In this new 13-part series, six-year-old Emily Yeung takes on the world with her own unique perspective. She's joined on her adventures by everyone from snake handlers to professional basketball players; from stuffed animal makers to pineapple upside-down cake bakers. Whoever her guest may be, inquisitive Emily is always up for a new experience or challenge.
Each segment is six minutes long and they have been aggregated thematically into 13 half-hour episodes, each with 5 separate segments.
There is a companion interactive website to enhance and further the Emily Yeung experience.
The five 6 minute segments in Let's Get Cookin' are:
1) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG MAKING AN UPSIDE-DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE - Emily Yeung joins a cake-maker to learn how to make a cake with her favorite fruit! She also solves the mystery of why it is called "upside-down" when you eat it right side up!
2) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG MAKING JUICE - Emily Yeung can't wait to use the big juicing machine when she visits a local juice restaurant. Emily makes a tasty healthy drink treat!
3) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG MAKING STRAWBERRY JAM There are two things Emily Yeung loves: strawberries and strawberries in ice cream. Emily goes strawberry picking and makes jam from what she collects.
4) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG BAKING BREAD Emily Yeung visits a Pioneer Village and learns how people baked bread in the past. Emily mixes all the ingredients, kneads the dough and helps put the bread in an old fashioned stove.
5) THIS IS EMILY YEUNG MAKING MUFFINS - Emily Yeung joins a baker to make one of her favorite breakfast treats...muffins!
The other episodes are:
1. Getting Creative, Part I Emily makes a variety of crafts including origami art, a clay sculpture, and a collage.
2. Getting Creative, Part II In this episode Emily makes her own stuffed animal, builds a sand sculpture, and more.
3. All Sorts of Animals Emily learns about snakes and camels, takes care of some kittens, and even swims with dolphins!
4. Great Canadian Wonders Emily visits Quebec City, an amusement park, an ice hotel and a hot spring, and explores the Rocky Mountains.
5. Fit and Fun Emily tries out a number of physical activities including basketball, soccer, skiing and snowboarding.
6. Great Times in All Kinds of Weather Emily shows us all sorts of activities to keep busy in good or bad weather.
7. Creatures, Creations, Conservation In this episode Emily explores a forest, learns about worms, tries some science experiments, and plants a tree.
8. A Few of My Favorite Things Emily builds a treehouse, learns about rabbits and fireworks, plays dress-up, and goes ice fishing.
9. A Day in My Life Emily learns about different jobs including being a paramedic, a post office worker and an astronaut!
11. Sharing Multicultural Traditions Emily learns karate, makes sushi and bubble tea, learns an African dance, and makes a medicine wheel.
12. At the Farm Emily rides a tractor, tends to the horses, learns about chickens, becomes a cowgirl, and makes fresh cheese.
13. Putting on a Show Emily puts on a puppet show, makes a mask, practices ballet dancing, and meets both Cirque du Soleil and the Blue Man Group.
Holiday Special Emily celebrates Christmas and learns about other holidays that people celebrate.
