We are back! After a long break for the summer and for transitioning into the school year, here we are to share trivia with you!

We are big fans of astronomy, and one of our amazing listeners name Charlotte requested an episode on our Solar System, and here it is.

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Movies Referenced:

Apollo 13

Suggested Reading:

Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker

Totally True Adventures: Apollo 13 by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

You Wouldn’t Want to Be on Apollo 13! by Ian Graham

Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne

Who Was Sally Ride? By Megan Stine

Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy

Planetarium by Raman Prinja

Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed

Who Was Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

Solar System for Kids: A Junior Scientist's Guide to Planets, Dwarf Planets, and Everything Circling Our Sun by Hilary Statum

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We love reading, it is one of the ways we learn the most! This past week was Read Across America Week, and that inspired us to write an episode about some of our favorite picture books!

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Books Referenced:

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali

In the Dark by Lemony Snicket

Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden

Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

I Am a Story by Dan Yaccarino

Do Not Open!: The Story of Pandora's Box by Joan Holub

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell

The Baby-Sitter's Club Graphix Series

The McElderry Book of Greek Myths by Eric A. Kimmel

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This week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we will be talking about - the human heart! No, not the cute little symmetrical paper hearts you give to your chosen valentine - we will be talking about the heart that beats in your chest!

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Suggested Reading:

DK Super Human Encyclopedia

My First Book of My Body by Susan Akass and Frances Butcher

Human Body Theater by Maris Wicks

The Circulatory Story by Mary K. Corcoran

A Drop of Blood (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Paul Showers

The Magic School Bus Presents: The Human Body by Dan Green

Human Body Activity Book for Kids by Katie Stokes, M.ED., PH.D.

The Magic School Bus Has a Heart by Anne Capeci

Suggested Viewing:

How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood by TED-Ed

Dr. Binocs Show: How Your Heart Works by Peekaboo Kids

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In celebration of Groundhog Day, let's learn about these furry creatures!

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Suggested Reading:

Groundhog Weather School: Fun Facts About Weather and Groundhogs by Joan Holub

The Amazing Groundhogs of Woodchuck Wonderland by Susan Sam

Groundhog Day! by Gail Gibbons

Suggested Viewing:

Fun Facts About Groundhogs! by SciShow Kids

Groundhogs for Kids by Socratica Kids

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In this episode, we introduce you to the world of Greek gods, goddesses, and heroes!

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Suggested Reading:

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

Classic Starts: The Iliad retold by Kathleen Olmstead

The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey retold by Anna Milbourne

Gifts From the Gods by Lise Lunge-Larsen

Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer

The McElderberry Book of Greek Myths retold by Eric A. Kimmel

The Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

In this episode, the questions are about the US Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag people, and even turkeys!

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Suggested Reading:

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp

Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac

Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage by Plimoth Plantation with Peter Arenstam, John Kemp, and Catherine O’Neill Grace

The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower or John Howland’s Good Fortune by P.J. Lynch

Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition by Russell M. Peters

Ininatig's Gift of Sugar: Traditional Native Sugarmaking by Laura Waterman Wittstock

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O’Neill Grace and Margaret M. Bruchac, with Plimoth Plantation

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

In this episode, we discuss all things Día de Los Muertos, a wonderful holiday that we hope you enjoy learning about!

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Things we mentioned in this episode:

The movie Coco

The etching La Calavera Catrina by José Guadalupe Posada

Thanks for joining us for our very first episode!  In this episode, we talk all things spooky and Halloween-related, but not in a scary way.

Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!

Books we talked about in this episode:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Movies we talked about in this episode:

Hocus Pocus

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Coraline

Frankenweenie

The Addams Family

Before you dive into our episodes, we wanted to give you a little idea of what we're all about.

This is a fun podcast for kids to test their trivia know-how and possibly even learn a thing or two.

The mother-daughter host duo Amanda and Ruth are excited to share the fun with everyone.