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A hermit crab with no shell walking along the ocean floor as fish swim behind. Caption: I must find a new house soon.'

Boy with dark curly hair sits at a desk and smiles up to the side. Other children out of focus in background. Caption. If I have a bully.

Adolescent girl seated at a school desk, looking up towards the front of class with a pensive expression. Caption. And I want Jessica, Valesca, and Gavin.

Color illustration of 2 girls standing beneath a rain shower. 1 holds out a yellow umbrella over the other. Title card reads, "Be Kind."

Color illustration of a brown bear curled up in a hole. A snowy landscape appears in the background. Caption. He sleeps through the day, he sleeps through the night.

Color illustration of a brown bear closing its eyes with its head tilted upward. Trees appear through an archway in the background. Caption. A bear wakes up.

Man smiles with his mouth open and turns to the side as he gestures with his hands. Pixelated image of a fish is on backdrop. Caption. You could not find a nicer fish.

Illustration of a split screen of characters Bink and Gollie talking and smiling together on portable phones. Caption. Let's roller-skate!

Illustration of characters Bink and Gollie at a state fair. Caption. State fair tickets sold here.

Woman grimaces and gestures with hands. Backdrop depicts a color illustration of a bird and a worm swinging on a wooden swing with surprised expressions.

Man in a polo shirt turns sideways as he looks and smiles at the camera while speaking in a classroom setting. Teenage students sit behind him, 2 children per table. Caption. Are gonna take more than a one-word answer.

2 side by side photos of teenage girls posing together for camera with handwritten notes in pen over the photos. Caption. The popular group is girls who think.

Glowing ball representing the sun with a globe representing the earth traveling in orbit around it. Examples of the different hemispheres experiencing opposite seasons in the background. Caption: A season is a division of the year

Closeup of girl gazing down with her lips parted mid-speech. Child in background sips from a juice box. Caption. Nicole, I love bananas.

Cartoon. Colored paint cans and rubber bands on a table in front of a mirror. Caption. Stanley had two cans of Halloween hair spray.

Illustration of an adult bird hovering above a branch while four baby birds fall forward off the branch. Caption: squawk! squawk!

Dugong outlined against the surface of the water as seen from below. Caption: This is the story of Dugong & Din.

Closeup color illustration of a girl's face, eyes looking downward. Caption. I think I heard her whisper, Hello.

Middle-aged woman smiles in a carpeted room with couch in the background. Title card reads, "Jeannette Aslanian, Tori's Mom." Caption. I was like, "Okay, tell me more about it."

A large dinosaur wearing a hat and a necklace changes the lightbulb on a streetlamp while a police officer stands next to her holding the light cover. Caption: She was the dinosaur who did favors for anyone who asked.

Closeup of a girl looking distressed in the doorway of a tiled room. Caption. And things you can do to resolve a conflict.

Cartoon of simple round faces with various expressions, 1 with wide open mouth and 1 with mouth slightly open. Caption. It seemed the only time he didn't stand out.

Color illustration of a red fox standing at the bank of a pond filled with fish. Caption. And he had a terrible thought.

Animated blue square with a smiley face next to a red block with a smiley face. Green triangle just out of frame.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera, gesturing forward with her hands. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. We'll show you how it makes people feel.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera with a playful expression. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. We're talking about making and accepting apologies.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera as she speaks. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. Let's find out.

Cartoon. African animals smiling and moving. Caption. Where every single animal turns up to skip and prance.

Color illustration. Bulldozer next to a ditch loading dirt into a dump truck.

Boy frowns, crosses arms, and looks off to his side in a neighborhood setting. Caption. But fighting never really solves the problem.

Color illustration. Man using an organ grinder with clothed, dancing monkey on top. Caption. Who played music for the people on the street.

Cartoon of Groovy Joe holding a red guitar next to a mouse wearing sunglasses with a blue door in background. Caption. Who's there?

Cartoon of a dog lounging in an easy chair eating from a tub of Haagen Dogs ice cream. Guitar and squirrel wearing sunglasses nearby. Caption. He had a spoon and a tub of ice cream.

Teenage girl wearing a blue cardigan sweater smiles and speaks directly to camera as if in a recorded interview. Caption. Let's find out because harassment hurts.

Cartoon of a black bear wearing work clothes and a sun hat leaning over and holding an axe above a log that is partially split. Caption. Chirping.

Cartoon. Bear holds a stack of books and clothing on top of its head while wading through a river. Caption. Henry hopped from rock to rock across the Sudbury River.

