cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education. (school bell rings) kids: school! (pants, barks) kid: word world! kids: word world! ♪ welcome to the place where words come alive ♪ kid: let's build a word. kids: word world. kid: word world. kids: ♪ jump to the beat ♪ ♪ clap your hands in the air ♪ kids: let's build a word! word world! kid: word world. ♪ we've got friends of every size ♪ ♪ building words before our eyes ♪ ♪ nothing's better than a letter ♪ ♪ they hold our world together ♪ ♪ with dog ♪ and sheep ♪ and duck ♪ and pig ♪ ♪ there's always a surprise! ♪ (barks) kids: word world! (croaks) (whimpers)

(train toots) (giggles) ♪ welcome to our world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ word world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ it's a beautiful world ♪ ♪ word world. ♪ kids: yay! (cow mooing) narrator: early one sunny morning in word world frog was working on his latest project. (croaks) hmm... in theory, my idea should work. (frog calling out letters) kids: rocket! frog: yeah, rocket.

so, i have all the letters to build it except for a "t." where did i put that uppercase "t" anyway? (knocking) yes, come in. hi, frog. i was wondering if you could... i'm sorry, pig but do you see an uppercase "t" lying around anywhere? um... no. but i can help you look for it. all: we can help, too. (laughter) oh, you mean this? oh, no, pig, that's a lowercase "t." i'm looking for an uppercase "t." i'm building a rocket, after all.

what on earth are all these little piggies doing here? (giggling) well, frog these are my nephews. say hello to mr. frog. all: hello, mr. frog. huh? frog, i was wondering, um... if you could... careful. careful. watch them for me just for a little while. i have to go to the market, and, um... (chuckles) i'm not sure that i can handle all three of them in the market at once. piggies: cool! so you'll do it? oh, great. now, just don't let them get into any trouble. thanks, frog. see ya later. bye. what? (groans)

well, okay. how much trouble could three little piggies be? just as long as they don't mind me working on my latest project. all: we don't mind, mr. frog. uh... call me uncle froggy. all: uncle froggy. (laughing and snorting) all right then my little pigs. why don't you just run along and play while i build my uppercase rocket. aw, how cute. now, where is that letter "t"? narrator: while frog searched for his uppercase letter "t" to finish his rocket the little pigs decided to check out all the other cool stuff frog had in his log.

(laughing) am i huge? am i huge? check this out. oh, cool. (buzzing) all: fly! fly! fly! fly! whoa! wow! wow-wee! let's catch it. all: whee! cannonball. (piggies laughing) let's get it. (croaks) aha! here it is! cool! uh, pigs? are you staying out of trouble?

yes, uncle froggy. hmm, maybe it's not very safe for you three lowercase piggies to be playing here while i build my rocket. why don't you take this basket of lowercase letters outside and play with them. and stay out of trouble. all: yes, uncle froggy. narrator: but little did frog know that those three little piggies really would have a blast with those lowercase letters. you see, while frog struggled to build his rocket, the three little pigs were building one of their own. well, if we can build a fly that flies... i'll bet we can build a rocket, too. with lowercase letters. okay, so, um... how do you spell "rocket" again?

all: rocket! ready for blastoff? aye, aye, captain. aye, aye, captain. here we go. blastoff! no! bye, uncle froggy. we're in outer space. here we go. we're on our way. whee! and i promised pig i wouldn't let them get into any trouble. oh, where in word world are they going? oh! narrator: actually, they weren't going anywhere in word world. no, they were headed somewhere far out of this world. all: comet!

cool! frog: oh, no no, no, the moon?! (laughing) wow. we're on the moon! (gasps) this is terrible. those tiny helpless piggies are all alone on the moon, and i'm supposed to be watching them. okay, okay. hold it together, frog. i'm a big, responsible kind of frog. i can totally handle this. i'll just finish up my rocket and go up there after them. let's see now... how did i spell that?

kids: rocket! yes, rocket! i just hope i'm not too late. narrator: so frog set off to rescue the three lowercase piggies. but because he had to work so fast, some of the letters in "rocket" weren't put together quite as well as they could have been. and frog's rocket started having problems. (alarm rings)

oh, i think something's wrong! (groans) (sputtering) luckily, frog had remembered his parachute. oh, no! my letters! my rocket! (gasps): i found you! i did it but i can't believe it. (giggling) oh, how are we ever going to get back home? hey, we could always put our rocket back together again, uncle froggy. yes, we still have our lowercase letters. well, i guess a word is a word no matter whether the letters are uppercase or lowercase. so get your lowercase letters together, piggies, because it's time to...

build a word! (dance music plays) ♪ it's time to build a word ♪ ♪ let's build it, let's build it now ♪ all: rocket! ♪ yeah, we just built a word ♪ ♪ we built it, we built it! ♪ great! now we can use the lowercase rocket to get you home to uncle pig. yay! yay! yay! narrator: they all got aboard the lowercase rocket the piggies had made.

as they all zoomed back to word world, frog realized that all letters whether uppercase or lowercase are needed to make word world go around. (piggies giggling, snorting) the end. (barks, panting) (banjo plays) (lively music plays) (barks) horn! (plays bluesy tune)

(barks) guitar! (plays rock tune) (barks) tuba! (plays band music)

(barks) drum! (lively music plays) (all instruments plays) (drum solo plays) (all instruments play tune) (pants, barks) kid: word world! kids: word world! ♪ welcome to the place where words come alive ♪ kid: let's build a word. kids: word world.

