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BETWEENTHE LIONS

PBS Kids, check local listings for times and days. Between the Lions wins Emmys because it helps develop younger viewers' reading skills with a variety of approaches, from phonemic awareness to text comprehension. The first of its kind to teach reading that is research-based, this program is far from dull and plodding. Created for children ages 4-7, the show begins at a magical library run by lion puppets, parents Theo and Cleo and children Lionel and Leona. The family's adventures provide the narrative thread for each half-hour program, which is supplemented by a number of clever and visually appealing standalone segments. Recent research conducted by two universities indicates that younger children benefit from watching the program. An extensive Web site is available at pbs.org/lions/.

HOLOCAUST HEROES

Discovery Channel, February 7, 9 a.m., ET, check local listings.

This special explores the roots of the Holocaust, the last days of Anne Frank, and the personal stories of a group of Holocaust survivors. Can be taped and used in the classroom for one year.

CHOOSE OR LOSE: VOTE OR DIE

MTV, February 7 and 21, 4 a.m., ET.

P. Diddy hits the streets and the presidential conventions to talk to the powerful and powerless about why young minorities are so disinterested in politics and disconnected from the political process. The half-hour show can be taped and used in the classroom for one year.

BIOGRAPHYCLOSE-UP: CIVILRIGHTS HEROES

A&E, February 8, 7 a.m., ET.

This hourlong program profiles some of the people who have kept the ideals of the civil rights movement alive in the United States, including Mae Bertha Carter, Bill Russell, and John Lewis. Can be taped and used in the classroom for two years with teaching materials available at www.aetv.com/classroom.

A FRAGILE FREEDOM: AFRICAN AMERICANHISTORICSITES

History Channel, February 10, 6 a.m., ET.

Explore eight unique African-American historic sites around the country while learning of the strength of Black communities during the 180Os. The hourlong show can be taped and used in the classroom for two years with eaching materials at www.historychannel.com/classroom.

THE LAST DAYS OF WORLD WAR Il

The History Channel, premiers February 18-24, 8 p.m., ET/PT, check local listings.

Sixty years ago this February, American forces began their assault on Iwo Jima, Japan's heavily fortified island. Taking this moment as its starting point, the History Channel developed a documentary series detailing how the war was won. The island was riddled with underground tunnels and Japanese gunners would pop up out of the mountain, fire at the Marines below, and then drop back into hiding. The Marines had never dealt with this kind of fortification before, and it took days to come up with a strategy to overtake the underground enemy. Survivors and historians recount the siege, supplemented by archival film and photos. Good graphics combined with interviews make this series interesting for teens and for the rest of us. However, some pictures of dead soldiers from archival photos may upset younger students.

SPORTSFIGURES

ESPN2, February 28, 4:30 a.m., ET, check local listings.

Professional athletes use sports to demonstrate math and physics in this series. In this episode, "Gravity Check/Batting the Unknown," Dave Mirra explains gravity's role in bike stunts and Troy Glaus uses algebraic variables to determine batting averages. The show can be taped and used in the classroom for one year with teaching materials at www.sportsfigures.espn.com.

On TV listings are provided by KIDSNET, a national resource for children's media in Washington, D.C., www.iddsnef.org, and by Cable in the Classroom "s Access Learning magazine at www.ciconline.org.

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