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WordGirl enriches young audiences vocabulary, closes the gap for those who dont grow up in language-rich environments, instills a love of language, and fosters better reading comprehension. Ages: 4-8 Educational Goal: Language and Literacy
The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift/Hal the Haggler
Season 4 Episode 9 | 25m 35s | CC
After being captured by WordGirl and locked safely in a jar on the hottest day of the year, The Energy Monster convinces Eileen to free and feed him so that he is able to continue terrorizing the city and ruin the Summer Winter Carnival./ While doing chores to save money for a new unicorn figurine, WordGirl must stop Granny May from stealing Cleopatra's Bed out of the museum.
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