TV Guide: Between the Lions

Listing: Treats!

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 07:00 AM PBS An advertising team needs help creating a commercial. Guests include Vanessa Williams, Oliver Platt and Jon Stewart. Designated reader: Melissa Etheridge. Target vowel sound: “ea” as in the word treat.

Listing: Farmer Ken's Puzzle

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 23 07:00 AM PBS Lionel won't let Leona play a computer game because he says she's too young. The focus: the “eh” sound in the word “hen.”

Listing: Three Goats, No Waiting

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Wed Oct 22 07:00 AM PBS Lionel writes a play and plans to direct it, but doesn't know who can play a scary troll. Meredith Vieira is the guest. Key word: “goat.”

Listing: Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 21 07:00 AM PBS “Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West” is the story. The focus: the short “o” in the word “box.”

Listing: Bein' With You This Way; How to Be

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 07:00 AM PBS The lions and pals sing about their similarities and differences, and explain what makes a person a person.

Listing: Step by Step

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 17 07:00 AM PBS The lions find a treasure map and go in search of library treasures. Guests: India.Arie, Brian McKnight, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Melissa Etheridge. Key word: “step.” Target vowel: the short “e.”

Listing: Out in Outer Space

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 16 07:00 AM PBS Grandpa Lion tells the cubs about a friend who made a space flight: astronaut Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to go “out in outer space,” and a veteran of four NASA missions. Other guests include singers Melissa Etheridge and Brian McKnight. The target sound: the “ou” in words such as out.

Listing: Here Come the Aliens & Abiyoyo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Wed Oct 15 07:00 AM PBS A look at strange creatures in outer space and on Earth. Also: how q is paired with u; the sounds of qu and z; un and re.

Listing: The Coyote and the Rabbit & The Gingerbread Man

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 06:00 AM PBS A hungry coyote is tricked by a clever rabbit, who claims she can beat him in a race; a gingerbread man thinks he can outrun everybody, but is tricked by a fox. Also: the sounds soft c and soft g; the concept of contractions.

Listing: Stone Soup; Bee-Bim Bop!

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 07:00 AM PBS Lionel and Leona learn how to make stone soup and later discover bee-bim bop, a tasty Korean meal.

Photo: Between the Lions - Lionel reads "Here Comes the Aliens" by Colin McNaughton.