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Cuckoo Cockatoo/A Bunch of Ballooney

Curious George encourages children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. George motivates children to expand their own investigations of the world with knowledge of basic concepts and hands-on exploration. Ages: 3-5 Educational Goal: Science, Mathematics

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Cuckoo Cockatoo/A Bunch of Ballooney

Season 12 Episode 5 | 23m 32s | CC

George meets Sunny the Cockatoo and quickly learns how smart the bird is. Between the bird picking locks or tricking George by mimicking sound, he has his paws full while bird sitting! / When George discovers that helium balloons float up, and other balloons float down, he decides to switch the balloon groups around at the County Fair Balloon Festival --even water balloons.

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