The a-r Song

This video segment from Between the Lions is a music video featuring Fonix singing about the joys of the “ar” sound.

Abiyoyo

In this video segment from Between the Lions stars Theo the Lion reading aloud the story of Abiyoyo, a South African tale packed with suspense, heroic characters, and new words.

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After Love, by Maxime Kumin

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Maxine Kumin reads her poem, “After Love”, which describes a quiet moment after love-making shared by two people in a long marriage.

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After Making Love We Hear Footsteps, by Galway Kinnell

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Galway Kinnell reads his poem, “After Making Love We Hear Footsteps”, which depicts the magic of love and family connection.

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Amazing Trampolini Brothers: brave

In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives brave, braver, and bravest.

Amazing Trampolini Brothers: good

In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives good, better, and best.

Amazing Trampolini Brothers: noisy

In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives noisy, noisier, noisiest.

Amazing Trampolini Brothers: tasty

In this video segment from Between the Lions, a trio of animated circus performers demonstrates the comparative and superlative adjectives tasty, tastier, tastiest.

American Smooth, by Rita Dove

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Rita Dove reads her poem, “American Smooth”, which describes the effort a couple makes to complete a ballroom dance, and the lyrical state of being they achieve.

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American Wedding, by Joseph Millar

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Joseph Millar reads his poem, “American Wedding”, in which he feels the significance of embarking on a marriage as he heads to his daughter’s wedding reception.

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Ancestors Talk Through Drums

In this segment from EGG:the arts show, meet Camilo Gaetan who is becoming a master drummer.

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The Ants and the Grasshopper

This video segment from Between the Lions emphasizes "m" words through an original, animated retelling of the classic Aesop's fable "The Ants and the Grasshopper."

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Are You a Snail?

This story from Between the Lions looks at the world of snails.

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Artistic Interpretation in The Little Mermaid

This video from Great Performances: The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet features a scene from the first act of the ballet in which The Poet (a role based on the real life author Hans Christian Andersen) exits the real-world and enters a watery paradise under the sea.

Arty Smartypants: snail/nail

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Arty takes an “s” from snail to make a nail. He uses props to illustrate words.

At the Library

This video segment from Between the Lions is a song about things that you find or do at the library and notes items starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Aunties, by Kevin Young

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Kevin Young reads his poem, "Aunties", in which he gives life to memories steeped in the Deep South.

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Backyard Bugs

This video segment from Wild TV takes a closer look at backyard bugs, their habitat and characteristics.

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Bee-bim Bop

In this video from Between the Lions, a girl describes how to make the Korean dish called Bee-bim Bop.

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Bee-ing in a Swarm

Learn about bees, their habitat and how to interact with a swarm in this Wild TV video segment.

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Belle Isle, 1949, by Philip Levine

In Philip Levine's post-war poem, "Belle Isle, 1949," two strangers meet, swim, and part, exploring themes of connection, boundaries, and where we come from. This video segment comes from Poetry Breaks.

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Ben Hall of Sapelo Island

In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, Sapelo Island resident Ben Hall guides viewers through an introduction to Sapelo Island which is inhabited by the descendants of African slaves.

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Blackbottom, by Toi Derricotte

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Toi Derricotte reads her poem, “Blackbottom”, which describes a black American family’s drive through their old, segregated neighborhood, left behind when they moved to the suburbs.

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Blending Bowl: Dine

In this video segment from Between the Lions, two football teams, "d" and "ine," crash together to make the word "dine."

The Book

In this video segment from Jakers! Abuelita describes her life as a migrant worker.

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Brian, Age 7, by Mark Doty

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Mark Doty reads his poem, "Brian, Age 7", which was inspired by a drawing taped to a drugstore window.

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Busterfield Library A-Z

This video segment from Between the Lions uses an alphabet song to review the ABCs, matching each letter with the name of a character from the show.

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Calling him back from layoff, by Bob Hicok

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Bob Hicok reads his poem “Calling him back from layoff,” which describes the emotionally fraught phone conversation between a manager and a laid-off worker.

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The Camel Dances

This video from Between the Lions, tells the story of a camel who decides to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer.

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Carl Sandburg: Chicago

This video from American Masters: The Day Carl Sandburg Died features the poem Chicago written by Carl Sandburg, why he wrote it, the poem’s impact, and how it has influenced American Poetry.

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Carl Sandburg: Poet of the People

This video from American Masters: The Day Carl Sandburg Died describes Carl Sandburg’s early years and how he came to be known as the “poet of the people.”

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Cats

In this video segment from Nature, learn about cats and consider the possibility that the cat may become the number one choice of pet owners.  

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Chalk Sculpture

In this video segment from Art in the 21st Century: Paradox, two artists create a public art piece using giant pieces of chalk.

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Character Study: Scout Finch

This video from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo focuses on the character of Scout, why she’s important to the story, and her impact on American culture.

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Cheesybreadville

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cleo Lion reads aloud Cheesybreadville, a rhyming, lyrical story set in Puerto Rico about how the love of a husband and wife created cheesy bread.

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Choppers Chop, Shoppers Shop

In this video segment from Between the Lions, real kids and adults attempt to correctly say the tongue twister “Choppers Chop, Shoppers Shop.”

City Country Rap (c)

In this video segment from Between the Lions, the animated hip hop duo Rhymo and Hip rap about the hard "c" and soft "c" sounds while telling the difference between the country and the city.

City Horses Part I

Carolyne DeGrammont of the Cedar Lane Stables in Queens, NY talks about why she enjoys horses in this video segment from Wild TV.

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City Mouse and Country Mouse

This video segment from Between the Lions places emphasis on "c" words as it retells an original version of Aesop’s fable. A city mouse and a country mouse trade living spaces only to discover there’s no place like home.

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City Parrots

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about wild parrots that breed and nest in Brooklyn.

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City Pigeons

Learn about the history of pigeons in this video segment from WILD TV.  

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The Civil War Era: Words Like Freedom

Dhana Bradley Donaldson and Priscilla Hancock Cooper present a “poetic concert” featuring “Ain’t I a Woman?” the famous speech made by abolitionist and feminist Sojourner Truth; “Alabama Centennial,” a poem about the Civil Rights movement by Naomi Long Madgett; and Nikki Giovanni’s self-love poem, “Ego Tripping.”

Cliff Hanger and the Giant Snail

In this video segment from Between the Lions featuring seasonal vocabulary, a giant snail offers to rescue Cliff but moves at a snail’s pace.

Cliff Hanger and the Sneezing Zebu

In this video segment from Between the Lions featuring the letter "z," a sneezing zebu temporarily rescues Cliff Hanger, who is hanging from a cliff.

Cliff Hanger Sells His House

In this video segment from Between the Lions, a real estate agent sells Cliff Hanger's house, which Cliff builds after consulting his trusty manual, to the highest bidder.

Cliff Hanger Sings the Blues

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cliff sings to get the attention of two talent scouts, Paula and Simon, but they prefer the helicopter singers.

Cloud

A round up of wild horses proves too strenuous for a young colt in this video segment from Nature.

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Cloud - Age Four

In this video segment from Nature, experience the environment of Cloud, a four-year old horse living in the wild.

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Cloud - Age Two

In this video segment from Nature, Cloud, a two-year-old horse, interacts with his family in the wild.

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Cloud - Foal

In this video segment from Nature, experience life in the wild for Cloud, a newborn colt.

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