help of Bill and Momma Bunny, George builds a great castle and learns about how to avoid losing your castle to the incoming tide. Educational Objective (Science):To illustrate that tides are natural events, and that they occur in repeated, predictable patterns. Live Action Segment(Low Tide) Kids decide to take a walk at low tide and see what kinds of creatures they can find. With the help of a teacher and a knowledgeable dad, they find that some interesting sea life is exposed when the tide is out. Episode 28 The Elephant Upstairs George hears a loud thumping sound coming from the ceiling of their apartment and becomes convinced that the new upstairs neighbor has an elephant for a pet.

When The Man with the Yellow Hat points out how unlikely that is, George decides to investigate further and comes to the conclusion that if it's not an elephant, it must be a Galapagos Turtle who eats a lot of crackers, likes to wrap presents, and uses a juicer. When they finally pay their new neighbor a visit, the real story is even more interesting than George's theory. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that different objects can produce sounds that are similar in volume and pitch. Live Action Segment(Sounds Like...) Kids play a game where each player must guess what a sound is without being able to see what's making it. Kids talk about the characteristics (properties) of the sounds and why some are familiar and others are not. Being Hundley George gets tired of being a monkey because monkeys have to clean their rooms, brush their teeth, and go to bed early. He experiments with being a cat and a pigeon, but decides that the best of all is to be a dog like Hundley. Hundley is not at all happy with this plan, but he doesn't manage to convince George that there's room for only one lobby dog at this apartment building.

It takes an elevator getting stuck between floors to help George realize that being a monkey can be pretty useful in a pinch. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that the form and behaviors of each kind of animal are related to each animal's needs. Live Action Segment(Tamarins and Mandrills) Kids visit a zoo to learn about Tamarins with the help of a zoo interpreter. They make drawings and talk about the behavior and habitats of the primates. Episode 29 George Fixes Betsy's Wagon George and Steve borrow Betsy's wagon to pick up a package, but on the way they lose a wheel. To replace the wheel, they experiment with a piece of wood, some roller skates, and baby carriage wheels. Can they find some way to keep that wagon rolling? And what's in that giant package anyhow? Educational Objective (Engineering):To explore the system of wheels and axles that makes a wagon work correctly. Live Action Segment(Rolling Wheels) Kids work in teams to build wheeled vehicles out of a variety of materials. The ultimate test will be how successfully the vehicles roll!

Curious George Takes a Dive George makes friends with a turtle down at Lake Wanasink Lake, but worries that because the turtle has no thumbs, it's going to get a lot of water up its nose when it goes into the lake. The solution is to bring the turtle home and keep it in the bathtub. But the turtle is just not happy in the bathtub, and when George brings home fish and weeds and frogs from the lake to keep it company, The Man with the Yellow Hat isn't very happy either. Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate that various plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments, and have structures and functions that help them thrive in these environments. Live Action Segment(Habitats) With the help of a zoo interpreter, kids learn about the differences between a dry habitat and a wet habitat, as well as how different animals are well adapted for each. Episode 30 Unbalanced The Amazing Balancing Zucchinis come to town, and George realizes that there's nothing he wants more in life than to be an acrobat. But before he can join the troupe, he needs to learn a lot more about balance and help save an allergic tightrope walker from a very determined cat.

Educational Objective (Science):To demonstrate how balance is affected by the amount and position of weight, and by the position of the fulcrum (point of support). Live Action Segment(Balancing on Bikes) Kids are visited by a troupe of stunt cyclists who talk about balance and demonstrate some simple balancing tricks. Curious George vs. Winter Winter is closing in and George is miserable...how's he going to survive without all the fun summertime activities he loves? When he decides to ignore the weather and play with his wading pool and his bubbles, he learns some interesting things about freezing and melting. Educational Objective (Science):To illustrate that water freezes into ice when it is cooled and that ice melts into water when it is heated. Live Action Segment(Ice Shapes) Kids pour water into containers of different shapes to make ice. The next day, they release the ice and have a nice assortment of shapes to build with. (They also play a game of hockey in which the puck IS the ice!)

Question: What kind of animal was W. A. Rey’s Curious George?
Answer: MONKEY