Are Unicorns Real?
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Are unicorns real? Who made them up? Where do they come from? What do they eat, how big are they, and do they have rainbow manes? We're answering all of your questions about unicorns-and learning about other mythical creatures as well with Adam Gidwitz, creator of The Unicorn Rescue Society and Dana Simpson cartoonist and author of Phoebe and Her Unicorn.
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| 0:00.0 | This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. |
| 0:26.2 | I'm Jane Rinton. |
| 0:28.0 | In this podcast, we take questions from kids just like you and we find answers. |
| 0:33.2 | We enjoy tackling questions about pretty much anything from the scientific to the silly. |
| 0:38.6 | Today we're answering questions about something some of you might already know a lot about, |
| 0:44.0 | or at least think you know a lot about. |
| 0:46.4 | Hi, you look like me. |
| 0:48.4 | That was six-year-old Emelene from Beaufort, South Carolina, and she's not the only one |
| 0:52.7 | wondering that. |
| 0:53.9 | So today we're going to go deep into the world of unicorns, dragons, and other mythical |
| 0:58.4 | creatures. |
| 0:59.4 | And we found the perfect person to help answer your questions. |
| 1:03.1 | My name is Adam Gidwitz. |
| 1:04.1 | I'm an author of Books for Young People. |
| 1:06.5 | I write books for kids. |
| 1:08.1 | Seven years old really through about 13-year-olds. |
| 1:11.2 | Specifically, the books that are relevant to this show is a series that I have called the |
| 1:16.6 | Unicorn Rescue Society. |
| 1:20.3 | And in the Unicorn Rescue Society, it's about two kids who travel around the world, |
| 1:24.8 | rescuing mythical creatures from danger. |
| 1:27.6 | Each book, they go to a different place. |
| 1:29.1 | They learn about the mythology, the culture, the language, the food, and about a mythical |
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