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Season 12 (1996-1997)
Featured Book: Hotel Animal
Reviewed Books: The Three Bears
Mr. Tall and Mr. Small
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Original production funding provided by: Kellogg’s Cereal Company
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
PBS Viewers Like You
National Science Foundation
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Featured Book: Hotel Animal
Reviewed Books: The Three Bears
Mr. Tall and Mr. Small
Zoom
Original production funding provided by: Kellogg’s Cereal Company
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
PBS Viewers Like You
National Science Foundation
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
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00:00PBS Kids opens worlds of possibilities for all children, thanks to PBS stations and viewers like you.
00:30Friends to know, and ways to grow, a written rainbow, I can be anything, take a look, it's in a book, a written rainbow, written rainbow.
01:00Who is it? Delivery! I'll be right there!
01:30Come in!
01:56Lovar?
01:57Over here!
01:58Oh, well, I have another package for you, from Hats for You.
02:04Great! Can you open it for me?
02:07I think it's going to be a little too big.
02:10No, it won't. The catalog said one size fits all.
02:15Okay.
02:16Oh, no, no, no! No, wait a minute! No!
02:23Whoa.
02:24Whoa.
02:28What a dream.
02:33I dreamt I was really small.
02:37And because I was so small, everything else seemed really big.
02:42My hat, my cat, even my slippers were big enough to be boats.
02:50I guess things look big or small, depending upon how big or small you are.
03:11Take this crayon, for example.
03:12Take this crayon, for example.
03:13It's exactly the right size.
03:17But imagine if I were only a few inches high.
03:22Well, the crayon would be too big.
03:26Well, the crayon would be too big.
03:28I couldn't even write my name.
03:31Things look different when you're small.
03:35That's because when your size changes, so does your perspective or your point of view.
03:40Imagine if you were really small, what would look really big to you?
03:46If I was this ball, the grass would be like the forest.
03:50A mouse would eat me.
03:51A basketball would be like a hot air balloon.
03:54An apple would be like a bowling ball.
03:56A watermelon would look like a football stadium.
03:59My cat would be like a lion.
04:01And then I would be chasing around the whole house, trying to get away from it.
04:03I would be able to slide down a mountain of vanilla ice cream.
04:07If I was really small, I'd swim in a glass of water.
04:11I'd use a big cotton ball as a pillow.
04:14I'd have to wear Barbie dolls clothes.
04:16And they'd itching me inside because they have that Velcro in it.
04:19It's fun to imagine how things would look if you were really small.
04:26But all of these thoughts are keeping me awake.
04:29I need a nice, quiet book that's not about size to put me back to sleep.
04:37Culliver's Travels, a great story, but it's all about size.
04:44Um, Jack and the Beanstalk, same deal.
04:48Truth is, I like books about size, so I've got a bunch of them.
04:53Mmm, ah, perfect.
04:57This is a story about two lizards who are very, very small.
05:02Well, it's not that they're so small, exactly.
05:04It's just that they look small compared to all the other guests at Hotel Animal.
05:14Hotel Animal.
05:18Story and pictures by Keith Duquette.
05:23Read by John Cunningham.
05:27Camille and Leon Lizardo owned the local insect market.
05:31They worked long and tiring hours selling bugs and flies to their fellow reptiles.
05:38Mmm, this is lovely.
05:41They could barely keep up the pace.
05:43So they decided it was time for a vacation.
05:50They drove and drove and finally came to a sign for the Hotel Animal.
05:57the favorite vacation spot for animals from around the world.
06:03The Hotel Animal was big.
06:06They had to strain their little necks to see the top.
06:12The Hotel Lobby was abuzz with activity.
06:17All sorts of large guests were relaxing.
06:20Camille and Leon stood in awe.
06:26They felt very small.
06:29But this was the Hotel Animal.
06:31And they were animals just like the other guests.
06:35Hello there.
06:37They were warmly greeted by Tomas, the hotel owner.
06:40After a long climb up the stairs, they had to climb even higher just to put the key into the door.
06:53Their room was very nice to look at, but much too big.
06:57They put on their bathing suits and went to the pool for a swim.
07:04They were really beginning to relax.
