Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer is a
2000 animated series for
preschool kids on the
Nickelodeon TV channel about Dora, a young Latina girl (voiced by a young Latina girl named Kathleen Herles) and her
sidekick Boots, a talking
monkey, who venture forth on various simple but important quests. Some more recently produced episodes have included Dora's cousin Diego (Felipe Dieppa), an intrepid young
animal rescue worker, as a partner in the adventures. The episodes are used to demonstrate and practice skills such as decision-making, following directions,
math skills,
music, physical coordination, and Anglo-
Spanish bilingualism. The show uses a number of anthropomorphic props, notably Dora's
backpack and
map, as well as
railroad trains and automobiles which have speaking roles.
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