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Less Is More
Max is excited to design a gaming chair with lots of features like giant speakers, special control holders and snack makers. Moon provides input by saying that she thinks “less is more”, which means that keeping things simple is...
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The Colors Song in English
Learn the colors in English in this BASHO & FRIENDS classic!
The Economist
Why we should laugh at leaders
Political satire can only flourish in a healthy democracy. KAL, the award-winning cartoonist of The Economist, meets one of the most famous figures of the Arab spring—the “Jon Stewart of the Middle East”.
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Face the Music
Max asks Moon, hypothetically, what she would do if she borrowed something from a friend but lost it. Moon says that she would “face the music”, which means to face the result of something, even if it’s unpleasant or uncomfortable.
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Max Fleischer: The Pioneer of Animation and Filmmaking
This video provides a brief overview of Max Fleischer, a notable re-thinker in the field of animation and filmmaking. It highlights his background as a cartoonist, animator, inventor, and filmmaker. It also mentions some of his popular...
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Win Hands Down
Max and Moon play chess. Max puts Moon's king in checkmate. Moon is surprised at first but accepts defeat. She tells Max he "won hands down."
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Sick As A Dog
Max is getting ready for school when he notices that Moon is still in bed. Moon tells Max that she won't be going to school, because she is sick as a dog, which means that she is really sick and not feeling well.
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Keep it Up
Max holds a book above his head. Moon asks why he is studying this way. Max says it's because she told him to "keep it up." Max took it literally, when Moon only meant to encourage him to keep studying.
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Animation
Animation is an optical illusion that happens when a series of still images pass rapidly, creating the illusion of motion. Learn about the history of the art and how it has evolved from hand-drawn animation to stop motion and computer...
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A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
Max and Moon are at a fruit market standing in front of two apple stands. The apples at one stand is 0.99 cents and the other stand is $1. Max goes for the more expensive apples but Moon goes for the cheaper ones. Moon tells Max, “a...
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Keep Your Chin Up
Max and Moon are competing in a scavenger hunt, until Moon realizes that Max has been reading the map wrong. Max is understandably upset, but Moon tells him to “keep his chin up”, which means to keep going, and to work through a tough...
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Wild Goose Chase
Max and Moon are at the zoo. Max is determined to find an exotic animal with two heads to win a bet with a classmate. Moon tells Max his classmate sent him on a “wild goose chase,” which means looking for something that you won’t find.
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Egg Cartons (Solve multi-step word problems involving remainders where the context requires the remainder to be discarded and the whole number answer is used)
Today the chickens in old Macdonald's farm produced 80 eggs. The farm ships the eggs in cartons. Each carton contains 12 eggs. How many cartons can they ship today?
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Busy as a Bee
Max is wearing a bee costume for his science class presentation. He tells Moon that there is still so much left to prepare for the presentation. Moon cracks a joke and says that Max is “busy as a bee”, which is an old saying that means...
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Tongue in Cheek
Max walks in on Moon reading a book and asks what it is. Moon responds that it is ‘The Ingoldsby Legends’ and proceeds to further describe the book in detail. Max yawns and sarcastically says that he should recommend this “great book” to...
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Sleep Tight
As Max gets ready for bed, Moon turns the light off and tells him to ‘sleep tight.’ Max being the over dramatic cat he is, sits back up and claims that ‘sleeping tight’ doesn’t sound comfortable to him at all! Moon puts Max at ease by...
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You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
Moon walks in on Max pouting on his bed, and asks him what is wrong. Max explains that he has a new teacher, but he’s unhappy because she seems to be mean and boring. Moon responds that she might seem intimidating, but that Max shouldn’t...
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Break the Ice
Max and Moon are attending a school dance. Moon appears slightly uncomfortable by the refreshment table. Max attempts to comfort Moon by telling her that she just needs to smash some ice. What Max really meant is “break the ice”, which...
Bedtime History
Walt Disney’s Cartoons
The name “Disney” is known globally as an entertainment giant that includes animated films, TV shows, and theme parks. In fact, one cannot fully understand the growth of children’s entertainment in the 20th century without knowing more...
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Funny bone
Moon in nose deep in her book as Max dances around her making funny faces. Max accidentally hits his elbow on the chair and makes dramatic noises when Moons asks Max if he hit his funny bone again. "Funny bone" is often used to refer to...
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Cloud Nine
It's a beautiful day outside, but Max is staring sadly out the window because he receive a poor mark on his science test. Moon tries to cheer Max up by pointing out a cumulonimbus cloud, often referred to as 'cloud nine,' which is a...
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Start from Scratch
Moon is getting ready to bake cookies with Max. Max wonders why they just can't buy cookies at the store and Moon said she wants to "start from scratch," which means starting from the beginning with no preparation or advantage.
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Nick of Time
Max loses a race because another competitor passes the finish line in the "nick of time." Max thinks Moon is referring to Nick, the race winner. What she really meant was Nick won just in time, at the last possible moment.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century magic lantern slide with devil biting a man's nose
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.