Amanda Gorman Read By Jacqueline Green

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Once upon a time, there was a little girl who wanted to dance and sing and shine in front of a huge crowd. And one day she would find her voice, and do just that… Her name… is Amanda. [This episode originally aired in October, 2021.] About the Narrator Jacqueline Green followed her dream to become a dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. She began her dance training at age 13 at the Baltimore School for the Arts. She is a 2011 cum laude graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, and also trained at the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, the Chautauqua Institution for Dance, and The School at Jacob’s Pillow. Credits This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and is based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This special mini episode was produced by Isaac Kaplan-Woolner. Sound design and mixing by Bianca Salinas. This episode was written by Abby Scher and proofread by Joe Rhatigan. Executive Producer is Katie Sprenger. A big thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this show possible! Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi . For more, visit www.rebelgirls.com. Until next time, stay REBEL!

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0:00.0	Hey, rebels. Did you know that women are designing the world of tomorrow? They're using their
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0:18.0	meta-reality labs to bring you a brand new book called Rebel Girls Build the Future.
0:23.3	This book features 18 incredible women who are breaking barriers in steam, that's science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
0:31.8	They're even taking on the metaverse. So if you're ready to dream big and build the future, join us.
0:37.8	Rebel Girls Build the Future hits shelves on November 5th, available anywhere books are sold.
0:43.4	Okay, now on with the show.
0:50.5	Once upon a time, there was a little girl who wanted to dance and sing and shine in front of a huge crowd.
0:59.7	And one day, she would find her voice and do just that.
1:04.7	Her name is Amanda.
1:09.7	Amanda was born in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, and lived there with her older brother,
1:17.9	her twin sister, and her mom.
1:21.3	When Amanda was a baby, she had an auditory processing disorder.
1:26.6	So, as she learned to talk, she had certain letter sounds that just wouldn't come out of her mouth,
1:34.3	especially the letter R.
1:37.0	She tried speech therapy and tongue depressors.
1:40.7	She even tried not using any words with the er sound in it.
1:46.2	But that didn't last long.
1:48.5	Amanda had too much to say.
1:51.1	So she started writing out all of her ideas, and she couldn't stop.
1:57.5	Amanda's first journal had purple pages.
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