Color illustration of a boy wearing full fishing gear, dragging a red wagon that contains a jar with holes in the lids and bird cage behind him.

Cartoon. Green alligator, speaking. Crown and paddle ball toy lie on floor behind. Caption. Maybe she will have a surprise for me.

Digital illustration of 4 teenage girls gathered outside with backpacks. Caption. Awful things about me behind my back.

Girl leans to the side with her hands clasped on her stomach and lips parted mid-speech. Stacks of brightly colored blocks fill the background. Caption. Billy did a great job greeting his friends.

Closeup of a smiling girl looking to the side. Other children are at desks and there are stacks of books on shelves in the background. Caption. My brother and sister and I played baseball.

Girl leans to the side with hands clasped on her stomach and lips parted mid-speech. Stacks of brightly colored blocks fill background. Caption. Billy did a great job greeting his friends.

Cartoon. Young girl with red hair in pigtails and a purple striped sweater looks down towards the ground with an anxious expression. Caption. Katie chased them around the house.

Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth as she holds elbows out and hands horizontal in front of her chest. Caption. I can't change that.

Man in white jacket rests elbows on desk next to laptop as one hand sits on top of the other. Caption. Today, we're gonna to talk about loyalty.

2 girls sit at a desk with a man in a classroom setting. One parts her lips in mid-speech. Caption. There's times we don't mean to be funny.

Color illustration. Trixie carries Knuffle Bunny and pulls her dad by the hand on a city street. Word bubble reads, "Come on!" with the word on exaggerated. Caption. Come on!

Cartoon of Jake the Fire Engine pulling out of a white box in a playroom. Nearby, Blazin' Bill the Monster Truck, toy train tracks, and a full sized red wagon. Caption. Hi, guys. I'm Jake and I am a fire truck.

Cartoon of Max the Train moving along a circular track in a playroom. Nearby, Blazin' Bill the Monster Truck, micro machines, and colored pencils. Caption. They look so cool, but they are gray.

Illustration of a train on the tracks. Caption: (Shawn) This electric train needs three doors.

Cartoon of a toy room with Max the Train parked on the tracks and looking at Bill the monster truck nearby. Bill says Hi, Max. Max says, Hi, Blazin' Bill.

Digital rendering of small colored cars scattered around a wheel divided into sections labeled, "purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red."

Cartoon landscape of a rainbow-colored hot air balloon surrounded by dark gray clouds and rain. A helicopter hovers nearby with 2 balloon parachutes next to the basket. Caption. Allie as narrator. Both teams are now flying through the rainy clouds.

Cartoon of a kitchen with an angled wood plank leading down from the second shelf of the refrigerator to the kitchen sink. A few potatoes and tomatoes roll down the plank. Caption. 5 tomatoes.

Color illustration of a blue 3-story house with a blue lawn and sold sign out front. A truck and vehicle are parked next to the house as people move couches and boxes.

Pink monster with 6 smiling mouths and 2 horns wears tan shorts and sits sideways with 1 hand on his left hip and his eyes closed.

Digital illustration of a boy holding out a ball toward another boy with a bike. Play structure and sandbox in background. Caption. I'll trade you a bouncy for a ride on the bike.

Man with concerned expression looks at camera with his mouth open as he speaks. A brick wall with windows fills the background. Caption. You have the right, as a citizen.

Smiling man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he gestures with his hands. He smiles and parts his lips as he speaks. Caption. Always talking in class and getting in trouble.

Teenage girl speaks as she sits next to a teenage boy in a classroom setting. Caption. And you hurt their feelings.

Girl in pink shirt with a pleasant expression parts lips in mid-speech. Colorful stacks of blocks fill the background. Caption. Hey, you wanna cut class or cheat on a test?

Cartoon of Max the Train, Jake the Fire Engine, and Blazin' Bill the Monster Truck floating down a river surrounded by dense trees on a log raft. Caption. Look! I see 1 of Bubble's wooden shapes.

Black and white illustration of a newspaper page with the image of a small spaceship under a headline that reads," U, F, O sighted." Caption. A guest coming all the way from outer space.

Color illustration of a crane personified with eyes and holding a teddy bear in its fender. Silhouette of city skyline beneath radiant sun in background.

Closeup of 2 girls smiling and looking at someone to their left in a room with other children. Caption. I think 1 stole my pencil.

Several Zimbabweans in wheelchairs who make up the band Liyana sing into microphones and play instruments on a street, while others look on.

Preteen girl with long, dark hair and a pink shirt is on a computer screen over a busy blue, green, and yellow background. A purple button and a white dialogue box appear next to her. Caption. We've been hanging out a lot together.

