NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Space Race (www.spaceracekids.com), winner of a Kids First! Award for best screenplay for children, will launch today as a fully animated, action packed web series focusing on space education, space travel and racing. Directed by Emmy award winning director Mark Risley, each Space Race webisode is hosted by “Gary Galaxy,” played by children’s theatrical star Meyer deLeeuw. Space Race has also partnered with Speakaboos, the award-winning publisher of digital children’s stories, to launch “Journey to Space Month” April 1st.
“Space Race is action-packed and humorous with educational components as well,” says Richard Schweiger, CEO and executive producer of Space Race. “Each webisode features an interview with one of our star characters and an education module which will provide more detail about a certain part of our solar system; Eagle Wingstrong teaches about Earth, Vulture Albatross: space stations, Colonel Coot: Mars and so on.” Meyer deLeeuw, who will host as Gary Galaxy, is an experienced children’s entertainer; as lead character “Joe,” he toured hundreds of North American cities for Nickelodeon’s live theatrical stage show, “Blue’s Clues Live!” “We are very excited to have Meyer on board,” says Schweiger.
During Journey to Space Month, Speakaboos stories and games will revolve around space themes. Children will be able to watch Space Race episodes and engage in related interactive games, widgets, educational guides, trivia and more. “We see an underserved market demanding space related education, themes and storylines,” says Julian Cohen, Chief Marketing Officer. He says, “With Speakaboos, we can meet the needs of parents, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about space through a completely immersive and ‘out of this world’ experience.”
Cohen explains the website content in depth saying, “It’s engaging and informative. Parents can interact with their children while everyone learns more about space.” Space Race games include Galaxy Adventure 3D (a “Mario Kart” style racing game) and Trivia, while the “What Spaceship are You?” widget will enable children to answer a series of fun questions to figure out which Space Race character most resembles their personalities and interests.
A parents and teachers section will include educational guides, supplements and flash cards. The printable items incorporate Space Race characters, themes and activities. Some curriculum sections include: Arts + Crafts: Build Your Own Spaceship; Recipes: Moon Balls; and Picture Puzzle: Space Race. Parents and teachers will be able to promote a love of space, exploration and adventure using Space Race themed flash cards. An electronic coloring page allows kids to color in their own Space Race characters and pictures before printing them out and sharing with friends and family. Schweiger says, “The kids will have you clearing some refrigerator door space so they can proudly display their creations.”
For more information about Space Race, please visit www.spaceracekids.com or email info@spaceracekids.com. Follow Space Race on Facebook and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/spaceracekids and @SpaceRaceKids.
About Space Race
Space Race (www.spaceracekids.com) launched as an animated web series focusing on space education, space travel and racing, with the goal of teaching children about space and the solar system. Space Race features eight characters, each in spaceship form, as they race through space, merging unique comic relief with breathtaking excitement and adventure.
About Speakboos
Speakaboos (www.speakaboos.com) publishes interactive, educational and entertaining children’s digital storybooks including titles such as Aesop’s Fables, Snow White, Arthur and Aladdin narrated by celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, John Krasinski, Miranda Cosgrove and Nick Cannon. Speakaboos brings quality children's content to the home, classroom, and on the go on mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad. Speakaboos.com was named “one of the great websites” by the American Library Association, received an A+ from Education World and has been described as an “impressive,” “indispensable” and “valuable” resource that helps children “develop literacy skills” by Parenting, Family Circle, The Boston Globe, LA Times, Kidscreen and Publisher’s Weekly.
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