Planetarium show puts stars in children’s eyes

2/8/2012
BY ANDY MORRISON
BLADE PHOTOGRAPHER
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    Preschoolers view ‘One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure,’ a production by the Sesame Workshop. The mobile planetarium show was presented Tuesday at the Toledo-Lucas County Head Start center on Steadman Street in Toledo.

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    • Preschoolers view ‘One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure,’ a production by the Sesame Workshop. The mobile planetarium show was presented Tuesday at the Toledo-Lucas County Head Start center on Steadman Street in Toledo.
    Preschoolers view ‘One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure,’ a production by the Sesame Workshop. The mobile planetarium show was presented Tuesday at the Toledo-Lucas County Head Start center on Steadman Street in Toledo.

    An excited Maurice Williams, 4, leaves the inflatable dome in which the show was presented. The goal of the show, featuring Big Bird and Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from the Chinese co-production of ‘Sesame Street,’ is to offer an ageappropriate introduction to astronomy and to forge cross-cultural connections.
    An excited Maurice Williams, 4, leaves the inflatable dome in which the show was presented. The goal of the show, featuring Big Bird and Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from the Chinese co-production of ‘Sesame Street,’ is to offer an ageappropriate introduction to astronomy and to forge cross-cultural connections.