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Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

♪♪ -♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To summer reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's "Camp TV" ♪ ♪♪ [ Doorbell rings ] [ Gasps ] Coming!

Ouch!

Ooh, ooh, ah!

[ Clattering ] [ Cat yowls ] Sorry, Trixie!

Ooh, ooh...

Yes!

You made it!

Come in.

Come on in.

♪♪ Hi.

I am so, so, so happy to see you.

So many familiar faces.

Ooh, and new ones, too.

For those joining for the first time, welcome to "Camp TV."

And to those returning, glad to see you back.

Man, there is so much to celebrate, so much fun to be had, so much to do.

I barely know where to begin.

Party, anyone?

It's time to celebrate the sunshine, that being you, because today is Summer Celebration Day on camp TV.

Here we go.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

[ Fanfare plays ] Happy Summer Celebration Day.

[ Crowd applauding ] Whew!

Oh, wow.

It's already time for your first activity.

Don't want to be late.

Have a sun-sational time.

Meet you back here in a few.

Daytime or nighttime, it's always time for story time.

-Giant panda Xiao Liwu was born on July 29th, 2012.

He is the sixth cub born to his mother, Bai Yun.

Mr. Wu started life in a cozy den.

He looked more like a white mouse than a panda.

His eyes and ears were sealed, and he depended on his mother to take care of him day and night.

When the little guy was three weeks old, he got his first checkup.

He weighed 1 1/2 pounds and finally looked like a tiny panda.

He even squawked at the veterinarian.

-[ Squawks ] -At eight weeks old, he got his first vaccination to keep him healthy.

He didn't mind the shot at all.

He was pretty sleepy at the time.

♪♪ By ten weeks old, his eyes and ears had opened and he could see the people giving him his checkup.

He had a lot to say about that.

-[ Squeaking ] [ Squawks ] -At three months old, the cub showed us his walking skills.

He still needed lots of practice.

People around the world voted for a name for our panda cub.

The winning name was revealed during a ceremony at the zoo after the cub turned 100 days old.

"Xiao Liwu" means "little gift," but would he stay little for long?

Mr. Wu got his first toy, a hard plastic ball, when he was almost five months old.

He loved it.

♪♪ Then came the big day.

He walked down a tunnel all by himself and went outside to meet his adoring fans.

There were lots of photographers there.

♪♪ Our five-month-old showed off his climbing skills.

Mr. Wu even tried to climb on his mom.

♪♪ Xiao Liwu saw snow for the first time when he was seven months old.

He was nervous when he first touched it and ran up a tree to get away from it.

But after a while, he came down and wrestled in the snow with his mom.

♪♪ ♪♪ Before we knew it, it was time to celebrate Mr. Wu's first birthday.

Our nutritional services team made a delicious cake out of ice, apple slices, bamboo and other goodies.

It weighed about 200 pounds.

His keepers decorated cardboard boxes as gifts.

Xiao Liwu and his mom opened the gifts first and then checked out their cake.

♪♪ A few weeks later, more snow arrived.

Boy, did Mr. Wu get dirty that day.

♪♪ Pandas leave their mother when they're about 18 months old, and we allowed Mr. Wu to do the same.

He got an exhibit all to himself.

When Xiao Liwu turned two, he received a beautiful blue birthday cake, and he didn't have to share it with his mom.

♪♪ Mr. Wu's father, Gao Gao, gets his blood pressure taken every few days, and Xiao Liwu is learning how to do this, too.

He's also learning other things that will help the panda team keep him healthy.

We are so proud of Xiao Liwu.

What do you think his next birthday cake will look like?

-Welcome back, campers.

Hope you're enjoying your Summer Celebration Day so far.

Feels like we could use a little more fanfare, though.

I say we toot our own horn and make some noise, and I know just the way to go about doing it.

Let's make some noisemakers.

All you need is a toilet paper or paper towel roll, some wax paper, some safety scissors, a rubber band, and whatever you'd like to decorate with.

I'm using a marker, but crayons and stickers work well too.

Start by coloring your paper roll.

♪♪ Then, with the help of an adult, cut out a wax paper circle that's big enough to wrap around one end of the roll.

I like to fold my wax paper in half, draw a semicircle, and then cut along the line.

♪♪ Then secure the wax paper to the end of the roll with the rubber band.

You can double up the rubber band if you need to.

Once again, with the help of an adult, carefully make a hole in the middle of the roll.

This hole, along with the wax paper, will make it vibrate.

Now get ready to make some noise.

[ Buzzing ] Perfect.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Write On.

-Welcome to Story Pirates Present... Show Not Tell!

I'm Lauren, and today we are going to practice showing not telling using a setting, or where the story takes place.

