Dinosaur Train

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Dinosaur Train is an animated children's television series that follows a young T. rex and his friends as they travel by train through different prehistoric eras to learn about dinosaurs and natural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animated children’s television series
educational television series
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Craig Bartlett NERFINISHED
distribution public television in the United States
educationalGoal encourage curiosity about science
introduce dinosaur species diversity
teach basic scientific vocabulary
educationalSegment Dr. Scott the Paleontologist NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Don Pteranodon NERFINISHED
Mr. Conductor NERFINISHED
Mrs. Pteranodon NERFINISHED
Shiny Pteranodon NERFINISHED
Tiny Pteranodon NERFINISHED
featuresSpecies Ankylosaurus NERFINISHED
Pteranodon NERFINISHED
Stegosaurus NERFINISHED
Triceratops NERFINISHED
Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED
Velociraptor NERFINISHED
featuresVehicle time-traveling train
firstRunPlatform PBS Kids NERFINISHED
genre children’s animation
educational television
hasFormat half-hour episodes
hasSegmentStructure two stories per episode (typical)
hasTheme acceptance of differences
exploration and discovery
family belonging
intendedLearningDomain STEM
earth science
life science
mainCharacter Buddy NERFINISHED
mainCharacterSpecies Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus dinosaurs
family and friendship
prehistoric eras
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork PBS NERFINISHED
PBS Kids NERFINISHED
productionCompany The Jim Henson Company NERFINISHED
setting Mesozoic era NERFINISHED
various prehistoric ecosystems
targetAudience preschool children
teaches natural history
paleontology basics
scientific thinking
uses computer-generated animation

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The Jim Henson Company notableWork Dinosaur Train