![]() But this ends up being a good thing, because the play wasn't even that good (not even D.W., who's obsessed with horses and unicorns, liked it). Suddenly, Arthur realizes that he was supposed to see "Unicornucopia" with his family, so Bo takes him and Buster to the building where the play is performing, but Arthur ends up missing the play entirely. They ask some girls if they know the way to "The Point" which they do find, but don't meet up with Los Viajeros because they aren't there. Then they try to meet Los Viajeros at "The Point", a children's recreation center in the Bronx, but they get lost. Then, they go to El Barrio and meet up with subway break dancers and a sidewalk chalk artist. First, they go to Chinatown, but the car gets towed since Bo was parked illegally. and her parents go to see the play, Arthur and Buster explore New York City with Bo. wants to see "Unicornucopia", a one-star rated play showing in New York City, so she tries to save money through every way possible.Īfter Buster is finally convinced that his mother won't miss him as much as he thought and that he won't have to worry about her, he decides to go to N.Y.C. Postcards from Buster Your Friend, My Friend: San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico.Buster is going to New York to meet his dad, and the Reads are going with him.īuster is about to start his travel with his dad, and Buster is convinced that his mother is going to miss him. “Postcards from Buster Your Friend, My Friend: San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico.” “Postcards from Buster Your Friend, My Friend: San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico,” Video Genres Children's Topics Travel Citation Chicago: It also builds children’s familiarity with vocabulary related to letter writing. English Language Learning Objectives: For children who are in the process of learning English, this episode models ways to ask and write questions to learn more about another person and his/her life, and ways to begin to understand and speak a new language. Children will observe similarities and differences between their own experiences and those of the children and families in this episode. They will also gain some insights into daily life in an elementary “sister school” in Tijuana, Mexico. Buster realizes that crossing the border isn’t as elaborate as he’d imagined – and that it’s possible to make a pen pal chain across the world.ĮDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Cultural Learning Objectives: Children will gain understanding into some aspects of daily life and culture in a bilingual elementary school and community in Encinitas, California, close to the Mexican border. Together they travel to Tijuana to meet their Mexican pen pals. ![]() Series release date: 2004 Program Descriptionīuster’s class at Lakewood Elementary has pen pals in Encinitas, California and Buster is going to meet them! He takes video to send back to Elwood City and learn that the Encinitas kids have pen pals in Mexico. "Putting Buster on the road and immersing him in real-life settings via the live-action 'postcards' is a perfect vehicle to teach children about the rich and complex cultural life that exists across America." "It's important for children to experience cultures different from their own," says WGBH executive producer Carol Greenwald. Narrated by Buster, they are woven seamlessly into each animated story. These first-person video "postcards" will be in the form of live-action, P.O.V.-style footage of the places visited in the show. Buster will stay in touch with his friends back home via a small, hand-held digital video camera. Close Series Postcards from Buster Program Your Friend, My Friend: San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico Program Numberīuster, one of the most popular characters on ARTHUR will accompany his airline pilot father as he flies the fictional Latin rock group Los Viajeros on a concert tour of the United States, with forays into Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
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