It’s Earth Day on The Children’s Hour, and we meet Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM) who explains how National Parks and National Wilderness areas are created. Kids can play a big part! Then, Evan D from our Kids Crew tells us about the National Park Service’s Junior Ranger program, and how it has made him enjoy nature even more. Finally, biologists and authors Lily and Barbara Kingsolver share about their new book, Coyote’s Wild Home. Happy Earth Day from The Children’s Hour!

This time on The Children’s Hour we get out of this world with the lead astronaut of the Artemis 2 Mission to the Moon, Commander Reid Wisemann. We learn what it’s like to be an astronaut, and what they hope to learn by visiting the moon. Dr. Phil Plait, “The Bad Astronomer” explains how the moon was formed, and we talk with lunar geologist Dr. Chip Sharer from the UNM Institute of Meteoritics about what the rocks from the moon tell us about Earth. Comes with a Learning Guide.