This
April, PBS KIDS series ARTHUR honors National Autism Awareness Month and Month
of the Military Child on air and online, in addition to debuting new family
history feature
March 22, 2016 (Boston, MA)--Produced
by WGBH,
the Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS series ARTHUR explores childhood
challenges with heart and humor while promoting friendship, family, and
pro-social skills. This spring, viewers will join Arthur and friends as they
celebrate Autism Awareness Month and Month of the Military Child on-air and
online. A new family history game also launched recently on ARTHUR's popular
website.
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It all begins the week of April 4th on PBS KIDS (check local
listings). Viewers will celebrate National Autism Awareness Month with new and
fan favorite episodes featuring Carl, Arthur's friend with autism. In one of
the new stories, George enlists Carl's musical talents for his upcoming puppet
show. However, Carl's routines are getting in the way of their rehearsals.
Should George keep working with Carl and risk the show? Or replace Carl and
risk his friendship? In addition to the broadcast, fans can enjoy select
episodes and clips on pbskids.org
and on the PBS KIDS Video App, which is available on a variety of mobile
devices and on platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV,
Xbox One, and Chromecast, throughout the month of April.
Also in April, ARTHUR honors military-connected children with
online episodes and a social media campaign featuring Ladonna, a character
whose dad is in the Army Corps of Engineers. Full episodes and clips of Ladonna
will be available on pbskids.org and the PBS KIDS Video App, centered around
the 2016 Month of the Military Child theme: "Grit. Determination.
Perseverance. Military Kids: Tomorrow's Trailblazers."
In addition to learning about military families, kids can
explore their own family heritage through the recently launched ARTHUR Family History Fun
interactive game. "Family History Fun" provides kids with a simple
and fun way to interview relatives about their own childhoods and memories of
growing up. These one-page interviews-printed or saved to a mobile device's
photo gallery-are a creative and meaningful keepsake for families.
For its efforts in helping to teach children empathy and
understanding, ARTHUR was recently honored with the 2015
Humanitas Prize for Children's Animation. "With its warmth, humor and
social-emotional curriculum, ARTHUR helps kids develop critical skills-from
compassion to perseverance," said Carol Greenwald, Senior Executive
Producer of ARTHUR. "We hope Arthur and his friends can inspire kids of
all backgrounds, as well as teach them how to better support one another."
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