TV researchers use show and tell

By Melanie Defries, Nursery World, 18 September 2008

An new animated television series for pre-school children is being made using a novel form of research with children in the US and in Britain.

'3rd and Bird', now showing on CBeebies, is made by Little Airplane Productions, which also made the pre-school series 'The Wonder Jets', shown on children's channel Nick Jr. It revolves around the lives of Samuel and Muffin Lovebird, who live with their family in a community of birdhouses in a tree. The series is structured in the style of a stage musical and features four original songs in each episode. The programme-makers test the script for each episode of...

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