One great way to add a lot of details to your setting is using your five senses.

So we'll be thinking about, what does the setting look like, sound like, smell like, feel like and even taste like?

Let's see an example.

The park is nice.

Let's see what that would look like.

-Oh.

Nice park.

-Well, that was disappointing.

I just told you the park was nice.

I didn't show you any details.

What does "nice" even mean?

Let's add some details using our five senses.

In the park, the sun is shining, reflecting brightly off the slide.

You can hear birds chirping, bees buzzing, and the sound of children laughing.

The smell of spring flowers is in the air, and the ice cream from the ice cream truck is delicious.

The cool breeze is everywhere.

Let's see that.

-Ahh!

[ Inhales deeply ] What a beautiful day in the park.

The sun is shining.

The flowers smell great.

[ Sniffs ] Ahh.

The kids are playing outside.

The ice cream tastes delicious.

[ Slurps ] Ahh.

I love it here!

-So much better.

Didn't it feel like you were really there?

Let's try one more.

The house was spooky.

Let's see what that would look like.

[ Spooky music playing ] -Hmm.

Spooky.

-Oh, no!

I forgot to add my five senses.

Let's try again.

The house was spooky.

There were broken windows and cobwebs covering the front porch.

The sound of squeaky floorboards was everywhere, and a high-pitched laugh was somewhere in the house.

The smell of rotting apples was in the air -- the air, which tasted like 100-year-old cotton candy and was unnaturally cold.

Let's see it.

-[ Sniffing ] What's that?

Smells like rotten apples.

Why are all these windows broken and these cobwebs everywhere?

[ High pitched laughter ] D-Did you hear that creepy laughter?

[ Wind roaring ominously ] It's getting colder by the second.

This is so spooky!

-That was amazing.

I'm really glad I'm not in that house.

[ High-pitched laughter ] Did you hear that?

-Hi.

Is it just me, or does it feel like our time together is already flying by?

Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you want time to go slow, it can feel like it's going too fast?

And when you want it to go fast, it can feel like it's going too slow?

Wouldn't it be cool if we could control how fast or how slow time goes by?

Sounds like a real challenge.

Which leads me to today's... [ Echoing ] ...Zach Challenge!

This is a sand timer.

It's a way to literally watch the time go by.

The sand starts on one side, and when it's flipped over, it filters to the other side.

Now, the amount of time it takes for the sand to travel from here to here is timed.

This timer lets us know when one minute is up.

I use it to make sure I'm brushing my teeth long enough.

[ Brushing sound ] And this?

Is my super-duper "Camp TV" turbo timer booster.

I made it myself.

Let's see if I can shake things up and speed up time.

I'll have 20 seconds to get all of these gumballs -- [ Clears throat ] -- I mean, sands of time -- from this end to the other.

[ Whistle blows ] Wait, wait.

What?

[ Gasps ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Exhales deeply ] [ Buzzer ] Whew, that was hard.

[ Slide whistle plays ] See you after your next few activities.

A little birdie told me it's time to go wild!

-Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Memphis Zoo.

My name is Nikki and I am an animal interpreter, which means I'm a zookeeper that helps teach people about animals and share those animal stories.

I'm joined here by my friend Kelso, the African penguin.

You might also see Millie popping in and out.

They're going to get the chance to wander and explore while you and I get to dive in and learn all about penguins.

Now, penguins are really special animals and a lot of people love them, but a lot of people also don't realize what kind of animals they are.

So let's get that out of the way to start with.

Even though they don't fly, penguins do have feathers, they have beaks, and they lay eggs, so penguins are birds.

Now, these ocean-loving birds are one of my favorite animals, so let's get to know them a lot better -- what makes them special, and even ways we can help them.

Now, do you know what you call a penguin at the North Pole?

Lost.

Very lost.

You see, all penguins live in the southern hemisphere.

There are 18 different kinds of penguins, and only four of them live in those icy cold places that we often think of penguins living.

Some of them live as far north as the Galapagos Islands, which are up near the equator right in the middle of the planet.

Now, just as many different places as penguins live, there's also a wide variety of sizes that they come in.

The smallest species of penguin is the little blue penguin, also called the fairy penguin.

They live in Australia and are only about a foot and a half tall.

But the biggest penguin is the Emperor Penguin.

They do live in that icy Antarctica and they can get up to four feet tall, which is as tall as my shoulder.

Now that is a big bird.

Now, I want all of you guys to help me out.

Our friend Kelso here is going to help us out, too, and Millie is too, if she decides to come hang out with us, we are going to be biologists and do some observations on penguins.

So, Kelso, I apologize.

I'm going to need my other hand, even though you're very comfortable right now.

Excuse me.

