Peep and the Big Wide World - TV-Y
Preschoolers learn science with a pinch of humor.
(Flash is loading. If this text does not disappear you need to install the latest flash version)
details
- TV Rating: TV-Y
- Network: Discovery Kids
- Genre: Children, Cartoons, & Animation
Parents need to know
Parents need to know that there are two stories per episode, each focusing on a problem that needs to be solved with science. The series is so friendly and funny that kids won't even realize they're learning. The cartoons are followed by filmed segments in which real kids work with the same concepts in ways that can be easily reproduced at home.
Families can talk about science and the many areas in which it is used. What are some scientific things around your house? Is there science in the kitchen? Parents can easily create learning experiments for their own kids to try at home.
Families can talk about science and the many areas in which it is used. What are some scientific things around your house? Is there science in the kitchen? Parents can easily create learning experiments for their own kids to try at home.
Message
Social Behavior:
Teaches good lessons about solving problems with science.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Violence
Sex
Language
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Sarah Wenk
Peep, Chirp, and Quack, three young birds living in a big park, encounter various problems that need to be solved with science. Quack the duck, for example, wants to prove that his pond is better than the new pond everyone's excited about, so the friends devise different ways of measuring the two ponds until they come up with a solution that satisfies Quack -- his pond has the most ducks.
Is it any good?
PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD feels special from the start. The animation has a friendly, hand-drawn feel and is narrated by Joan Cusack. What makes it fun is that the science isn't academic at all -- the little birds come up with the kinds of experiments real kids would come up with, get their answers, and are happy. Each story is followed by a filmed segment with real kids using the same concepts at home.
The combination of cartoons and real life makes the concepts very real and accessible. Peep is a great way to get young children excited about science without even realizing it.
Other choices
|
Parents and kids say
All Reviews
There are 16 reviews.
Posted on 01/19/08 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 8
Age 2+
Posted on 03/02/07 by Anonymous Adult contributor
A Happy and Funny Show
Age 2+
Posted on 07/14/06 by Anonymous Adult contributor
Adult Reviews
There are 15 reviews.
Age 2+
Posted on 03/02/07 by Anonymous Adult contributor
A Happy and Funny Show
Age 2+
Posted on 07/14/06 by Anonymous Adult contributor
Kids Reviews
There are 1 reviews.
Posted on 01/19/08 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 8
Who's your favorite TV holiday special character?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
100%
The Grinch
0%
Frosty the Snowman
0%
Charlie Brown
0%
Shrek
0%
1 votes

