Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
Episode One: COVID-19 and clever Kiwi keasCreated by: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Started: March 20th, 2020
Status: Active, 201 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/abc-kids-news-time/page/18/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>This week, we’ll be stretching, bending and twisting our bodies into all sorts of shapes for International Day of Yoga. Then, we’ll go bird-watching with scientists who have figured out how many feathered friends we have here on planet Earth. We’ll reveal the winners of some of the country’s most important art prizes. We’ll find out why teachers and students around the world are wearing skirts to school, even if it’s against the rules. And, we’ll meet a teenager who travelled across the ocean on a leaky boat to find a new, safe home here in Australia.
This week, we’ll learn about a possible solution to Australia’s massive mouse problem. We’ll make a splash with astronauts in the world’s deepest swimming pool. We’ll sashay down the runway with the stars of Australian Fashion Week. We’ll find out more about the coronavirus vaccine and why kids aren’t getting it yet. And we’ll discover the secret hiding spot of some deadly desert creatures.
Today, we’ll travel to the centre of the Earth where scientists have made a ground-breaking discovery. We’ll dive into the sea to celebrate World Ocean Day. We’ll meet a blind teenager and his new pooch pal. We’ll find out how horses are helping kids stay happy and healthy. And we’ll examine some ancient human poo.
This week, we’ll take a dive into the deep sea with some hungry penguins. We’ll visit a house in the United States made without a hammer or any nails. We’ll travel into the jungle of the Philippines where scientists have made a sparkly discovery inside the trunks of trees. We’ll find out the truth about a misunderstood ancient wolf. And, we’ll meet a Sydney teenager’s spooky best friend.
Every week, we bring you five amazing stories from around the world, but this is a special edition of News Time because it’s also Reconciliation Week. We’ll be finding out exactly what reconciliation means, and why it’s so important. We’ll be shining a spotlight on stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, like the children’s author who just won a HUGE award and the Northern Territory school kids learning outside on country. We’ll learn about some Torres Strait Islander people taking a stand to save their land and we’ll meet a man who might just be the oldest Aboriginal person in Australia.
Today, we’re heading to Japan to meet a sea slug with a surprising super power. We’ll also visit Spain for a juicy story about rotten oranges. We’ll celebrate one of the world’s most BEE-autiful creatures that also needs our help to keep busy. We’ll travel back in time to learn about the first paths Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people walked across Country. And we’ll meet a four-year-old hero who saved his mum with the help of a toy car.
Today we’ll visit an Australian cave to check out some ancient snacks, we’ll learn about an endangered frog baby boom, and we’ll meet a rising star in the world of fashion. Speaking of clothes, we’re going to dig up the dirt on an item of clothing that people have been burying in their backyards. Finally, we’ll join a group of history hunters who are on a mission to make the world-wide-web a fairer place.
Today we’ll be travelling to India to meet a young inventor, we’ll buckle up for some driving lessons with a local legend in Queensland, and then fly to a wildlife sanctuary to meet the world’s oldest seabird. We’ll also dive down to visit a one-of-a-kind coral reef and we’ll find out about a big decision from the government that could help the environment.
Created by: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Started:
March 20th, 2020
Status: Active, 201 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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