DIRTGIRLWORLD SYNOPSIS

dirtgirl's backyard is full of friends. There's ScrapBoy, her best friend, a cow punk who's a whiz with junk, Grubby with her worm's eye view, Ken, a super stunt star weevil, Roger the Rooster and The chicks, Hayman the monosyllabic scarecrow, and The Green Thumbs... real kids in real gardens having unreal fun.

LET’S HEAR FROM THE INTERNATIONAL JURY

"dirtgirlworld has an amazing connection with young children. It's a fresh dynamic pre-school series that inspires children to understand nature and the great outdoors..." (read more)

LET’S HEAR FROM THE PRODUCER

“The nomination for the Shaw Rocket Prize is great news for the whole dirtgirlworld team! dirtgirlworld is a unique collaboration between talented people in Canada and Australia, and between broadcasters in Canada (CBC), Australia (ABC) and the UK (Cebeebies). To be recognized by the International Jury is fantastic and the nomination for the Shaw Rocket Prize is unique in that it is ultimately the kids who decide!”

LET’S HEAR FROM THE KIDS JURY

“I liked everything. I liked dirtgirl's song and I liked Ken, he was funny. And I liked the game, planting the vegetables and watching them grow.”

DIRTGIRLWORLD’S CHARITY WORK:
AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

dirtgirl has just become an eco-ambassador for the ACF, featuring on the cover of the July issue of habitat, the charity’s membership magazine, which has a circulation of 30,000 and goes to all schools in Australia (download the online version). Through this partnership and dirtgirl’s leadership (including her regular kids column in habitat) we hope to help ACF build its junior membership base.

INTERACT WITH DIRTGIRLWORLD ONLINE

Need a last minute Halloween costume? Check out dirtgirlworld’s finalist page for an idea, as well as many more details and a clip of the show.

ABOUT THE SHAW ROCKET PRIZE

The Shaw Rocket Prize, in its mission to support and celebrate the best of the Canadian children's production industry, is celebrating its seventh year as one of the largest awards of its kind in Canada. We will be awarding one recipient with $50,000 for the best Canadian children’s program, targeted to children aged 12 and under on November 29, 2011. Learn more at rocketprize.ca.

ABOUT THE SHAW ROCKET FUND

The Shaw Rocket Fund is a forward-thinking, not-for-profit corporation that focuses on stimulating excellence in the Canadian children's production industry. We are strong believers in the ability of quality programming to fuel the young, imaginative minds of our kids and enrich their lives through interaction with creative content on all platforms. To learn more about the Shaw Rocket Fund, go to rocketfund.ca.