An audiobook for younger kids teaching the names of fresh vegetables and fruits.

A lively, fun story for pre-K kids, that you can use to teach healthy eating and parts of the body.

written and produced by Sheila Cowley

performed by Fanni Green

with thanks to The Edible Garden at Daystar Life Center – A Food Pantry Farm in St. Petersburg FL.

You can find this story in Spanish, Hay Brócoli En Tu Codo, on this same channel.

Made possible thanks to a grant from the St Pete Arts Alliance and the St Petersburg Office of Cultural Affairs.

#fooddesert

#gardeningforchildren

#healthykids

Un audiolibro para niños pequeños que enseña los nombres de frutas y verduras.

escrito y producido por Sheila Cowley

traducido y interpretado por Dora Arreola

con gracias al Jardín Comestible de Daystar Life Center – una Granja que Despensa de Alimentos en St. Petersburg FL.

Puedes encontrar esta historia en inglés, There’s Broccoli On Your Elbow, en este canal.

Hecho posible gracias a una beca de la St Pete Arts Alliance y la St Petersburg Office of Cultural Affairs.

Foto por Robin Clemmons y Daystar Life Center

#niñossanos

#bilingualkids

#prekniños

A story of community and kindness. A girl who's always ready for emergencies that never come faces a hurricane – and winds up using all the things she's been carrying around, to help her little brother feel safe as they evacuate (with his annoying pink bear Useless Joe), and when they come back to their damaged home.

With heart and humor, kids can safely listen to her family's real-life experience of having an emergency plan and a Save The Day Kit (Go Bag), evacuating to a shelter and camping out with other families in an elementary school classroom during the storm – then coming home to cope with their damaged home and a week without electricity, where they use her solar-powered star nightlight and visit the library and a museum.

Throughout it all, she takes action and keeps her little brother feeling safe as her family, friends and neighbors work together before, during and after the storm – in this celebration of community and kindness.

A story to help families talk with children about their fears during hurricane season – and reassure kids that we don't know what will happen, but we do know that if something bad happens, kind city workers (with big trucks!) and volunteers in our community will work hard to fix things.

written and produced by Sheila Cowley

performed by Vickie Daignault and Jim Sorenson

directed by James Rayfield

feature image by Aaron F. of CreativeClay.org, "Hero Bus"

with many thanks to

The City of St Petersburg FL

The City of Tampa FL

Creative Clay St Pete

Daystar Life Center

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

Kirk Ke Wang

Margo Hammond

Reach St Pete

St Pete Free Clinic

Tampa Parks and Recreation

The Woodson African American Museum of Florida

You can also find this story in Spanish on this same channel.

#kidsandstorms

#resilience

#kidpower

Una historia que celebra la comunidad y la bondad, para ayudar a los niños a lidiar con el miedo durante la temporada de huracanes.

Una niña que siempre está lista para emergencias que nunca llegan se enfrenta a un huracán, y usa todas las cosas que ha estado cargando para ayudar a su hermano pequeño a sentirse seguro mientras evacuan, y cuando llegan a casa y su hogar está dañado.

escrita por Sheila Cowley

traducida e interpretada por Dora Arreola

arte visual por Aaron F. de CreativeClay.org, "Autobús de Héroes"

con muchísimas gracias a

The City of St Petersburg FL

The City of Tampa FL

Creative Clay St Pete

Daystar Life Center

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

Kirk Ke Wang

Margo Hammond

Reach St Pete

St Pete Free Clinic

Tampa Parks and Recreation

The Woodson African American Museum of Florida

#niñosymiedo

#huracanes

#bilingualkids

Astonishing, amazing algae! From microscopic plankton to 200' long seaweed, algae created oxygen on Earth and evolved into plants and trees. Everybody eats algae – or eats someone who does. . .

A fun story of surprising algae facts and uses, from algae airplane fuel and sneakers to camouflaging sloths and keeping baby otters from drifting out to sea, algae are vital and amazing – and can help fix the climate crisis!

This story is a vital arts and science collaboration, illustrated by artists and by scientists!

written and produced by Sheila Cowley

performed by Vickie Daignault

directed by James Rayfield

photo of algae by Aaliyah Miller

Many thanks to the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, the USF Optical Oceanography Lab, The Oceanography Camp Especially For Girls and Creative Clay St Pete.

#steameducation

#marineeducation

#scienceisamazing

¡Algas asombrosas! Desde el plancton microscópico hasta las algas marinas de 200 pies de largo, las algas crearon oxígeno en la Tierra y evolucionaron hasta convertirse en plantas y árboles. Todo el mundo come algas, o se come a alguien que las come.

Una historia divertida de hechos y usos sorprendentes de las algas, desde combustible de avión y zapatillas de deporte de algas hasta perezosos camuflados y evitar que las nutrias bebés se desplacen hacia el mar, las algas son vitales y sorprendentes, ¡y pueden ayudar a solucionar la crisis climática!

