Four-year-old Daniel Tiger and his pals learn skills and strategies needed for growing up in this extension of the Neighborhood of Make Believe from 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.'
First aired in 2000, Between the Lions is a delightful PBS kid's program designed to encourage independent reading and practice literary skills. The show takes place in a grand library run by the highly literate lion family: mom Cleo, dad Theo, brother Lionel, and sister Leona. The family gets help from technology guru Click the Mouse and reference-section dinosaur Heath the Thesaurus. Phonics instruction is provided by the Motown-style girl group Martha Reader and the Vowelles, while the recurring saga of adventure hero Cliff Hanger helps to build fluency. Meanwhile, the crusty old bust of founder Barnaby B. Busterfield III sits atop the library's dome complaining to the adorable old city bird couple Walter and Clay Pigeon. Between the Lions is recommended for kids aged four to seven.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts a reboot of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos," the landmark 1980 PBS series that explored all aspects of the universe. The new version features an upgrade of the Cosmic Calendar, and is co-produced by Ann Druyan, Sagan's widow.