WordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 6–12, produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The show began as a series of shorts that premiered on PBS Kids Go! on November 10, 2006, usually shown at the end of Maya & Miguel; the segment was then spun off into a new thirty-minute episodic series that premiered on September 3, 2007 on most Public Broadcasting Service member stations. This animated show is aimed at children six-to-twelve years old, but viewers older than this demographic have been... reported as well. It is designed to teach about the expansive English language and its vocabulary. The first two seasons each have twenty-six episodes; on June 10, 2009 it was announced that a third season of thirteen episodes had been ordered, and it began airing on many PBS stations August 23, 2010. In August 2010, the show was renewed for three additional seasons. The show is also seen on some educational networks in Canada, including Knowledge in British Columbia and TVOntario.
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