PBS KIDS Share the Earth Day

Friday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Join PBS KIDS to find out how your little ones can make a big difference! You can’t fit the world into a washing machine but you can find out real ways to keep the world and water clean. Clifford, Dragon Tales and It’s a Big Big World throw a party for the planet, with new music from the Milkshakes.

It’s a Big Big World opens the Share the Earth Day celebration with spring-cleaning time in the World Tree. But when Snook goes to help Madge, he finds that garbage is falling from the sky! He investigates and learns that Bob, Burdette, Smooch and Winslow are also cleaning up — by dumping their trash out of their houses in the tree. Once Snook explains to his friends that they aren’t really “cleaning up” after all, everyone heads to Madge’s to help her dispose of the trash and learn a lesson about recycling.

Clifford the Big Red Dog follows at 7:30 a.m., with Birdwell’s kids planting a flower garden. When the dogs see this, they decide to create a doggie flower garden of their own. Cleo hears that “almost anything grows” in Birdwell Island soil, she decides that she’d like to grow a garden full of dog toys! She soon learns, however, that working alone for a selfish end is not nearly as rewarding as working together for the whole community.

At 8 a.m., the gang from Dragon Tales tries to figure out how to save a baby flower that has been uprooted by the rain. They find out that, in addition to soil, Lily needs sun and water to live — just not too much! The friends find help for Lily and plant her back in the ground where she belongs.

It’s a Big Big World wraps up the special by celebrating World Tree Day. Snook has made badges to give to all of the residents who do something nice for the tree. While everyone finds their own ways to care for the tree, Bob is worried because he can’t think of anything to do. After a talk with Snook and Oko, Bob writes a song to celebrate the tree and earns a badge from Snook.