March 8, 2009— -- Dora the Explorer is growing up, with a new, mature look that has some parents up in arms. Mattel and Nickelodeon have announced that the educational cartoon character, a ...

The award-winning animated series "Dora the Explorer" turns 10 this weekend. The show has changed--in a postive way--how children watch and learn from cartoons.

This was, of course, “Dora the Explorer,” the first Latina to lead a major cartoon series and the girl who helped spearhead the rise of multicultural children’s programming in the U.S. on ...

The original voice Kathleen Herles had a special vantage point to see Dora’s influence: She was the original voice of the pint-size heroine, cast in the role when she was 7 and staying until she ...