kid: word world. kids: ♪ jump to the beat ♪ ♪ clap your hands in the air ♪ kids: let's build a word! word world! kid: word world. ♪ we've got friends of every size ♪ ♪ building words before our eyes ♪ ♪ nothing's better than a letter ♪ ♪ they hold our world together ♪ ♪ with dog ♪ and sheep ♪ and duck ♪ and pig ♪ ♪ there's always a surprise! ♪ (barks) kids: word world! (croaks) (whimpers) (train toots) (giggles) ♪ welcome to our world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ word world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ it's a beautiful world ♪ ♪ word world. ♪ kids: yay! narrator: we begin our story with a bird's-eye view

of word world. sheep, bear, and frog had their own bird's-eye view. bird-watching was a great idea, sheep. and fun. now we just need a bird to watch. oh! look! letters! bird! bird-watch! all: ooh... ah...! (groans) be right back, little eggs.

there she is. we're right behind you, bear. wow. what's the matter? what? what? what is it, bear? did you find bird? no, but i found something even better. oh, look! it's an egg. ooh. ooh. oh, be careful. why? because shells break easily. uh-huh, uh-huh well, that is true. but if you don't mind my saying what is inside the shell is even more important. inside?

a baby bird. a baby bird. a baby bird. baby birds come out of uh, well... eggs. i'm fairly sure at least. oh. but, um... how does it get out? (laughing): well, you know oddly enough, i'm not so sure about that part. well, if there's a baby bird inside then this egg must belong to... bird! bird! bird! oh, oh, dear. oh, this is very bad. she must have lost it, don't you think? yes, and one of us should definitely take care of it until bird gets back. it should be someone who's very careful. uh, yes... um, someone who could keep it warm. (croaking) someone's who's already a practically a wool blanket.

who? me? (gulps) oh, dear. narrator: and so, sheep was elected protector of the egg... at least until bird came back. ooh! stay. now stay right there. stay... don't move... uh, uh, uh. good egg! ahh! egg! you are not so very good at sitting still, are ya? are you ready, frog? uh-oh. look out, sheep! (grunts)

nice shot, sheep! you saved the egg and you scored a basket! you did save the egg right? yes... yes yes, yes, i... the egg seems fine. but i'm just so nervous. the egg just will not stay in one place. it refuses to stay in... uh... it likes to roll you see. uh... sheep? the egg! oh, dear. stop! (panting) i gotcha! i gotcha! oh. i got it. i got it. i... narrator: so, off rolled the egg headed toward the pond.

duck (operatic): ♪ oh, solo ♪ ♪ ducky... ♪ ♪ feathers and all. ♪ sheep: duck. huh. duck. the egg. hey, nice catch, duck. what can i say? i'm a duck. i'm an egg-spert if you will. (giggles and quacks) oh. maybe you can help us figure out what to do with the egg. well, all i know is, eggs belong in nests, you see. you know, now that is a very good idea, duck. we're gonna build a nest for the egg. uh... how, how do we start? allow me. it's quite simple, really... we'll need an n for the "n" sound. then we need an e-s-t, "est" for

the rest. kids: nest. that's right. nest. okay, little buddy there. now, let's see how you like your new nest. it's staying. (giggles) it's staying. good, good, good, egg. narrator: so sheep tucked the egg safely in its nest and carried it back to her haystack for a good night's sleep. (snoring) (baaing) ooh, brr. you know, it is a bit chilly in here. i'm gonna... you know, i bet you could use a little blanket, egg. there you go. sleep well.

(rooster crowing) (sheep yawning) ahh... (clears throat) good morning, egg. i was wondering if you might want a... egg? egg? oh, no. egg. you're cracked. duck! duck! good morning, sheep. how's things... i need egg-spert help. there's something wrong with the egg. (croaks) what's wrong with the egg? what's going on, you guys? there's something wrong with the egg. something wrong with the egg? it's broken. there's a crack in its shell. hmm, uh-huh.

what? uh-huh. bear/sheep/frog: what is it, duck? (chuckles and quacks) there's nothing wrong with the egg. it's just about to hatch that's all. (quacks) (sniffing) bear: look, it's a... yes. i think the egg is going to... all: build a word. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's time to build a word ♪ ♪ let's build it, let's build it now ♪ (chirping) kids: bird. ♪ yeah, we just built a word ♪ ♪ we built it, we built it. ♪

(chirping) (gasps) yes. it is. it's a baby bird. (chirping) narrator: just then, bird was flying overhead. and she heard a familiar sound. (baby bird chirping) (gasps) mama. hello, my little one. (cooing) oh, you found my baby. and you've taken such good care of him, too. thank you. thank you all ever so. (cooing) (chuckling): aw, well, shucks. oh, that's all right. it was our pleasure, bird. actually, it was mostly sheep. (cooing) (chirping) oh, well... it was, uh... i enjoyed it. really, i... what i mean to say is...

you're welcome. good-bye, baby bird. (chirping) (chirping) baby bird and mama bird are back together. you know what that means... b... i... r... all: d. bird-watch. all: ooh. ahh. narrator: as they watched bird and her baby fly off everyone knew that this had been the best bird-watching day yet. the end. announcer: come join the wordfriends for more wordplay adventures at: miss rosa, voice-over: it's the pbs

kids field trip. can you guess where we're going today? here's a clue. so did you guess where we are today? yes! at a bakery. where they make cookies and cakes and bread fresh everyday. and guess what? anwar here is going to show us how to make whole wheat bread. hi, kids. i'm the baker here. come on back. let's go! ok, to make the bread, first we have to make the dough. so we mix things together like water, yeast flour, and salt. and then we really work with the dough like this. and it's called kneading. after it rises it goes in the oven. so then what happens? and then we have bread. wow, you never know what you'll learn when you explore new places and new things.

word world is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education. (bell rings) kids: school!

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