My 3 year old son and I love this show. The Kratt brothers have silly antics like falling in the mud every show, very athletic/energetic backdrop activities (swinging, kayaking, hiking, biking, surfing, jumping etc.) they casually incorporate into the show. They have gadgets that appeal, like the food machine and the occasional project like dinosaur building are oh-so-great for my boy. They just exude fun and love for the animals at all times, as well as respect. Every animal one introduces, the other brother says, "X-animal, I love X-animals!!" I think they have a great understanding of how little kids process and what appeals. Zoboo, the lemur, has great sayings and his Zobooland imaginings are really great because he always applies whatever concept or animal attributes to his play with a set of claymation characters that are his friends. This is another show that I think does a great job of teaching and teaching lessons without hitting us over the head with them, but demonstrating them and showing with lighthearted examples.
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Zoboomafoo
(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Where to watch: PBS)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 3. -
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Preschoolers will go wild for this animal show.
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for Ages 3 and Up
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About Zoboomafoo
Parents need to know that this entertaining, colorful program makes learning about animals lots of fun. Kids will be exposed to vocabulary ranging from "slow" and "fast" to "grazing," "nursing," and all of the names of the featured animals and their habitats. The only confusing point is that Zoboo transforms from a real-life lemur to a puppet when he eats a snack. This transition is pretty seamless, because the puppet looks almost exactly like a real lemur, so the youngest viewers might come away thinking that lemurs can actually speak (parrots do, right?).
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the different animals featured on the show. What noises do they make? How do they eat? Which ones are most fun to act like?
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Great guy energy, perfect little kid wavelength
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Boring!
I love seeing the animals, but the show is for younger viewers. The animals are not worth it.
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