Sid the science kid. Change happens

Henson, Lisa, 1960- (Producer). Henson, Brian. (Producer, Director). Stanford, Halle. (Producer). Zweig, Bradley. (Producer, Screenwriter). Plourde, Chris. (Producer). Lewis, Jim. (Screenwriter). Shaw, Eric, 1973- (Screenwriter). Martin, Hugh. (Director). Powell, Corey S., 1966- (Screenwriter). Rosas, Misty. (Actor). Massey, Drew. (Actor). Jim Henson Company (Added Author). PBS for Kids. (Added Author). KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) (Added Author). NCircle Entertainment. (Added Author). Drew Massey/Misty Rosas (Sid), Alice Dinnean Vernon/John Munro Cameron (Gabriela), Julianne Buescher/Dana Michael Woods (May), Victor Yerrid/Alon Williams/Allan Trautman (Gerald), Donna Kimball/Sonya Leslie (Susie), Victor Yerrid/Allan Trautman/John Munro Cameron (Dad), Alice Dinnean Vernon/Sonya Leslie (Mom), Julianne Buescher/Dana Michael Woods (Grandma), Donna Kimball/Alon Williams (Zeke). (Cast).

Summary: Sid is excited--about change. Sid's shoes don't fit, and his banana has gone mushy--but why? He and his friends set out to investigate change: decay, growth, and change caused by cold or heat. They ask questions, do experiments, examine cause and effect, and discuss their results. Sid is an inquisitive youngster who tackles the everyday ideas that preschoolers find fascinating (Why do bananas go "bad?" How does my juice box straw work? How does a bird fly without a plane?). "Sid the Science Kid" promotes science-readiness by encouraging kids' instinctive curiosity about the world around them. Each set of programs concentrates on a single scientific concept to allow children to observe, describe, and quantify, and use tools like rulers or magnifying glasses.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min. [i.e. 103 min.]) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Jim Henson Co. ; [Dallas, TX] : Distributed by NCircle Entertainment, c2008.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Special features: Susie's songs (7 min.); Trailers (5 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	My mushy banana / written by Bradley Zweig ; directed by Brian Henson -- My shrinking shoes / written by Jim Lewis ; directed by Brian Henson -- My ice pops / written by Eric Shaw ; directed by Hugh Martin -- Perfect pancake / written by Corey Powell ; directed by Brian Henson.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Songs by Mike Himelstein ; production designer, Bernie Vyzga ; editors, Craig Bartlett, Joe Purdy ; educational consultants, Moises Roman, Kimberly Brenneman, Charles Heldebrant, Michael Heldebrant, Leah Melber.
Participant or Performer Note:	Drew Massey/Misty Rosas (Sid), Alice Dinnean Vernon/John Munro Cameron (Gabriela), Julianne Buescher/Dana Michael Woods (May), Victor Yerrid/Alon Williams/Allan Trautman (Gerald), Donna Kimball/Sonya Leslie (Susie), Victor Yerrid/Allan Trautman/John Munro Cameron (Dad), Alice Dinnean Vernon/Sonya Leslie (Mom), Julianne Buescher/Dana Michael Woods (Grandma), Donna Kimball/Alon Williams (Zeke).
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast by PBS as segments of Jim Henson's Sid the science kid, part of the PBS Kids preschool two-hour morning block, in 2008.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital sound.