07:08Suddenly, an enormous hippo jumped into the water with a great splash and sent Camille and Leon flying.
07:18The little couple landed on top of a sunbathing guest.
07:21When they went down to the hotel restaurant for some nice food, they found it was not nice at all.
07:32There were no insects listed on the menu.
07:36To make matters worse, the other diners were shocked by the lizard's table manners.
07:43Well, I never.
07:46This vacation was turning out to be no fun at all.
07:52That night, they put on their finest clothes and went to a party in the hotel ballroom.
08:00Camille and Leon did their favorite dance, the jitterbug.
08:06Finally, they were having fun!
08:08But all of a sudden, the dance floor was crowded with guests who danced rumbas and waltzes and separated little Camille from tiny Leon.
08:23A ribbon from a balloon tangled around Camille's waist and lifted her off the floor.
08:34She yelled,
08:35As loud as she could, but no one heard.
08:43She rose higher and higher above the dancing crowd.
08:47Everyone looked so small, but Leon was by far the smallest.
08:55Up and up Camille went until she heard a loud pop.
09:00Way above the dance floor, Camille held on for dear life.
09:05She pulled herself with all of her strength through a tiny hole in the ceiling.
09:14Camille sat all alone in the dark attic.
09:17She might have been very little, but her fear was very big.
09:23After a while, she bravely explored the attic.
09:26To her surprise, she found a beautiful house.
09:34If only the hotel animal were like this, she thought.
09:39She cried herself to sleep in a bed that fit her just right.
09:49Meanwhile, back downstairs, everyone pitched in to find the missing guest, but she was nowhere to be seen.
09:57There was one final place to look, a dark place.
10:02It was a place that even Tomas, big Tomas, was frightened of.
10:08They went through a trap door into the attic.
10:12The creaking noises of the old attic floor woke Camille from her sleep.
10:17She hid under the covers.
10:19Then she heard a tiny voice call.
10:22Camille!
10:24It was Leon!
10:26They were together again.
10:32Tomas watched the happy couple in the little dollhouse.
10:36He remembered this old dollhouse and how much fun he had had playing with it when he was a cub.
10:41Would it be the perfect place for a vacation, Camille said to Leon?
10:46This gave Tomas a great idea.
10:50He lifted the dollhouse from the attic floor and carefully carried it down to the hotel lobby.
10:58He found a little piece of wood and painted a sign that read,
11:02Hotel Animal 2.
11:03Hotel Animal 2.
11:04Now, whether big or small, all the animals of the world can have a grand vacation by checking into the Hotel Animal or the Hotel Animal 2.
11:17The lizards found a place that was just right for them.
11:27It was like the hotel animal, only smaller, a scaled down version.
11:31When you scale things down or up, you need one important tool, mathematical know-how.
11:39Once you know math, you can build things to any size you want.
11:43These little toy automobiles are called matchbox cars.
11:52They're just like real cars, only miniatures.
11:55Exactly the right size for kids to play with.
11:59They're made by a team of experts who mix math and mechanics to make miniatures.
12:04Okay, guys, look, we've got one car to pick for this line for next year.
12:09Now, what's it going to be?
12:10If it's new and it's cool, we want to make a matchbox car that looks just like it.
12:15So what do you guys think we ought to do?
12:16Richie, we've given it lots of thought,
12:18and we think that the Camaro Z28 is the way to go for the last car in the lot.
12:23And then after we decide which ones we're going to make,
12:25then we try and get lots of information on the car so we can figure out how can we take that car
12:31and how can we scale that car down to something really small like a little matchbox car.
12:36To scale something down, you need to know its exact measurements.
12:42So the matchbox designers start by examining the real car.
12:46They gather detailed information about it and take photos so they can make a precise copy or model.
12:52The designers then use this information to create a mathematically correct drawing.
13:05This is a technical drawing or a control drawing as some people call it.
13:09And what the model builder will be doing is using this to actually sculpt out a replica of the original Z28 car.
13:17Now this particular drawing is three times up the actual size of a matchbox car.
13:23The drawing has to be exact.
13:29The designers use it to make two different sized models.
13:32The designers start with the full size car.
13:39And then make the first model which they use to plan all the details for the matchbox car.
