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Map
If it wasn't for Map, Dora the Explorer wouldn't know where to go!

If it wasn't for Map, Dora the Explorer wouldn't know where to go!

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Map
"We've heard stories about kids creating their own maps to organize their day. Parents also use maps to help get their kids excited to go to the supermarket or post office, because they know, in the end, they will get to go to the playground." -- Valerie Walsh Valdes, creator and executive producer, Dora the Explorer.

"Three is a magic number used throughout the series because preschoolers can digest and remember information in threes. There are three locations on the Map, and we say 'Swiper, no swiping' three times." -- Chris Gifford, creator and executive producer, Dora the Explorer.

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