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Toxic toys

WASHINGTON - Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group — a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season.The Center for Environmental Health tested about 250 children's products bought at major retailers and found lead levels that exceeded federal limits in seven of them. Lead can cause irreversible brain damage.

Among those with high lead levels: a Barbie Bike Flair Accessory Kit and a Disney Tinkerbell Water Lily necklace. The group said it also found excessive lead in a Dora the Explorer Activity Tote, two pairs of children's shoes, a boys belt and a kids' poncho.California Attorney General

Jerry Brown has sent letters to Target, Wal-Mart and the other retailers who sold the seven products, warning that children's goods on their store shelves were found to contain illegal levels of lead and should be pulled immediately.The findings released Tuesday come about a year after a product safety law that ushered in strict limits on the amounts of lead and chemicals allowed in products made for children 12 years and younger. Congress passed the law after a slew of recalls of lead-tainted toys in 2007, including several Mattel-related recalls that involved more than 2 million toys.Mattel said it licensed the Barbie name to Bell Sports for the bike accessory kit found with high lead, but did not make or sell it. Bell said the kit was an older product that passed safety tests in 2007, but the company didn't know it was still on store shelves.Disney said the Tinkerbell necklace was tested by its licensee, Playmates Toys, before being distributed — and that it complied with all federal and state consumer safety regulations.The Center for Environmental Health in Oakland Calif., said the Barbie toy was bought at Tuesday Morning and the Tinkerbell jewelry was purchased at Walgreens. The other products the center said had high lead came from TJ Maxx, Sears, Wal-Mart and Target.

Dangerous toys of 2009

A foam rocket launcher, children's book and Batman and Wolverine action figures are among the most dangerous toys on store shelves, according to a consumer watchdog group.World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.) unveiled its annual list of the 10 worst children's toys, just in time for the holiday shopping rush."A lot of the same hazards we see, year after year, are still appearing on the shelves," said James Swartz, an attorney and director of group that has produced the list each year since 1972.Among the items on the 2009 list were products that the group said could cause serious eye or head injuries, choking or strangulation.The toys included a Disney-Pixar Wall-E foam rocket launcher, which is a tie-in to the popular 2008 animated movie, a Dark Knight Batman action figure from Mattel, and an X-Men Origins Slashin' Action Wolverine action figure from Hasbro.A pogo board, "Curious George" counting book, a doll with a mini nursery and toy musical instruments also made the list.The group, which has been successful in getting a number of toys pulled from the shelves, found the toys at a range of leading retailers.Several toys had thematic tie-ins to popular movies, television shows or books, arguably making them likely choices for shoppers looking for a familiar brand.The group said the Wolverine has pointed plastic claws protruding some 1.5 inches from each fist. The right claw pops out and retracts upon impact, while the left stays rigid upon contact.Gun-like toys frequently make the group's list. This year's contender was a Spy Gear Viper-Blaster with foam darts for ammunition."This is a toy that as sold, in our opinion, is a weapon," said Swartz.A Play School "Caterpillar" dump truck has a wheel that with a hard tug can be pulled off, potentially leaving a child as young as 18 months — the suggested age group for the toy — holding a 3-inch metal spike, according to the group.Warnings on packaging for a pogo board said that an elastic cord, if pulled taut and then released, "could spring back and cause injury," and that inexperienced users should wear safety gear.W.A.T.C.H.The packaging on the Moon Board Pogo Board warns that inexperienced users should wear safety gear when using the product."When you see all kinds of warnings about where to use the product, when to use the product, how to use the product — it's best to stay away from the product," said Swartz.The Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that in 2008 at least 19 toy-related deaths occurred in the United States. There were also about 235,300 toy-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms.WORLD AGAINST TOYS CAUSING HARM, INC.’S “10 WORST TOYS” LIST INCLUDES NATIONALLY KNOWN NAMES, SUCH AS “DISNEY-PIXAR WALL-E,” “CURIOUS GEORGE,” “X-MEN,” AND “DARK KNIGHT BATMAN,” BEING SOLD BY MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS.

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DORA THE EXPLORER Theme Song & Lyrics

DORA!
BOOTS!
Come On Dora!

D D D Dora (Alright!)
D D D Dora (giggle)
D D D Dora
D D D Dora (Let's Go)
Dora Dora Dora the Explorer
DORA
Boots is super cool
Explore with Dora (We need your help)
Grab your backpack
Lets Go!
Jump In!
Vamonos!
You can lead the Way
HEY! HEY!
D D D Dora (4 times)

Swiper no Swiping
Swiper no Swiping (Oh man!)
Dora the Explorer!

GO DIEGO, GO! Theme Song & Lyrics

Morning In The Rainforest

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Oh… Oh…, Oh… ah
Go Diego Go
Deep inside the jungle where nature is running wild
Coming to the rescue is a very special child
Talking to the animals and swinging from a vine
This rough and tough adventurer is working all the time
Yo Viene Diego… Diego… Diego… Go, Diego, Go
Alicia’s on a mission we’re going for a ride
Diego is on the road with baby Jaguar on his side
Discovering together Yeah were always having fun
Helping out each other is good for everyone
And there goes Diego… Diego… Diego… Go, Diego, Go