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Diving Deep

April 18, 2025

There are trillions of pieces of plastic in the ocean. This is dangerous for deep-diving whales. They mistake the plastic for food. But why do whales mix up plastic and prey? A team of marine biologists wanted to find out.…

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Finding Home

April 1, 2025

Paddington is back in his third movie. The polite bear started as a storybook character. In his third film, Paddington in Peru, he and the Brown family travel to see his Aunt Lucy. In Peru, they learn she’s missing. They…

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Books

Little Birds, Big Journey

March 19, 2025

Paul Fleischman is a Newbery Medal–winning author. His latest book is The Class with Wings. It tells of a group of students who are tracking a bird migration. The tiny birds are called veeries. As a teacher describes the veeries’…

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Growing Species

February 28, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency lists animals that are endangered. These species are protected. Learn about four species whose populations have recovered. Least terns (above) are in the same family as seagulls. They live in the central U.S. The birds were…

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Books

What Do You See?

February 5, 2025

Kids have been having fun with I Spy books for more than 30 years. The books feature stunning images. I Spy Love is the newest in the series. The photographs were made by Walter Wick. Wick started as a still-life…

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Let’s Fly

December 19, 2024

Wicked is now in movie theaters. It’s based on a hit Broadway musical. In the movie, Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, or Nessa. Like Nessa, Bode uses a wheelchair. She says she relates to Nessa “in many ways.” One is “her…

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Brave New Journey

December 19, 2024

Moana is back, in the movie Moana 2. This one was also inspired by Polynesian myths. Moana, Maui, and their crew are on a mission. They need to reunite the people of the nearby islands. It will not be easy.…

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Books

Same Same

November 6, 2024

Author Jennifer E. Smith and illustrator Leo Espinosa are the team behind The Creature of Habit. Readers of the book meet a large creature and a small one. The large creature does the exact same thing every day. He likes…

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Podcasts

Historic Hits

October 10, 2024

Historical Records is the newest podcast from Story Pirates. Each episode turns a person’s life story into a hip-hop song. Broadway actress Nimene Wureh hosts the show. “The purpose is to highlight people who are underrepresented. People who did amazing…

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Beyond Halloween

October 10, 2024

Spooky Celebrations Around the World is a new book by Matt Ralphs. It details spooky traditions from different countries. Many cultures celebrate those who have died. But not all these celebrations are scary. They can be joyful and fun, too.…

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