Wild & Wonder: Where Curiosity Meets the Natural World

In this episode of Wild & Wonder , we follow the tiny lights of summer and learn about fireflies, the glowing beetles that send signals through the dark. Children will meet Blaze, Blink, and Blossom in a gentle story about glowing, waiting, and making room for someone else’s light. Along the way, we explore how fireflies use flashes to communicate, why their glow is quiet, and how stories can...

The Secret Life of a Seed continues! In this shortened Wild & Wonder episode, we return underground with Plaira, a tiny seed with a big dream: to grow up toward the sun. But before Plaira can reach the light, she discovers something surprising; sometimes growing up begins by growing down. With help from a gentle worm, Plaira learns how roots help a plant drink, hold on, and stay steady when th...

In this quieter episode of Wild & Wonder , we slow down and listen closely to a small story unfolding beneath the soil. Plaira the seed is waiting, listening, and wondering why nothing seems to be happening. But as she begins to notice small changes around her, a different kind of growth may already be underway. Together, we explore how spring begins in places we cannot yet see, and how someti...

Spring rarely arrives all at once. It begins with small signs. In this episode of Wild & Wonder , meet Pip the chorus frog as he wakes in a thawing marsh and listens for the clues that winter is ending and spring is beginning. Together we’ll notice cracking ice, dripping snow, returning birds, and the quiet patterns that tell animals it’s time to wake. This episode includes:• A Literacy Corner...

In this episode of Wild & Wonder , children explore listening, partnership, and gentle signals through story, song, and reflection. We begin in the Literacy Corner with the /sh/ sound and a visit to Suffix Speedway, where listeners discover how the suffix -ship helps name relationships like friendship and partnership. Then, in Pages with Pals , we hear the story “Finding Kira in the Crowd,” ab...

In this January episode of Wild & Wonder , we explore the steady rhythms of the natural world through moon phases and ocean tides, noticing how some changes happen slowly and return again and again. Join Miss Mary for a thoughtful story featuring Kanu the seal pup, who learns to make sense of the changing sea by paying close attention over time. Stay for a Story Chat with Kanu, Nature Notes th...

In this December episode of Wild & Wonder , we explore the quiet beauty of winter, a time when the world seems still, but nature is quietly at work beneath the surface. Join Miss Mary and her forest friend, Stina the fox, for a story about listening to the snow, learning from stillness, and discovering the secret life of the season. Then, stay for a “Story Chat” interview, Nature’s Notes on re...

Follow Sol the sandpiper on her first great migration in this inaugural episode of Wild & Wonder! Through story, science, and poetry, discover how animals travel incredible distances guided by nature and instinct. Join Miss Mary for a journey filled with courage, curiosity, and the rhythm of the wild. Includes: The Great Journey · Pages with Pals story chat · Nature’s Notes mini lesson · Poem...