News for Kids by Kids: The Colorado Wildfires It’s January 18, 2022. Elyssa teaches us about young inventor Gitanjali Rao, what happened in flint Michigan, and the Colorado wildfires. She also shares some bloopers!
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It’s January 16, 2022. Clementine, Jasper, and Jarvis are back to celebrate the new year with some news for kids. They teach us how Hans Zimmer made otherworldly music for ‘Dune,’ about the life and death of Gary Paulsen of ‘Hatchet’ fame, the attempt to revive Hawaiian Sign Language, a revival of the work of Richard Hambleton and its ethical questions, and a temporary elimination of new godfathers in Sicily.
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These 2 Teens Built a Sign Language Translator During the Pandemic
Who Was Keith Haring?’
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