Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids
Kids & Family:Stories for Kids
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell the tale of Pygmalion and Galatea. We encounter a man in love with his work, some serious skill with marble, the blessings of a goddess, and some questionable themes.
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This week's episode features the first chapter from Rick Riordan's new book Daughter of the Deep. Here's a little about the book:
#1 New York Times best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. Ana's freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the details of which have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what it'll take to succeed. All her worries are blown out of the water when, on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives.
But wait, there's more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their rival school, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a cold war for a hundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has been turned up to a full broil, and the freshman are in danger of becoming fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time.
Check it out at bit.ly/greekingdod
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Have you checked out the books that started it all? Follow the adventures of Zeus the overconfident hamster and his friends in the Zeus the Mighty series! Third book is out: bit.ly/zeusbook3
S7E3 - Akhenaten The Heretic King
S7E2 - Me Oh Maya: The Lords of Xibalba vs The Hero Twins
S7E1 - All About Athena (and Pallas)
Season 7 Trailer
S6E10 - It's Re-Mago-ble: Haesik and Dalsun
S6E9 - Let's Get Sanskrit! Narasimha and Hiranyakashipu
S6E8 - Troy: One Horse to Rule Them All
S6E7 - Troy: The Bitter Rancor of Achilles
S6E6 - Troy: Rallying the Troops
S6E5 - Khipu Me in Mind: Cavillaca and Cuniraya Viracocha
S6E4 - Living in D'Nile: The Revenge of Isis and Horus
S6E3 - Troy: Thetis, Peleus, and the Birth of a Warrior
S6E2 - Troy: Helen of Sparta
S6E1 - Troy: The Wedding, The Apple, and The Shepherd
Greeking Out Season 6 Incoming!
S5E8 - Circe
S5E7 - Apollo and Hermes
S5E6 - Living in D'Nile with Isis and Osiris
S5E5 - Hephaestus and Dionysus
S5E4 - Ragnarok-ing Out with Loki
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