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Cat in the Hat Series Debuts on OPB
Zany adventures to spark
interest in science
S cience learning for p resch o o lers is the focus on the first-ev er
Dr. S u ess-inspired an im ated series, the C at in the H at K now s a L ot
about That!
T he p ro d u ctio n prem iers on M onday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 a.m . on the
stations o f O reg o n Public B roadcasting.
V oiced by aw ard -w in n in g acto r M artin Short, Dr. S e u ss’s T he
C at in the H at guides friends S ally and N ic k - w ith a little help from
the Fish, hing 1 and T h in g 2 - on fun-filled ad v en tu res w here they
m ake natu ral-scien ce disco v eries, from how bees m ake honey to
w h y ow ls sleep d uring the day.
B ased on the acclaim ed T he C at in the H a t’s L earn in g L ibrary
b o o k series, the show w ill appeal to p re sc h o o le rs’ natural curiosity,
and engage them in the p ro cess o f scientific ex p lo ratio n and
discovery. T he first season o f 40 episodes w ill air M on d ay through
F riday at 7:30 a.m . and repeat at 3 p.m . on O PB .
“ In the sam e w ay the original T he C at in the H at b o o k has
in tro duced g en eratio n s o f children to the jo y s o f reading, ‘T he C at
in the H at K now s a L ot about T h a t!’ w ill e n co u rag e ch ild ren to
ex p lore the w o n d ers o f science and n a tu re ,” says K ate K lim o, Dr.
S e u ss’s R andom H ouse p u b lish er and E xecu tiv e D irecto r o f
D ev elopm ent for R andom H ouse C h ild re n ’s E ntertainm ent.
T he series supports young c h ild re n ’s science learning by in tro ­
d u cin g scientific inquiry skills, teach in g core science co n cep ts and
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vo cabulary, and p rep arin g p resch o o lers for kin d erg arten and first
g rad e science cu rricu lu m — all in w him sical style.
Actor Martin Short is the voice o f the Cat in the Hat in the first-ever Dr. Seuss-inspired animated TV
and web series.
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