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Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow
Seasons
Episode 1
Three More Little Pigs;The Ants And The Grasshopper
30m
Lionel, Leona, and the Wolf each try their hand at writing a sequel to The Three Little Pigs, and Leona finds a way to work and play. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Focuses on short u, the sound represented by the letter m, and synonyms for small (miniscule, little, petite, microscopic, tiny, teeny, diminutive, weeny).
Episode 2
A Birthday For Cow!;Rabbit's Gift
30m
The humble turnip stars in this show about birthday celebrations, vegetables, and the gift of giving. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Features vocabulary about vegetables, relational vocabulary (over, under, around, through, into), and the short i sou
Episode 3
City Mouse And Country Mouse;The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country!
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 4
Pablo The Artist;Dream Carver
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 5
Roller Coaster;What Do Wheels Do All Day?
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 6
Not Norman;Me And My Cat?
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 7
My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks; Just What Mama Needs
30m
The Lion family turns a box of junk into self-portraits, and Leona tricks Lionel into cleaning her room.
Episode 8
Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs; My House
30m
Leona helps a snail find a new home in the library's new All Different Kinds of Homes wing, and Lionel moves into a new home too.
Episode 9
Deep in the Swamp & Trosclair and the Alligator
30m
Lionel tries to frighten Leona with creepy, crawly swamp things, and a clever boy tricks a hungry alligator.
Episode 10Latest episode
Red Parka Mary & Not Afraid of Dogs
30m
No overview is available.