I want all of you to get out your binoculars.

Ready?

Okay.

Go ahead and put them on.

Yeah, you too.

Get your binoculars.

Are you ready?

We're gonna be biologists and get an up-close look at what makes penguins special.

Are you ready?

Alright, let's do it.

First, take a look at those feathers.

Penguins are covered in teeny, tiny feathers all over their body, and they have muscles at the base of each feather that helps them lift them up and lower them down to help either cool them off or keep them warm.

Now, when penguins are swimming, you'll often see little bubbles coming out from behind the penguin.

No, they're not passing gas.

Those bubbles don't come from their behind.

They come from underneath their feathers.

As they swim, they push those feathers down, squeezing out the air.

That keeps them warmer in chilly waters where they like to swim and it makes them more hydrodynamic, which means it makes it easier for them to get around in the water.

Alright, now, I want you to take an up-close look at their feet and tail.

Those feet and tail are like a built-in steering system for penguins.

When they're swimming, the feet and their tail guide them where they want to go as they're swimming around, hunting for fish.

Alright, now I want you guys to take an up-close look at those wonderful wings that penguins have.

Like I said, they're not fliers in the air, but they do fly through the water.

Little tuxedo torpedoes like our friends Kelso and Millie can swim up to 12 miles an hour, which is twice as fast as the best human swimmers.

We've got nothing on them.

Now, those wings are really great at helping them propel through the water while they're swimming.

It pushes them forward, and then when they're on land, they can also use them to give a nice, hard wing slap to any other penguin that might get too close to their nest.

Ouch.

I'm glad I'm not a penguin.

Now, finally, check out their tongue.

Look at that strange, bristly tongue.

That is a perfect kind of tongue for a penguin to have, because they love eating fish, so that bristle tongue holds on to their slippery snack, allowing it to stay in their mouth so they can swallow it whole and get their meal.

Now, African penguins share plenty of features with their other penguin species that are out there, but there's a lot that makes them unique as well.

African penguins are the only kind of penguin that lives in Africa.

They live along the coast of Namibia and South Africa, making their home on rocky beaches.

Oh, hi, Millie.

Thanks for joining us.

Now, if you guys get an up-close look, you might notice that African penguins like Kelso and Millie have white spots on their feet and around their beak.

It's like a built-in air conditioning system.

The places that they live never get too cold and they never get too hot, but just like us, sometimes they need to cool off and warm up too.

So whenever they do get too warm, they're able to push blood to those places and those white spots become bright red.

Their blood is cooled off by the breeze and then pumped through the rest of their body, helping bring the temperature down just a little bit.

Right, Kelso?

Yeah.

Now, African penguins like to make their nests out of little pebbles and even their own poop, which is kind of gross, but it works for penguins, and they love swimming around, looking for all kinds of yummy fish to eat.

Now, do you want to learn how to call like an African penguin?

I know you do.

I like to think of it as almost sounding like a backwards donkey.

So donkeys say, "Hee-haw, hee-haw."

But African penguins say "Haw-hee, haw-hee."

Can you do it with me?

Are you ready?

Let me know how well I do.

Haw-hee!

Haw-hee!

Pretty fun, right?

African penguins can dive up to 400 feet below the surface of the water.

That's as long as a football field.

And they can hold their breath for over two minutes.

Now, I have to be honest with you guys -- as cute and fun as penguins are, unfortunately, they are in a lot of trouble.

We only have about 3% of African penguins left from 100 years ago.

That's like going from $100 down to having only $3.

There aren't very many left.

So it's important that places like the Memphis Zoo and our partners at other zoos around the country have penguins so that we can have plenty of healthy ones in a clean and safe environment so all of you can learn all about them and why it's important to care for them and do things to help them.

But you don't have to be a zookeeper to save penguins.

You -- yes, you -- you can save penguins, too.

That's great news.

One of the best things you can do to help penguins is be a voice for them.

Share what you've learned today with your friends and your family.

Help them understand why penguins are so great and why they need their help and the ways that we can help them.

Well, what about all that trash?

That's where you come in, too.

Just by using less stuff, you are able to help penguins and animals everywhere.

By making less trash, there's less that winds up in the ocean that could accidentally hurt penguins, and it's a great way to help animals everywhere.

Now, you may be thinking, "But penguins live on the other side of the planet.

Why does it matter what I do?"

Well, I got news for you.

We're all connected to the oceans that the penguins call home.

Now, I hope all of you enjoyed getting to meet our friends Kelso and Millie, as she popped in.

We hope you enjoyed learning all about penguins, especially African penguins, and are excited to start doing one new thing to help them be healthier in the wild.

Bye, friends.

-Welcome back.

