Sunday, May 18 2008
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Magic Treehouses and Global Warming on Inquiry Show Description: Inquiry talks with MARY POPE OSBORNE and NATALIE POPE BOYCE, authors of the beloved Magic Tree House series of children’s
books and their fascinating non-fiction companion research guides. Tune
in and find out how this series of now forty titles first began; how
Mary gets ideas for new titles and learn about the new Magic Tree House
musical. Host Mark Lynch is joined tonight by special guest co-host:
eight-year old SAMANTHA CARROLL, grand-daughter and passionate
reader of the Magic Tree House series. Inquiry welcomes back award-wining children’s book author, illustrator and environmental activist LYNNE CHERRY. Lynne talks about her new book, written with GARY BRAASCH, titled How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate. This new textbook for middle school aged children, is a hard scientific look at what we know about global warming as well as an inviting guide to “citizen science” children can do in their own classroom. If you care about science education in our schools, be sure to tune in! Air Date and Time: Sunday the 18th at 9pm |
