![]() ![]() It featured several Arthur stories and two complete episodes of Postcards from Buster, as well as interstitial postcard segments from the latter, segments with kids from the another WGBH-produced show Zoom and a small additional factoid regarding Arthur and Buster. The children and their families that are presented on the series are meant to be multicultural and diverse, and range from a Mormon family in Utah to a Mestizo family in Texas.Īrthur and Buster Thanksgiving Spectacular aired on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005. After each trip, he sends Arthur a "video postcard" videotape summarizing what he's done and who he's met in each location. The sequences with him are animated, while the portions featuring the children are live-action (viewed from the viewpoint of his video camera). In each episode, he meets children in the location, who show him aspects of their family's lives and local culture. This was during the time in the Arthur series when he left Elwood City for some time to travel with his father. The series centers on Buster traveling to different places around North America, usually in the United States but also in the Caribbean, Canada, and other places, with his father, who is a pilot for a band of musicians. The show features Buster's divorced father Bo, and introduces Carlos and Mora, lead singers of Los Viajeros, as recurring supporting characters. The show has ceased production since.Īrthur and friends only make occasional cameos in the episodes. In February 2012, two new episodes were released online and are still available on streaming services, but they are unknown to have ever aired on television, as most local PBS stations had recently stopped airing the show. The series went through a hiatus between 20. A second season began in November 2006 and a third in November 2008. The series premiered on October 11, 2004, during the new PBS KIDS GO! block on PBS. Inspired by a 2003 Arthur episode called " Postcards from Buster", it was produced by Canada-based Cinar for Season 1 (then Cookie Jar Entertainment, now WildBrain), 9 Story Media Group for Season 2 and Season 3, and Marc Brown Studios. Postcards from Buster is a spin-off of Arthur. (Also available in Chinese.This article is about the series. Sam has received lucky money for Chinese New Year. Illustrated with stunning paintings, the poem cycle begins and ends with Chinese New Year. A boy from Hong Kong begins to feel at home in New York's Chinatown. My Chinatown: One Year in Poems by Kam Mak. Colorful photos and simple text follow 6-year-old Ernie and his older sister Jenny as they celebrate the Chinese New Year and prepare to perform the Lion Dance on the streets of New York City. Lion Dancer by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low. His luck keeps changing (from good to bad, and from bad to good) until finally he makes it to the party. A party invitation sends Ned on a big adventure. Will things ever go right for him again? Find out in this book, based on the Postcards from Buster episode "Buster's Lucky Year."įortunately by Remy Charlip. When Buster visits San Francisco's Chinatown, his luck goes from bad to worse. She is excited about shopping with her aunt, taking walks wherever they please, maybe even finding ripe peaches before going home.īuster Changes His Luck by Marc Brown. A young girl looks forward to a coming road trip with her Aunt Martha ("just us women"). How can she stand to see him whacked and cracked open? (Also available in Spanish) Clara loves the piñata dog she picks out for her birthday party. A simple counting book that starts with one basket ("una canasta") and ends with a "fiesta" (party)! (Bilingual: English/Spanish.) ![]() The giant saguaro cactus is home to a host of desert animals. (Bilingual: Spanish/English)ĭesert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash. Traditional folk songs come to life with colorful illustrations. De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children by José-Luis Orozco. ![]()
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