The Mystery Files and Look Kool Online 2 have been nominated for two Awards of Excellence from the Youth Media Alliance:

Best Program, Live Action, Ages 6–9
The Mystery Files: The Mystery of the Underground Railroad 

Best Cross-Platform Interactive Content
Look Kool Online 2

The Mystery Files follows Kyla and E.B. as they solve their Aunt Hermione’s Mystery Files, connecting clues that reveal surprising facts about the past and how it connects to who we are and how we live now.  In “The Mystery of the Underground Railroad”, E.B. and Kyla investigate the history of slavery and racism in North America, and the networks of people who sought to bring it to an end.

The Look Kool Season 2 digital experience features four new kid-tested and approved games hosted by everyone’s favourite robot cat, Koolkatt.  There are even more mind-teasing puzzles to play, and brain-bending problems to solve! These new games engage and entertain kids while teaching them fundamentals of geometry, patterning, and problem solving.  Visit lookkool.ca and see for yourself! It’s kool!

About the Youth Media Alliance

The Youth Media Alliance has been recognizing the importance of quality television and interactive content for Canadian kids for over 40 years. The 2017 English-language Awards of Excellence winners will be revealed at the awards gala that will be held on May 31 at the CBC Glenn-Gould Studio, in Toronto. Stay tuned to find out who will take home this year’s awards.