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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 IG: thatsmartspodcast email: thatsmartspodcast@gmail.com

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 IG: thatsmartspodcast email: thatsmartspodcast@gmail.com

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 Stay in touch! IG: thatsmartspodcast email: thatsmartspodcast@gmail.com

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 Stay in touch! IG: thatsmartspodcast email: thatsmartspodcast@gmail.com

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.