PBS Distribution will be releasing four stories from PBS KIDS’ popular DINOSAUR TRAIN series produced by The Jim Henson Company, on the new DVD “ADVENTURE CAMP.”
Kids will follow Buddy, Shiny, Tiny and Don in four exciting stories as
they travel to different ecosystems and learn about erosion, tree
lines, rainforests, and canyons. These are the same stories that
premiered in January in the hit one-hour “DINOSAUR TRAIN: Nature
Trackers Adventure Camp” special on PBS KIDS, which reached three
million total viewers during the week it aired.*
Mr.
Conductor and his nephew Gilbert lead Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, Don and
friends on an action-packed journey. Throughout their adventures at
camp, the group finds courage as they race down rivers, have a snowball
fight, climb a tall mountain, ride a zipline over the rainforest and
hike down a canyon to dig for fossils! Viewers won’t be able to resist
tapping their feet and singing along as the whole gang makes discoveries
about the world around them.
DINOSAUR
TRAIN embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have
with both dinosaurs and trains, while encouraging basic scientific
thinking skills. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go on
whimsical adventures through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes, and
oceans as they unearth basic concepts in natural science, natural
history, and paleontology. The Dinosaur Train is a colorful locomotive,
customized to accommodate all kinds of dinosaurs and has the ability to
visit the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous worlds. The Train’s
Conductor, a knowledgeable Troodon, provides passengers with fascinating
facts along the way. DINOSAUR TRAIN airs weekdays on PBS KIDS (check
local listings).
“ADVENTURE CAMP” will be available on June 10, 2014. The DVD has a run time of approximately 50 minutes and an SRP of $7.99. In
addition to featuring four fun-filled learning adventures, this DVD
also includes special features – coloring pages, activities, information
for parents, and the new interactive game “River Run!” In this racing
game, Buddy and Don paddle through the river collecting insects for
Don’s ever-growing collection. Players will learn about river currents
and insects as they race to the finish line.
“Adventure Camp: Rafting”
Buddy,
Tiny, Shiny and Don go river rafting for the first time. Their old pal
Jess Hesperornis meets up with them, and they all learn about erosion
and the importance of rivers before finishing up their adventure by
cruising through some rapids!
Educational Objective: Rivers
and streams are ribbons of water that start at a high point and flow
downhill – often with streams gathering into rivers. Animals and plants
living on land depend on rivers and streams to provide fresh water and
nutrients.
“Adventure Camp: Mountain Climbing”
For
their second outing, Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, Don and other friends learn
about the tree line as they set out to hike up a mountain. Shiny is
determined to get to the top of mountain forest. Buddy wonders if
they’ll be able to see anything from the mountaintop, through the tall
trees. The kids are amazed that the higher they hike, the shorter the
trees and bushes become! Then they reach the tree line – a certain point
on the mountain where trees are really small because they don’t have
enough air to breathe and the temperature is too cold. In the end, Shiny
and all the kids use teamwork to all reach the mountaintop together!
Educational Objective: The
timberline, or tree line, is a certain elevation on a mountain where
the temperatures are colder, the air is thin and the soil is less moist,
making it hard for most plants and trees to grow. Trees may grow as
small shrubs. There is less oxygen, so it’s harder for animals to
breathe at the tree line and above.
“Adventure Camp: Ziplining”
The
campers are back for another adventure – and this time they’ll be
travelling to a rainforest! Once they arrive in the dense rainforest,
the campers explore different levels of the ecosystem, including the
forest floor and the canopy of leaves at the top of the forest. After a
hike through the rainforest, the campers’ adventure culminates as each
kid takes a ride on a zipline, where they all get a bird’s eye view of
the entire rainforest!
Educational Objective: Rainforests
are very dense, warm, wet, forests that are home to a vast array of
different life forms. Rainforests get a lot of rain, at least 70 inches
per year. Rainforests, often called the “lungs of the Earth,” generate
much of the oxygen we breathe.
“Adventure Camp: Canyon Hiking”
The
campers are led by Mr. Conductor and Gilbert on a hike down a canyon,
where they can see the different layers of the Mesozoic Era! At first,
Lily Lambeosaurus is reluctant to go, thinking that a new adventure
sounds hard, but Don convinces her that a new adventure can be worth the
effort. At the bottom of the canyon, the kids dig for fossils. Each
camper goes home with a “new” Ammonite fossil, and Lily is so glad she
tried something new!
Educational Objective: Canyons
are deep cuts in the earth’s surface. They are formed by
erosion. Erosion is mainly caused by the flow of rivers. It takes
millions of years for canyons to become the grandiose natural landmarks
they are today. The bottom rocks in canyons can date back billions of
years, beyond the Mesozoic. Canyons can also be formed by a shift of the
earth’s tectonic plates.
Thank you to PBS for my copy used to facilitate this post. I was not compensated in any other way.
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