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Word World empowers children as early readers by making the important connections between letters, sounds, words and meaning that are necessary for reading. The animated Word Friends go on adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved using the correct word. <br/> <strong>Ages:</strong> 3-5<br/> <strong>Educational Goal:</strong> Language and Literacy
W Drought/ Princess Sheep
Season 1 Episode 12 | 24m 32s | CC
It’s a hot summer day and all the WordFriends are using water to stay cool. But all the letter W's start to disappear, and you can’t have “water” without the letter W! / Bear and Sheep want to play princess, but they only have one crown. Although Sheep promises to take turns wearing the crown and being princess, she gets royally carried away playing her role.
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