BrainPop's TSUNAMI Movie Addresses The Causes Behind Natural Disaster, Suggests Ways to Help

BrainPop's TSUNAMI Movie Addresses The Causes Behind Natural Disaster, Suggests Ways to Help New Animated Movie Presents The Science Behind Tsunamis, Calms Fears, Helps Kids Understand Global Events NEW YORK, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of disaster, a 10-year old British girl saved 100 others on Thailand's Maikhao beach because she'd done a project on tsunamis just days before. Children have a lot to teach adults. At the same time, natural disasters affect kids the world over. After a disaster, children often have questions: What happened? Will the same thing happen to me? What can I do to help? BrainPOP's new TSUNAMI movie gives kids the information they need to make connections and gain understanding of the devastation caused by natural disasters. With BrainPOP's dynamic animation and clear explanation, the movie presents the science behind the "harbor wave". BrainPOP characters TIM and his robot pal MOBY guide kids through the process of how a tsunami forms and what happens when it hits land. Related activities recommend ways that kids can help disaster victims, suggest strategies that children and families can use to prepare for emergencies, and reinforce tsunami knowledge with a 10-question interactive quiz. "BrainPOP's TSUNAMI movie presents kids with the facts they need to understand what caused this disaster and the effect it has had on the world," said BrainPOP Chairman and CEO Avraham Kadar, M.D. "We hope the movie will help teachers to open discussions about the tsunami in their classrooms, calm children's fears, and encourage kids and families to seek out ways to help survivors." Links at the end of BrainPOP's TSUNAMI movie direct kids to the websites of The Red Cross, CARE USA, and USA Freedom Corps, where they can find out more about how to help the people and places affected by the tsunami. BrainPOP is making the TSUNAMI movie available for free distribution to every media company and website. Please visit http://www.brainpop.com/. About BrainPOP Founded in 1999 by Avraham Kadar M.D., BrainPOP is the leading producer of animated educational movies for K-12. Each day 3 million students watch BrainPOP movies and exchange messages with a dynamic cast of five characters who lead users through related activities on the web site: interactive quizzes and games, comic strips and experiments. Fifteen percent of US school districts subscribe to BrainPOP and integrate it into their daily curriculum. BrainPOP has developed partnerships with Time Warner, Popular Science, McGraw-Hill, National Geographic, AOL @ SCHOOL, Yahoo! and Road Runner. BrainPOP has won multiple education and media awards including The Flash Film Festival, District Administration Curriculum Award, Forbes Best of the Web. BrainPOP's first print title, The Science Almanac For Kids, was published in Summer 2004. Source: BrainPOP CONTACT: Amit Gilon, Director of Marketing and Communications, BrainPOP, +1-212-689-9923 ext. 16, amit@brainpop.com Web site: http://www.brainpop.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment