About Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer has a great mix of adventure, education and music that keeps kids interested and waiting to see
what happens next. In every episode, Dora goes on an adventure to find something or help somebody. The show is
very interactive as Dora always asks the kids at home to help her exploration. Particularly when she is working
with Backpack or Map. Another great element of Dora the Explorer is that she also teaches children Spanish
during the show.
Dora the Explorer Fun Facts!
- Dora's cousin is Diego who has his own show
- Dora's Sidekick is Boots
- Main Characters are Dora, Boots, Swiper, Diego, Fiesta Trio, Backpack, Map
- Dora the Explorer was designed to develope the following skills: Observation, Problem-solving, Counting,
Matching, Movement, Map skills, Visual discrimination and Language.
- Dora the Explorer became the first Hispanic character in the 79th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday,
November 24, 2005.
- Years before this cartoon, in 1971, English group Stackridge released a single entitled Dora the Female Explorer.
- Although Tico the Squirrel mainly speaks Spanish, he can be heard speaking English in some episodes.
- In "Shy Rainbow" episode, the rainbow colors are not in the correct order. Blue is shown next to red, while
the bluish colors are on the opposite side of the spectrum.
- Click here for
Dora Theme Song Lyrics