The new "Dora the Explorer" series has been renewed for a second season. Why it matters: Dora debuted in 2000 as the first Latina leading character in a children's show. Since then, the number of ...

When Isabela Moner first heard that the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon Dora the Explorer was getting a live-action adaptation featuring a teenaged Dora, she was admittedly concerned about the idea.

Being born in 2002, the only animated, educational traveler I cared about as a child was “Dora the Explorer.” I hadn’t even heard of Carmen Sandiego until the Netflix original came out ...