About The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! is designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science and engineering in preschool-aged children.
Based on Random House’s best-selling Beginner Book collection “The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library™,” the TV series and online resources are designed to cultivate positive views about science and scientists among the next generation—the children who will become tomorrow’s citizens and innovators—and help families and teachers build communities of science explorers.
In each story, the Cat in the Hat and his friends Sally and Nick go on a science adventure such as shrinking to bee-size to explore a hive and discover how honey is made; flying with birds to discover how and why they migrate; visiting Spansylvania to figure out how to make a bridge that is long enough and strong enough; diving inside flowers to find out more about the animals that depend on them to live; or going to the Frictionarium to investigate why Sally has lost her “slidey-ness” and is stuck on the slide. Guided by the Cat, the children figure things out by engaging in science inquiry and engineering design. They ask questions and define problems, make observations, make predictions, plan investigations, collect data, make discoveries, design solutions to problems, and generate and discuss ideas about how the world works.
Each half-hour television episode consists of two 11-minute animated adventures, along with corresponding short animated clips. Each adventure revolves around a specific science and engineering concept such as bird migration, friction, or designing a solution to a problem or animal camouflage. The animated clips feature songs and rhymes, interesting science facts, humorous science explorations by Thing One and Thing Two, and interviews of animals by Sally and Nick. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!™ is voiced by award-winning actor Martin Short and produced by Portfolio Entertainment Inc. and Collingwood O’Hare Productions, in association with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, Random House Children’s Entertainment, Treehouse, and PBS KIDS
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