13:47Then the model is scaled down three times to the size of a matchbox car.
13:53It has all the original details of the real full size automobile.
13:57But it's 63 times smaller.
14:07When the technical drawing is complete, it goes to the model shop.
14:11Craig, yes, this is the control drawing for the Camaro.
14:16Where Craig will create the model according to the drawing's measurements.
14:20The model is carved out of a block of resin, a strong, rubber-like material.
14:35Craig traces the car's shape using a plastic stencil or template.
14:41This will guide him when he carves on the milling machine.
14:50He moves the machine as close to the tracing lines as possible.
15:02He moves the machine as close to the tracing lines as possible.
15:14Inch by inch, detail by detail, Craig carves out the shape of the Camaro.
15:31Now, it needs some finishing touches.
15:47I do the fine detail work by hand.
15:51I use a small hand tool.
15:53It sounds kind of like a dentist drill.
15:55It's a slow process, but it's a very exact process because you're carving it out basically thousandths by thousandths of an inch at a time.
16:11Now that everything on the model is right, it's time to make the smaller model that will be matchbox size.
16:16Paula operates the panograph machine, which makes a copy of the first model that is exactly three times smaller.
16:30As I move over the shape of the larger pattern, I make a smaller model.
16:37This machine is very similar to the one that locksmiths use.
16:41Their machine copies keys.
16:43My machine makes models.
16:45It's just like tracing.
16:47I'm constantly watching the pattern and the model.
17:04Now that the miniature model is the right size, a sample car will be made to show everyone what the final matchbox car will look like.
17:13The sample is created by making a mold that's hollow with room for windows and wheels and doors.
17:24Of course, the sample gets painted.
17:26Now the sample goes back to the production team for final approval.
17:40Now the sample goes back to the production team for final approval.
17:52Hey, AJ, excellent.
17:54Oh, wow.
17:55Wow.
17:55Is this the pre-production sample of the new Camaro?
17:59Looks great, doesn't it?
18:00Yeah.
18:01Once the sample is approved, millions of matchbox cars will be made so millions of kids can have their own miniature Camaros.
18:10Well, I too have been building something, a huge sandwich, because if I can't sleep, I might as well eat.
18:27And this sandwich should certainly fill me up.
18:32But it wouldn't if I were really big.
18:37And it would never be enough if there were two of me.
18:46Then I'd need two sandwiches.
18:48And if there were three of me, then I'd need three sandwiches.
18:54And to figure out how much food I'd need, I'd use math.
19:03Here at Hero Boy in New York City, Luigi counts on math every day to calculate how much stuff
19:10to stuff into his famous six-foot hero.
19:14This sandwich feeds 40 hungry people if Luigi adds up everything right.
19:19One, two, 20, 30, oh, plus more stuff, and more, and more.
19:28But before Luigi can make a six-foot sandwich, he needs a six-foot roll to put it on.
19:35So he orders one from a special bakery called Trio's French Bakery.
19:39Now, the bakers at Trio's start by kneading a little dough.
19:43Then they turn the little dough into a lot of dough by putting it through the wringer.
19:55And here it comes, nice and flat.
19:59But wait, it still isn't big enough.
20:03So the baker stretches the dough, making it grow.
20:08He pats it down and prepares it to become a roll by folding up the sides.
20:18Then off the dough goes to get sprinkled with dozens, even hundreds of sesame seeds.
20:24Now, our extra-large, extra-long bread is ready to bake.
20:34Into the oven it goes.
20:37Mmm, imagine how great that much bread smells when it's baking.
20:42And now, here comes the biggest roll you've probably ever seen in your life.
20:56But is it exactly the right length?
20:59Six foot.
21:01All right, Luigi.
21:04But as everyone knows, a hero cannot live on bread alone.
21:09You have to put lots of stuff in it.
21:12At Hero Boy, they start with Swiss cheese.
21:17They put a chunk in the slicer and slice up a few slices.
21:21Well, maybe more than a few slices.
21:25In fact, they slice up to 12 pounds of Swiss cheese.
21:29And, bumpity bump, it all goes on the sandwich.
21:35Next, Luigi adds some ham.
21:38He figures out that 32 slices should just about do it.