It's Summer Celebration Day here on "Camp TV," and I've found a perfect way to cool down on a hot summer day -- painting with ice.

You will need 1 cup of water, some red, yellow, green and blue food coloring, an ice cube tray, and some craft sticks.

Be sure to put down some old newspaper or something an adult says is okay to get messy, just in case we end up spilling.

Begin by carefully pouring your water into the ice cube trays, leaving a little bit of space towards the top.

Do your best to divide the water up evenly.

♪♪ Next, add just a tiny drop of food coloring to each cube.

There are 12 cubes total, and I'd like to have an even amount of colors to paint with, so I'm going to put a tiny drop of red food coloring in three of the cubes, then a tiny drop of yellow food coloring in three other cubes, a tiny drop of blue food coloring in the next three, and finally, a tiny drop of green food coloring in the last three.

3 plus 3 is 6, plus another 3 is 9.

Add 3 more and you've got a total of 12 ice cubes.

Mix well and place a Popsicle stick into each ice cube mold.

♪♪ ♪♪ Put it in the freezer until it's frozen.

This can take 4 to 6 hours, so be sure to prepare it ahead of time.

♪♪ When the ice is frozen, it's time to get painting.

I'll do this up here.

Then like, something.

♪♪ Some birds flying off into the sunset.

♪♪ Pretty cool if you ask me.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's Move!

-Hi, everyone at home.

My name is Jenn.

Today we'll be playing a game called Fruit Salad.

In this game, we'll be making our body into all different shapes that represent different fruits and vegetables.

When I say the name of the fruit or vegetable, make the shape that I make.

There will also be a chance for you to create your own way of making shapes.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

This shape is called string bean.

The feet are together and hands by your sides.

Dancers, string bean.

If I say it twice, you do a little jump.

String bean, string bean.

Nice.

This is called coconut.

You drop down, you touch the floor.

String bean.

Coconut.

String bean.

Good job.

Okay, let's add another.

Did you know that you might think of a tomato as a vegetable, but it's really a fruit?

Tomato.

You bend your knees, you touch your knees, you go to a medium level.

Let's try a few.

String bean.

Coconut.

Coconut.

String bean.

Tomato.

Tomato.

Good job.

Okay, I think you're ready for a fourth fruit or veggie.

What fruits and vegetables do you like?

Did anyone at home say strawberry?

Strawberry.

You balance.

You pull your knee up towards your belly.

It doesn't matter which leg you do.

If you're sitting down, you can touch your knee.

However you do it looks great.

Switch.

Strawberry.

Strawberry switch.

String bean.

Coconut.

Tomato.

Strawberry.

Tomato.

Yes!

Okay, let's add another fruit to our mix.

How about blueberries?

This one is not a shape.

This is a movement.

Blueberries.

Fast little feet.

Pat your lap.

Blueberries.

String bean.

I think you're ready for another.

Dancers at home, does anyone like broccoli?

Arms over your head.

The fingers wiggle like the tree on top of broccoli.

Some people think of broccoli as little trees.

String bean.

Broccoli.

Tomato.

Broccoli.

Tomato.

Yes!

Coconut.

Strawberry.

Ooh!

That's tricky.

Strawberry!

Dancers, can you guess what this shape is?

Boom.

Did anyone guess... banana?

Feet together.

Banana.

Banana.

Banana split.

How would you do a banana split?

Take your banana.

What are you doing to make it be a banana split?

Peel it.

Maybe you land in something that looks like a split.

Your choice.

String bean.

Banana.

Banana.

Strawberry.

I think I'd like to make a smoothie.

Dancers, here we go.

I'm going to mix up a few ingredients.

Let's see if you know what to do.

I'd like a strawberry, please.

Another strawberry.

Some blueberries.

Most definitely a banana.

Banana split.

Woo!

How about, I would definitely love some coconut.

And maybe one more strawberry?

Good job, everyone.

You learned so many fruits and vegetables.

Now it's time for our super speed round.

Are you ready?

Put on your super speed outfit, super speed shoes, super speed helmet so you're ready for action.

Here we go.

String bean.

Coconut.

Coconut.

Coconut.

Strawberry.

Strawberry.

Blueberries.

Broccoli.

Broccoli.

Tomato.

Broccoli.

Tomato.

Oh, my goodness!

Dancers at home, I have to give you a virtual high five.

Bravo.

Thank you so much for joining us today.

We hope you had fun.

What other fruits and vegetables will you create shapes for?

We didn't make a shape for raspberry or turnip.

I wonder what other fruits and veggies you can think of and make your own shapes.

Maybe you'll play with someone at home.

Great job.

See you soon.

Bye.

♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to part ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To summer reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's "Camp TV" ♪ -This program was made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

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