Preteen girl with blonde hair and a pink shirt named Denise is on a T, V screen over a brightly colored background with different teen-related items including an old iPod. Caption. I feel bad about this rumor I started about Scott.

Closeup from the side of a young boy with brown hair, glasses, and wearing a blue shirt while sitting in a school bus seat. Caption with boy as narrator. I got on the bus and sat down.

Preteen girl with two braids and a red shirt talks to a woman in a purple shirt. They are in a public bathroom by the sinks, with a pink bag on the counter. Caption. Before lunch. I'll bet she took it.

Cartoon of a young boy with rosy cheeks and blue eyes wearing yellow pajamas while sitting in bed. Caption. Now we won't be able to play there.

Cartoon of a blue spider with a blue wizard hat talking while standing on its web in front of a white pillow. Caption. Because not all the countries are as well off as ours.

Closeup of man in suit holding paper, looks at camera. Name, John Maucere, appears in comic bubble nearby. Caption lyrics. No Ordinary Hero.

Color illustration. Shipwreck with swimming seahorse and jellyfish in front. Caption. Around and through their grand ocean home.

Grid of children's smiling faces, all about 7-9 years old. Caption. Sometimes this can lead to arguments, or even fighting.

Closeup of a cloud-like shape with a line drawing of a smiling man's face and text that reads, "Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store." Caption. Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store is selling...Potato Pants!"

Gray C, G, I tug boat on the ocean at night in the rain with a small white airplane flying toward it. Caption. Hold on! I'm going to help you.

Front view of Florence, a C, G, I white ambulance with headlights that look like eyes and a mouth across the front bumper, parked by the entrance of a hospital. Caption. Hi. I'll be right back.

Side view of a red fire engine as it drives on a street with factory towers in the background.

Color illustration. Termite with antennas and sharp teeth wearing a red shirt. Caption. Who ever heard of a termite who wanted to be an architect?

Color illustration of map of India with group of indistinct heads below. Caption. A boy drew back with colors of the sea.

Closeup of a woman wearing a tan blazer and smiling down at someone off-camera. Text on image reads, Thanks.

Cartoon brown squirrel looking anxiously out from a hole in a tree trunk. The tree has green leaves with several acorns visible in the leaves. Caption. He'd rather be alone than risk encountering someone dangerous.

Small yellow mine car sits on tracks. Wooden crate in front of it is topped with glowing red crystals. Caption. I found this 1 close to it. Let's go see.

Animation of a smiling boy riding a scooter and a brown dog frowning behind him. Caption. He wants to share, but I'm having fun.

Animation of a small yellow spaceship with pink antennae. It hovers in a green meadow and shines 3 beams of pink light toward the grass beneath it.

Color illustration of a stick with single leaf standing with small face, twig arms, and legs. Caption. Stick.

Cartoon. Closeup of a freshly cut tree that was growing on a snowy slope. Sound of crashing.

Cartoon of an ant. Caption: The ant had never heard such joyful noise.

Boy sits at a desk in a classroom with his right hand behind his head. Kids at desks in background look ahead or talk and laugh.

Cartoon of a woman carrying three cats. Caption: Datoh, Donna, and Dee Dee,

Color illustration, Lion, standing, in a zoo cage.

Color illustration. Rooster, hens and birds eating from a chicken feeder. Caption. On a farm nearby, there were all kinds of fowls.

Watercolor painting of a child standing with 1 foot up on a fence, houses in the distant background. Caption. Each morning she climbed up on the fence.

Shawn the Train, a red locomotive, looks over at a yellow train that runs on a parallel track. Yellow train glances to the side with a concerned expression. Caption. He's across the bridge waiting for us.

Black and white frame of men holding sombreros and women in black standing behind them. Caption. Se que entre ustedes se murmura que los ha matado un fantasma.

Pastel painting of a woman in a simple black dress with white lace collar drinking tea at a dining table. Caption. And two slices of cake.

Cartoon closeup of cream being poured into a cup of coffee resting on a white and red checkered table cloth.

Cartoon of a sparse desert landscape with a grouping of rocks and a cactus. A white Panama hat rests on the sand nearby.

Young man in a purple shirt looks directly at camera in front of a blue cartoon wall with brown doors. Caption. Samantha and Ethan, believe it or not.

2 images over a blue square over an orange background. The left image shows a hand holding a red and yellow apple, the right shows a hand holding a container of candy. Yellow text reads, "Apple or candy?" Caption. Which one is good for him?