2008 Woodie Awards
Just for Parents
Animated show Handy Manny Teaches Introduces Kids to Spanish Language
Kari Houston
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: Art & Entertainment
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The bilingual handyman, Handy Manny, is back with five fun adventures for youngsters. Manny Garcia (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama of "That 70's Show") is a friendly handyman in the small town of Sheetrock Hills who helps his friends and neighbors keep their homes and workplaces in good repair.
Handy Manny has a lot of help from his talking tools, which range from an anxious monkey wrench and an overworked pair of pliers, keeping the town in tip-top shape.
Each of the five episodes in "Tooling Around" incorporates easy to understand moral lessons related to using the appropriate tools for certain jobs. This emphasizes that all children have something special about them, and shows the importance of working together.
However, the candy shop owner next door to Handy Many shows children the consequences of trying to do too many things at once without help from others.
The stories and dialogue are simple for younger children to understand and get into. Children may end up singing these catchy tunes even after the show is over. The animation in this show is Pixar-style, and children are sucked into the life-like shops in Sheetrock Hills.
Manny and his variety of tools encourage children to sing, count, and match their way through the show, incorporating the Spanish language as much as possible along the way.
This show is designed for younger children (up to age six) and is a cross between "Bob the Builder" and "Dora the Explorer." Handy Manny incorporates the fun activities from "Bob the Builder" and mixes in many Spanish language phrases like on "Dora the Explorer." With songs and games paving the way to fun, kids will dance along with Handy Manny and his tools until the very last song.
Release Date: 08/21/2007
Rated: G
Handy Manny has a lot of help from his talking tools, which range from an anxious monkey wrench and an overworked pair of pliers, keeping the town in tip-top shape.
Each of the five episodes in "Tooling Around" incorporates easy to understand moral lessons related to using the appropriate tools for certain jobs. This emphasizes that all children have something special about them, and shows the importance of working together.
However, the candy shop owner next door to Handy Many shows children the consequences of trying to do too many things at once without help from others.
The stories and dialogue are simple for younger children to understand and get into. Children may end up singing these catchy tunes even after the show is over. The animation in this show is Pixar-style, and children are sucked into the life-like shops in Sheetrock Hills.
Manny and his variety of tools encourage children to sing, count, and match their way through the show, incorporating the Spanish language as much as possible along the way.
This show is designed for younger children (up to age six) and is a cross between "Bob the Builder" and "Dora the Explorer." Handy Manny incorporates the fun activities from "Bob the Builder" and mixes in many Spanish language phrases like on "Dora the Explorer." With songs and games paving the way to fun, kids will dance along with Handy Manny and his tools until the very last song.
Release Date: 08/21/2007
Rated: G
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