21:42Now, a few lettuce leaves would be nice.
21:47And for a six-foot hero, Luigi uses the whole head.
21:52And what's a hero without tomatoes?
21:56One, four, twenty, thirty, fifty, fifty-two slices of tomatoes.
22:03And now, more meat.
22:05Meat, meat, meat.
22:07Meet the hero that's made of meat.
22:09You aren't going to believe how much meat and cheese goes on this sandwich.
22:15It gets 24 slices of prosciutto, 35 slices of mortadella, 44 of Genoa salami, 36 of provolone, and 40 slices of cooked salami.
22:27Then, it's topped off with a few pounds of roasted peppers.
22:30This could make anyone hungry.
22:33Oh, Luigi is happy now.
22:35He puts the top back on, and...
22:38Mamma mia!
22:39That's one big sandwich.
22:41Now, thanks to math, and more than a few cold cuts, 40 people will feast on this delicious six-foot hero.
22:51You know, some people think that bigger is better.
23:06And others say that the best things come in small packages.
23:10I believe that it's what's inside that counts, especially when it comes to books.
23:15Here are a few that you can size up, but you don't have to take my word for it.
23:23Hi, my name is Carmen Parra.
23:26Once upon a time, there were three bears.
23:28A big bear, a middle-sized bear, and a little baby bear.
23:32And they're all in this book, The Three Bears.
23:35This is a story that everyone knows, but it's told in a funny new way.
23:42All the words are written in the size of the bears.
23:45Big bear has a big bowl.
23:48Baby bear has a little bowl.
23:51The size is just right.
23:54Of course, Goldilocks is in the story.
23:58She tries every chair and every bowl.
24:02Everything in the bear's house is just right for each bear.
24:06I'm the smallest kid in my class, but it's great,
24:09because I could hide where no one could see me.
24:12No matter what size you are, you really love the three bears.
24:15Hi, I'm Stephanie Moore, and here's a book called Mr. Tall and Mr. Small.
24:23And it's about two animals that spend most of their time arguing with each other.
24:29Mr. Tall and Mr. Small are as opposite as you can get.
24:33Giraffe is tall and Mouse is small.
24:37The pictures are great and colorful.
24:40They're funny, too.
24:41They show that even though the animals are different sizes,
24:45they still can do the same things.
24:47Giraffe eats from trees because he's so tall.
24:51Mouse eats seeds because he's so small.
24:54They tease each other about their size all the time.
24:59Argue, argue, argue, argue.
25:02One day, their point of view changes.
25:06I don't want to tell you the end of this story,
25:10but I can tell you that Mr. Tall and Mr. Small do get along together.
25:16To find out how, read this book.
25:19Hi, I'm Jesse Crusoe, and I just read an amazing book.
25:23It's called Zoom.
25:26This book is about perspective.
25:29Things look different based on where you are.
25:31Each picture keeps zooming out.
25:35We start with this red thing.
25:37Turn the page, and you see it's a rooster.
25:40The rooster is outside a window, but it's on a game board.
25:45Or is it on the back of a magazine cover?
25:48It all depends on where you see it from.
25:51In Zoom, you'll never know where you're going to be next.
25:54Zoom out!
25:56I'd like to see more Zoom books written,
25:58but you should get this one for a new point of view.
26:01Now, Tiger, I'm the big person, so the big bed is mine.
26:11Most of the time, we don't think about size,
26:14but in fact, we build our lives around it.
26:17And when we understand math, we can understand size
26:20and make it work for us every day of our lives.
26:28I'll see you next time.
26:29Good night, Tiger.
26:37I can go anywhere.
26:59Today's Reading Rainbow books are
27:11Hotel Animal, Story and Pictures by Keith Duquette,
27:16published by Viking, a division of Penguin Books USA.
27:20Mr. Tall and Mr. Small by Barbara Brenner,
27:24illustrations by Mike Sheenan,
27:26published by Henry Holton Company.
27:29The Three Bears by Paul Galdone,
27:33published by Clarion Books,
27:35an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Company.
27:39Zoom by Istvan Banyai,
27:42published by Viking, a division of Penguin Books USA.
27:45The Three Bears byzza Lea
27:48and Twitter for the Mary Galdone.
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