Hello and welcome back to the Curious Kid podcast. It's been a beautiful summer, and my family has been spending a lot of time outside.

I love riding on my bike, playing Frisbee, and taking walks with my daddy.

There are so many things we love doingbee, and taking walks with my daddy.

There are so many things we love doing outside, but the area we live in is a heavily wooded area, meaning that there are lots of trees and plants all over. This week, we are learning

about something to look out for while you are playing outside. Mail bag!

Mail bag!

We got this message from six-year-old Isabella of Saratoga Springs, New York.

She is curious about poison ivy and how soda is made and how many different sodas there are.

Thanks for the message, Isabella.

We are getting curious about poison ivy for you.

Soda would also be interesting to learn about.

I'm sure there are many, many different sodas out there, and I've sampled a bunch of them.

Thank you for sending us an email.

Olivia, what's the question of the week?

The question of the week is, can a poison ivy rash spread from one person to another?

So, poison ivy doesn't exist everywhere in the world, so it may be helpful to let everyone know exactly what it is.

It is a plant that can cause a rash and make you itch like crazy.

Poison ivy grows throughout most of the United States, with some exceptions like Alaska and Hawaii. It also grows on other continents,

but it is less common outside of the United States. It also has a fun species name. It goes by

the name, Toxicodendron Radicans. Try saying that one. Toxicodendian radicans.

Nicely done.

While hundreds of thousands of Americans have an allergic reaction to poison ivy every year,

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