Here are some new DVD releases aimed at kids.
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Sixth Season" (CBS/Paramount, 2001-02, three discs, $42.99). Melissa Joan Hart returns as the title character in this fantasy sitcom aimed at kids, as Sabrina continues in college, works on a newspaper alongside her boyfriend and tries to keep her powers a secret from her roommates.
Extras: full frame, 22 episodes
"Super Why! Peter Rabbit and Other Fairytale Adventures" (PBS Kids, 2010, $14.99). Four animated episodes of the PBS children's show "Super Why!" with an emphasis on encouraging kids to read: "Peter Rabbit," "Tom Thumb," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "Rapunzel."
Extras: full frame, four episodes, interactive game, music videos; printable activities
"Word Girl: Earth Day Girl" (PBS Kids Go! 2010, $14.99). The animation here focuses on vocabulary and grammar. The title episode features Birthday Girl, Granny May experiences "Coupon Madness" and Lady Redundant Woman stars in, um, "Lady Redundant Woman."
Extras: full frame, eight episodes, interactive games; printable materials
"Martha Speaks: Martha Says it With Flowers" (PBS Kids, 2010, $14.99). That's vocabulary-expanding Martha the talking dog, not Martha Stewart — although she probably says it with flowers too. Episodes include "Raiders of the Lost Art," "Martha Gets Spooked" and "Ice Scream."
Extras: full frame, eight episodes; printable materials
"Caillou: Caillou Pretends to Be …" (PBS Kids, 2010, $14.99). Caillou's imagination takes him to the high seas, has him building a house in the sky and shoots him into outer space.
Extras: full frame, four episodes, interactive games, music videos; printable materials
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