C IS FOR COOKIE MONSTER; PRESCHOOLERS VISIT WITH FAMOUS MUPPET.Byline: Annette Bailey Daily News Staff Writer Cookie Monster (recreation) cookie monster - (From the children's TV program "Sesame Street") Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10, ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either the victim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or the console (on a batch mainframe), took a brief break from the ``Sesame Street'' gang Thursday morning to visit a group of 16 Head Start preschoolers attending a storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. session at the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Library. Two of the preschoolers, Resmia and Joaquin, couldn't contain their glee as the veteran Muppet nuzzled in close and hugged a group of their friends. ``I like Cookie Monster and cookies even more,'' Joaquin said. Resmia shared his enthusiasm. ``It was fun seeing Cookie Monster.'' The visit was arranged by the ``Sesame Street Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Live'' show, currently playing at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. auditorium. ``Our publicity department got in touch with members of the community, and they told us about this event, and we decided it would be a nice idea to bring some of the show to kids that otherwise don't have the opportunity to come out and see it,'' said Jerry Dumars, performance director of ``Sesame Street Live Sesame Street Live is the live touring show based on the children's television show Sesame Street. Produced by Minneapolis-based VEE Corporation, the show opened on September 17, 1980, with a production of Sesame Street Live "Missing Bird Mystery" playing at the Met .'' Head Start, a parent education program for low-income families, is solely devoted to the social, emotional and educational development of kindergarten-bound youngsters. Currently, the group serves 52 families in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park, and has been headquartered in Thousand Oaks since 1964. ``Our goal is to provide the social and emotional head start, and the academics follow in a very fun way,'' said Marian Sievers, Head Start director. Storyteller Roxanne Berg captured the children's undivided attention with animated facial expressions and colorful visual aids visual aids Noun, pl objects to be looked at that help the viewer to understand or remember something . ``It's fun, but it also gets the kids interested in books and wanting to use the library,'' she said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in Conejo Edition only) ``Sesame Street'' character Cookie Monster visits with children from a Head Start program at the Thousand Oaks Library on Thursday. (2--Color) (Ran in Conejo Edition only) Cookie Monster poses for a library card photograph Thursday. Tina Gerson/Daily News |
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