Esta historia da la bienvenida a las familias bilingües, y a niños y adultos que aprenden inglés o aprenden español.

Puedes encontrar esta historia en inglés en nuestra canal con el título Well, Gee, It's Algae!

escrito y producido por Sheila Cowley

traducido e interpretado por Dora Arreola

Con mucho agradecimiento a la University of South Florida College of Marine Science, USF Optical Oceanography Lab, The Oceanography Camp Especially For Girls and Creative Clay St. Pete.

foto de alga por Aaliyah Miller

#cienciaparaniños

#cuentosparaniños

#arteyciencia

Ana hates to admit that she still doesn't know which way is Left and which is Right – but she finds a fun visual way to remember when she takes a boat ride to see dolphins.

A story celebrating all kinds of learners, STEAM education and marine science – with dolphins, turtles, libraries, dance lessons, little brothers, a cool young woman who's the real-life Captain of the Eco Tour Boat and her tiny dog the First Mate.

Created in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center – tbwdiscoverycenter.org

For the free read-along words to this story, you can email [email protected] :)

written by Sheila Cowley

performed by Beth Gelman and Jan Neuberger

directed by Vickie Daignault

You can find this story in Spanish - ¡Delfines a La Izquierda! - on this Sparks Creative Stories channel.

#scienceforkids

#youcandoit

#bilingualstories

Una historia bilingüe para dormir y imaginar el océano, con cada frase en español y en inglés. Siente el agua invitándote a nadar con ballenas y delfines, explora el plancton microscópico y aprende de ciencias marinas.

Respira profunda y relajantemente y descubre que cada vez que respiras dos veces, una respiración viene del mar, porque el océano crea mucho oxígeno.

Explora un océano sin muros ni fronteras, que compartimos con todos los seres vivos que lo llaman hogar.

Porque no todo el mundo puede llegar a la playa, pero hay tantas ballenas en mi imaginación. . .

Para obtener una copia gratuita de las palabras en ambos idiomas, puedes enviar un email a [email protected].

Esta historia bilingüe da la bienvenida a familias bilingües, familias que hablan español, y a niños y adultos que aprenden inglés o aprenden español.

escrita y producida por Sheila Cowley

interpretada por Dora Arreola and Eugenie Bondurant

traducida por Dora Arreola

dirigida por Jim Rayfield

Inspirada por las creativas investigadoras marinas de la University of South Florida College of Marine Science, con muchas gracias a Makenzie Kerr y Dr. Mya Breitbart.

Como parte de una colaboración de Sparks con los increíbles artistas con discapacidades a Creative Clay St Pete y las científicas increíbles del University of South Florida St Petersburg's College of Marine Science.

Producido con el apoyo de the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Pinellas, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners y el estado de la Florida.

#bilingualkids

#audiocuentosparaniños

#cuentosbilingues

Ana odiaba admitir que no sabía cuál es el derecho y cuál es el izquierdo - pero encuentra una forma visual y divertida de recordar, cuando hace un viaje en barco para ver delfines.

Una historia que celebra todo tipo de estudiantes, la educación STEAM y las ciencias marinas – con delfines, tortugas, bibliotecas, clases de baile, hermanos pequeños, una joven genial que es la capitana del barco y su pequeño perro, el primer oficial.

realizado en colaboración con los estudiantes del Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center = https://www.tbwdiscoverycenter.org

escrito por Sheila Cowley

interpretado por Dora Arreola y JL Rey

traducido por Dora Arreola

Puedes encontrar este historia en inglés - Dolphins on the Left! - en este Sparks Creative Stories canal

#cuentosparaaprender

#derechoyizquierdo

#cienciaparaniños

A bilingual bedtime story of imagining the ocean, with each phrase in English and in Spanish. Feel the water inviting you to swim with whales and dolphins, explore microscopic plankton and learn about marine science.

Take a deep, calming breath and discover that every time you take two breaths, one breath comes from the sea – because the ocean creates so much oxygen.

Explore an ocean without walls or borders, that we share with all the living creatures who call it home.

Because not everybody can get to the beach, but there are so many whales in my imagination. . .

For a free copy of the printed story in both languages, you can email [email protected].

This bilingual story welcomes kids and grownups learning English, and kids and grownups learning Spanish.

written and produced by Sheila Cowley

performed by Dora Arreola and Eugenie Bondurant

translated by Dora Arreola

directed by Jim Rayfield

Inspired by the creative marine researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, with many thanks to Makenzie Kerr and Dr. Mya Breitbart.

Part of a year-long Sparks collaboration with the amazing artists with disabilities at Creative Clay St Pete and amazing scientists at the USF College of Marine Science.

Feature image by Sienna M.

Produced with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Pinellas, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida.

#bilingualkids

#steameducation

#marinescience